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 710 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 61, 63. 1891. end of the present session of Congress, thirty-three thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars and fifty-seven cents. Stationery. For allowance to members of the House of Representatives for stationery, three hundred and seventy-five dollars. F¤¤1,¤t¤- For fuel and oil for heating apparatus, two thousand two hundred and sixty-five dollars. MiS<=¢11¤¤¤<>¤¤ For miscellaneous items and expenses of special and select Committees, twenty-tive thousand dollars. Approved, January 8, 1891. January 12, 1891. CHAP. 63.-An act for the erection of a. public building in the city of Pawtucket, ';""" Rhode Island. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the gzmtigggtbghé-cm United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of ’the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, sm. by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, including tire—proof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and ap roaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-ofgce and other _ Government offices, in the city of Pawtucket and State of Rhode CM- Island, the cost of said site and nuilding, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and ap roaches, complete, not to exceed the Sum of seventy-five thousand Tollars. rrppomis m be ag- Pro osals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited '°'"“"d f°" by public advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said city of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified in said advertisement for the opening of said pro osals. nespouses. Proposals made in response to said advertisement shadl be addressed and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites. and such others as he may think proper nxammaes¤n,e¤c.,by to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury `1"'°““"’ °g°““· Department, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the results of said examination. and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals and all maps. plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession re ating to the said proposed sites. If, upon consideration of said re wort and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem furtherinvestigation neces- Appointme¤totcom— sary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three persons, “‘*“‘°“‘ one of whom shall be an officer of the Treasury Department. which commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and such others as the Secretary of the Treasury mav designate, and grant Hearings. such hearings in relation thereto as they shall deem necessary; and said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, Exammmmma re- make to the Secretary of the Treasury written report of their con- or documents taken by or sulbmitted to them, in like manner as hereinbefore rovided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of c£;';**¤i¤¤¤¤¤°fl¤· the Treasury I)epart·ment; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall ' thereupon iinally determine the location of the building to be erecte . c0C°¤P°P¤u*;;;<>¤ ¤f The compensation of said commissioners shall be fixed by the Sec- ' retary of the Treasury. but the same shall not exceed six dollars per 1>mm». day and actual traveling expenses: Pro z· {ded, hozcere r, That the '1‘~¤¤¤¤*¤¤~¤¤¤¤¤ member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Depart- _ _ _ ment shall be paid only his actual traveling expenses. vQu%°§5g“g;“$"l _ No money shall be used for the urpose mentioned until a valid ’ ’ title to the site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Rhode Island shall have ceded to the United
 * ’°"· clusion in the premises, accom anied by all statements, maps, plats,