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 786 FIF1`Y—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3916. 1906. for said new building is hereby increased by a sum equal to the net _ proceeds derived from said sale. ` N<=~w0r1<=¤¤¤.L¤- Sec. 15. That for the purpose of beginning the construction of a b£i°$’§?°°°° °f"°w suitable and commodious iireproof building for the accommodation of P"'- P- 7*- United States post-office, United States courts, and other governmental offices at New Orleans, Louisiana, two hundred thousand dol- Prwm- lars: Provided, That this authorization shall not be construed as fixing 'mmt°f°°St' the limit of cost of `said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall not be constructed or (planned so as to cost, complete, including lireproof vaults, heating an ventilating apparatus, and ap roaches, but exclusive of site, exceeding one milhon three hundred) thousand dollars. °°¤'=¤¤°'¤- · The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to begin the construction of a suitable building for said purposes to be designated by said Department, within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned, and to let contracts for so much of said buildin as shall not exceed in cost the said sum of two hundred thousand doTars heretpy authoriged. f be h f A¤¤¤*¤·(?¤· 'nc. 16. at for the urpose oning the construction o a z»¤(ii¤iii¤i;1°¤°¤°fu°w suitable and commodious iire roof buildililg for the accommodation of P‘”'· "‘ 7* United States post-office, Uliiited States courts, and other governniental offices at Atlanta, Georgia, two hundred thousand ollars: &·;‘y;f cm Provided, That this authorization shall not be construed as fixing the ` limit of cost of said building at the sum hereby named, but the building hereby provided for shall not be constructed or planned so as to cost, complete, including iireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparaais, aédlapproaches, complete, but exclusive of site, exceeding one HH 1on dollars. mmm — The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to begin the construction of a suitable building for said purposes to be designated by said Department within the ultimate limit of cost above mentioned, and to let contracts for so much of said building as shall not exceed in cost the said sum of two hundred thousand mybld on com dollars hereby authorized: Prm.·z'ded,f}u·the7·, That upon the comple- Egrion or néw build- tion of the building herein authorized to be constructed the Secretary ' of the Treasury shall proceed, by due and roper advertisement and under such regulations, conditions, and stipulations as he may prescribe oras Congress may hereafter direct, to sell to the highest and best bidder the present building and site upon which it is located in Atlanta, Georgia, now owned by the United States Government and now used and occupied as a post·office, court-house, custom—house, and for other Y'°°°°‘*· governmental purposes, and deposit the proceeds thereof into the N Y k Y Y Trgasuryofhthe United States. f _ ti _ th ml _ "' 0* ·* - · mc. t. or e u se o inves tm e s situation in vegtilguiildslihtdl lipid: New York, New Yorlg, gid of reportinggtb Cgngresgghe result of such fl;,‘§f‘°°“‘ investigation, together with suitable recommendations, a commission is hereby created, to consist of three members, namely: The Postmaster-General, the chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the United States Senate, and the chairman of the gommitgeii on Public Buildings and Grounds of the United States _ _ ouse o epresentatives. u·';g§;{""‘°“ ""And for the expense of said commission there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be expended on vouchers approved b mm hm M th; chairmaphof said commission. y me ji ·-cfg, 'mc. 18. at the Secretar of the Treasur Y be, and he is hereb me. pom authorized and directed, in hig discretion, to still at private or publid sale such portion of the site of the present post-ofiice building in the city of Marblehead, State of Massachusetts, as may not be needed by the United_States, at such time and upon such terms as he may deem