Chapter 121. To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 121.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. February 12, 1931.[[H. R. 10166](/us/bill/71/hr/10166).][[Public, No. 620](/us/pl/71/620).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryNavy.Hospital construction, etc., at Philadelphia, Pa., authorized. of the Navy is hereby authorized to construct hospital buildings, and to provide equipment, accessories, utilities, and appurtenances pertaining thereto, on land already acquired or hereby authorized to be acquired therefor by purchase, gift, or otherwise, at or in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, subject to appropriationCost limitations. hereafter made; the land, if purchased, to cost not in excess of $200,000; and the buildings, equipment, accessories, utilities, and appurtenances to cost not in excess of $3,000,000: *Provided*, That*Proviso*.Amounts from naval hospital fund. of the above amounts $200,000 for the purchase of land and $100,000 for the buildings, equipment, accessories, and appurtenances, in all, $300,000, shall be expended from the naval hospital fund.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to acceptGifts of sites accepted. on behalf of the United States, free from encumbrances and without cost to the United States, the title in fee simple to any land which may be acquired by gift. Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to employ,Employment of technical, etc., services. when deemed by him desirable or advantageous, by contract or otherwise, outside profesisonal or technical services of persons, firms, or corporations, to such extent as he may require for the purposes of this Act, without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, asVol. 42, p. 1488.*Ante*, p. 1003.Advertising.[R.
S., sec. 3709, p. 733](/us/rs/s3709/p733), waived. amended, or to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in addition to employees otherwise authorized, and expenditures for such purpose shall be made from the naval hospital fund. Approved, February 12, 1931.