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 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. lll. Cris. 386-389. 1899. 999 ing complete the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That §{,{j“¤· 0 the site leave the building unexposed to dangerfrom nre in adjacent nm ' buildings by an open space of not less than forty feet, including treets and alleys. Approved, March 2, 1899. CHAP. 387.-An Act To provide for a public building at Winston, North Carolina. March 2, 1899. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Winston, N. 9. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire by ,,,$°,],{§’_"“"""'¥ "“‘ purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and can e to be erected thereon a suitable building for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other Government offices in the city of Winston and State of North Carolina. The cost of said site and build- Limit or cm. ing shall not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars. Approved, March 2, 1899. CHAP. 388.-An Act For the erection of a public building at Newport, Vermont. March 2, IQ9. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Ne;port,Vt._ Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase a ,,,§w{"’“"“"'¤ ""‘ site for, and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, with tireproof vaults therein, for the United States courts, post-office, customhouse, and other Government offices, at Newport, in the county of Orleans and State of Vermont. The plans, specifications, and full Limit ot cm. estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed, for the site and building complete, the sum of fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That the site shall Promo. leave the building unexposed to danger from nre in adjacent buildings F‘”° “’°°°‘ by an open space of not less than forty feet, including streets and alleys. Approved, March 2, 1899. CHAP. 389.-An Act Providing for the purchase of a site and the erection of a March 2,18ss. public building thereon at Leadvi le, Colorado. - "‘"‘i*"—` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary_ of the Le»{3ys11».c¤;¤. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by ,,,{,"§,,,§{ "“"""‘ ““‘ purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, including nreproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-oliice and other Government offices in the city of Leadville and State of Colorado, the cost of said site and building, including Limit of me said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, complete, not to exceed the sum of tlfty thousand dollars. Pi-opo als for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited mopossism na. 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 addressed ,{°¤*¤¤¤s•*i·>¤ ef and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the sl °' said proposed sites, and such others as he may think proper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury 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