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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 87, 91. 1891. 727 authorized and directed to sell, either at private or public sale the land owned by the United States known as a site for the United States court-house and post-office, situated about one hundred and seventy-two feet on York and ninety feet on Abercorn streets, in the city and State aforesaid, and to make a quit-claim deed to the purchaser thereof. Sec. 4. That should it not be deemed practical, on account of cost E¤l¤ig¢¤=¤¤i <>f or otherwise, to select another site for said building, the building on pmm bmm°“‘ the present site shall (proceed upon a plan enlar ed to the limit of Limit or cost infour hundred thousan dollars, including the incidental and neces- °"°s°°‘ sary expenses thereof. Sec. 5. That the appropriations heretofore made, shall be available Apsawpmiions made for the purposes of this act. “ b °· Approved, January 21, 1891. CHAP. 91.-An act to provide for the construction of a public building at Port- ,;,,.,,3,,-, $4,mL land, Oregon. ·+—;— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Pm-:1nnu,omg. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to ac- P"b"° *’“u°""·°°°· quire, by purc ase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to Siwbe erected thereon a suitable building, including fire-proof vaults, Building. heating and ventilating apparatus, e evators, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the custom-house, and other Government offices, in the city of Portland and State of Oregon, the cost of Cmsaid site and building, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars. Pro sals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited Proispegsgis to be ¤·d· 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 proposals. Proposals made in response to said advertisement shall be ad- Responses. dressed and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites, and such others as he may think roper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the mnmnnmnn. ew., Treasury Department, who shall make written report to said Secre- by T"°"“”"‘°'"" tary of the results of said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied b the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession relating to said proposed sites. If, upon consideration of said report and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem further investigation necessary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three per- $p_‘pgiI¤¤m¤¤¢¤fwmsons, one of whom shall be an officer of the Treasxuy Department, ` which commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and F·¤¤¤¤i¤¤¢i•>¤. such others as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hearings in relation thereto as they shall deem necessary; Hearings. and said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, make to the Secretary of the Treasury written report of their upon. conclusion in the premises, accompanied y all statements, maps, plats, or documents taken by or su mitted to them, in like manner as hereinbefore provided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Treasury Department; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon final y determine the location of the building to be u;>;£¤¤*¤¤i¤¤¤¢¤¤· erected. The com nsation of said commissioners shall be fixed by the Sec- Compensation or retary of td; Treasury, but the Same shall not exceed six dollars per °°"““‘“‘“*°""”· day and actual traveling expenses: Provided, however, That the mm: