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 44 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 20-23. 1888. by him, and that the necessaryaquarantine buildings and appliances to carry out the purposes of this act. Approved, March 5, 1888. lnmb 5. IU- CHAP. 21.-An act grantingto Edwin Libby Post, Grand Army of the Republic, """‘**"' 25ct a soldiers’ monument on vacant land adjoining custom-house at Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Rv; !¤· United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecreb°Mm" tary of the Treasuryis hereby authorized to grant permission t0_ the s¤un¤·¤m¤¤m. Edwin Libby Post, rand Army of the Republic, to erect a soldiers' monument on vacant land belonging to the Government and adgoming the United States custom-house at Rockland, Maine, on such conditions as may seem to him proper. - Approved, March 5, 1888. imeuamss ¤¤A1=..22.—An acttoa¤:thorinethe8ec:etaryotWartoco¤ to theof `“"""’Austi:n,T¤as,a¤actofhndinsaiddty£oredncationdp1uposesv?y (my . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the {gm d0_ United States cg America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary www of War be, an he is hereby, authorized to convey to the c1ty of Austin, in the State of Texas, for educational purposes, a certain ’ tract oihparcel of land known as the "Arsenal B oc ," a11d6l1yi.ng in the sou east portion of the said city of Austin, and bound on the east by East avenue, on the south by Third treet, on the north by P~¤¤•¤· Waller Creek, and on the west by Red River street: Provided, That any conveyance made by the Secretary of War pursuant to this act . · shall be upon the express condition that the t1t1G to the property dercmmuuwmm scribed shall revert to the United States whenever the ci y of Austin f,‘f{,,,§°“°“°°“‘* ’“”‘ shall cease to use the same for educational purposes. Approved, March 5, 1888. · Much 5. 108. CHAP. 23.-An act for the purchase of asite. including the building thereon, also , `"""‘;‘_" for the erection of the necessary store—houses, for the use of the oiilce of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, at the city of Washington, District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ¤|c¤•i, ¤¤;,¤:;mm United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary m,w¤u¤gw¤, uc. of the Treasury be, and he is ereby, authorized and directed to purchase or otherwise provide a site containing about fifty-four H·•¢.v.¤0· thousand square feet o ground, and the building thereon, on the northeast (quarter of square numbered twenty-tive, corner of twenty- fourth an M streets northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, belonpng to David Fergusson, for use o the Signal Bureau of the War epartment, and cause to be erected, on such portion of the llewlnllding. site as is not now occupied by buildings, substantial and commodious building, with fire-proof vaults, for use as store—houses for the accommodation of the office of the Chief Signal Omcer of the Army, and for other Government uses, at Washington, District of Columbia. The site and building thereon, inc udin the store-houses, when completed utponsplans and specidcations tohe previously made and approved by e retary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in 1'>v¤~¤r- cost the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; Provided, mntdnrbn. That not more than one hundred and twelve thousand dollars be paid to David Fergusson for the property herein referred to; nor
 * PP¤>P*'”*°*°¤· be established thereon ; and t t the sum of forty-ive thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated