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 1314 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1280, 1281. 1890. October 1, 1890. CHAP. 1280.-An act for the relief of Snpwdon and Mason. ` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the S6>]mQ°g0Q¤§)’l1{lfj{;; United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claims of monitors miermu to Snowdon and Mason for further compensation for the construction °°“" °* C*“““"’· of the iron-clad monitors Manayunk and Umpqua may be submitted by said claimants, within six months after the passage of this act, to the Court of Claims, under and in compliance with the rules and regulations of said court; and said court shall have jurisdiction to Provisos. hear and determine and render judgment upon the same: Provided, however, That the investigation of said claim shall be made upon the _B¤sis or iuvcsrisw following basis: The said court shall ascertain the additional cost "°"‘ which was necessarily incurred by the contractors for building the iron-clad monitors Manayunk and Umpqua, in the completion of the same, by reason of any changes or alterations in the plans and specifications required, and delays in the prosecution of the work: Addmoualuucwnnce Provided, That such additional cost in completing the same, and f,‘f,'Q,,,g,°{’,“} p°Q§_§§m such changes or alterations in the plans and specincations required, and delays in the prosecution of the work, were occasioned by the Government of the United States; but no allowance for any advance in the price of labor or material shall be considered unless such advance occurred during the prolonged term for completing the work rendered necessary by delay resulting from the action of the Government aforesaid, and then only when such advance could not have been avoided by the exercise of ordinary dprudence and diligence on Asr¤e<1¤1¤¤r¤¤i<>¤¤· the part of the contractors: And provide further, That the compensation fixed by the contractors and the Government for specific alterations in advance of such alterations shall be conclusive as to mwgy <=.<>§_j the compensation to be made therefor: Provided, That such altergbus. ations, when made, complied with the specifications of the same as P¤r¤=¤¤¤ ¤¤<1¤cw¢ furnished by the Government aforesaid: And provided farther, That · all moneys paid to said contractors by the Government over and above the original contract-price for building said vessels shall be deducted from any amounts allowed by said court by reason of the Mucms for de matters hereinbefore stated: And providedfurther, That if any such ' changes caused less work and expenses to the contractors than the original plan and specincations a corresponding deduction shall be made from the contract price, and the amount thereof be deducted from any allowance which may be made by said court to said claimants. Approved, October 1, 1890. October 1, 1890. Wcganp. 1281-An act for the relief of the administatrix of the estate of George www. wrence. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the &••;;u;Vk0¥;¤lm¤gi%¤- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claims of monitor roronea d George W. Lawrence for further compensation for the construction °°""°‘ C‘“"“"· of the United States monitor Wassuc may be submitted by Said claimant within six months after the passage of this act to the Court of Claims, under and in compliance with the rules and regulations of said court; and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and de- m{*¤*¤ 0* *¤*¤¤¤z¤- That the investigation of said claim shall be made upon the follow- ` mg basis: The said court shall ascertain the additional cost which was necessarily incurred by the contractor for the construction of the United States vessel Wassuc in the completion of the same, by reason of any changes or alterations in the plans and specincations H—§j*;‘§“g$)°S{°*f;Q)·{:·\ required,_an delays in the prosecution of the work: Provided, That chxmgeof piouseeo. Such additional cost in completing the same, and such changes or alterations in the plans and specincations required, and delays in the
 * "°”‘•°·- termine and render judgment upon the same: Provided, however,