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 534 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Suse. I. Gus. 294, 295. 1924. J¤¤¤ 7. 19% CHAP. 294.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to enter into an ..FrT—-—-1-[H°B‘52°‘] arrangement, on behalf of the United States, with the Alexandria Light and w°'N°' m°' Power Com ny, whereby civilians may obtain electric current from a overnrxnent-ownuipliimnmnisdon line extending from Alexandria to Fort Humphreys, lI`glDl3. §§g,§§,'}‘,_;{¤“'°”·V* Whereas the United Statesjs the owner of a line abont nine miles in lengg-L; between the c1ty of Alexandria, Virginia, and Fort Hump ys, Vir a, for the transmission of electric current which is being d Fort Humphreys by the Alexandria. Light and Power Company; and Whereas the volume of current tremsmissible over the line is greatly in excess of the needs of the fort or of the Government otherwise, and it is desirable that the civilians in the neighborhood of the fort should be §ermitted to receive current from said line for _ geir own nge  cw, ghereforeéd H f R. he . e it enact tlw cmte a ouse 0 e sentatives o t riiigbédggiiiltmd United States of America in Oongreaa msmrbzvd, That the fSee- Cmnt to www retary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter into any mwmemimwm agreement which he mai think proper between the United States '°"‘ and the Alexandria Lig t and Power Company which will enable l§[;*•g:g&mm with the latter to furmsh current over the said line to civilians: Provided, ommmmmppny. however, That no such agreement shall interfere with the prompt No Gmmmm W supply to Fort Humphreys or otherwise to the Government of any ,,,,m,,,_ current that may be required: And promded further, That any such agreement shall be w1tl1out additional cost or expense to the Government in addition to that which is now incident to the mainte- D_ mma mw nance and operation of the transmission line and the cost. of service ,,m,,”§?° from the same: Provided further, That any such agreement shall be revocable in the discretion of the Secretary of War. Approved, June 7, 1924. _ giélriignidsggiil _GHAP. 295.-iAn Act Authorizing the erection of a sanitary, fireproof hos- [Publ1c,N0.217.1  ::11 gie National Home for Pisabled Volunteer Soldiers at Santa Monica, ., . Be it enacted by the Senate mul House 0 Re entatives 0 tim Hglgggsgfgéagié Zénleilzged States fo{hA1v:Ize;·§ca €nHO0n»gv£ess ]g.•gsZ@b §`hat theé lggard _ 1, · o ana ers o · e r a 1ona ome or isa e 0 unteer 0 iers }i’:·¢;,'xii1g4$. be, and  is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected at the Pacific branch of said home at Santa Monica, California, on land now owned bg the United States, a sanitary, fireproof hospital Buildings mum of gt capacity for ve hundred beds at a total cost of not more than mneeec. ‘ $1,500,000. Such hospital shall include all the necessary buildings, with the appropriate mechanical Gquipment, including roads and trackage facilities leading thereto, for the accommodation of patients, and storage, laundry, and necessary furniture, equipment, and accessories as may be approved by the Board of Manavers of the Persons who my be National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, ° sdmmsn. Sec. 2. That the persons who shall be entitled to the pr-ivilewes of treatment in this hospital when constructed, and who may lie admitted thereto upon the order of a member of the Board of Managers mlm: 21 { of the _Xational Home foI‘_Disabl€d V0lL11'1t€€1‘ Soldiers, shall be the d€g,,m,,,i§ 5°"’°°’ following: Honorably discharged officers, soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the Regular, Volunteer, or other forces bf the United States in the war with Mexico, the Civil War, the war with Spain, and the World War, or in any war in which the country has been engaged, in campaigns against hostile Indians, or who served in any_ of the extraterritorial possessions of the United States 111 foreign countries, including Mexican border service, or