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 632 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 322-324. 1924. b°{*15‘;¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤¤=r “Where ang oilieer whose salary is fixed by this Act is required ` to give a bon, the premium thereof shall be paid from the insular treasury." Approved, June 7, 1924. nig?  CHAP. 323.-An Act To enable the trustees of Howard University to develop  an athletic Held and gymnasium project, and for other purposes. . . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatices of the ward Umversx, D?-ljsitiou of d iy_ United States of America in Uongreas assembled, That for the mtecdl uma for iiilii- purpose of developing an athletic field and gymnasiumgmrqect, the lgggmffjgg °*°·# "’· trustees of the Howard University are hereby authorize to acquire l}$c¢¤‘iP¤:£: by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise so much of square '°' 3059, formerly block 6, Howard University Subdivision as the universitymdoes not already own, also forty-five thousand square feet of land, ing that portion of square 3057, formerly block 7, Howard University Subdivision, which lies south of the fifteen foot alley P. running east and west in said square, also known as the east three No ~Qove·rnment hundred feet front on Euclid Street: Provided, That no special ap- W ““bm"" “" propriation of fnmds of the United States shall be made for this purpose and that no liability on the part of the United States shall be involved in said acquisition. d£f§f’“ “° """” Sec. 2. That those portions of Fairmont and Girard Streets lying within the area to be acquired and between the said area and the present grounds of Howard University, together with all alley space not subject to the terms of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, shall and are hereby declared to be closed and abandoned las pipblic ways and shall be subject to acquisition imder section 1 ereo. r§°Em°ri}c3iitiY.i;°il¤.’i‘m’fS Sm. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- U¤**’°¤i°Y **¤$°°°S· rected to reconvey to the trustees of the Howard University a triangular plot of land now included in McMillan Park and situated between Fairmont Street, Fifth Street and the McMillan Park P°’m°”"°’·°“’· Reservoir at the price per foot formerly paid to the said University by the United States for the said property, subject to such terms and _ _ conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretariy of War. ,,,,§*§fI“.,,§{°“ °“ °'°* Src. 4. That no street shall be closed unti all of the property _ abutting on the portion to be closed shall have been acquired by the §°,§‘,§jT'§& ,0 mm, trustees of Howard University: Provided, That no street shall be ma- closed until the trustees of Howard University shall have secured the necessary title to, and shall have dedicated to the District of Land mba dedicated Columbia, the land necessary to provide the following streets, to wit; to puma for ru-sa An extension of Sixth Street, with a width of fifty feet, north for °"°“"°‘“· one hundred and ninety-four feet fron. its resent terminus at Girard Street; also a street, with a width of £rty-four feet, from _ the terminus of Sixth Street as above extended eastwardly to Fifth E°’°""’“"’ '°*“‘“°d· Street: Provided further, That an easement in the areas of the streets hereby closed shall remain in the District of Columbia for all ex- ,,.§I,§’ ’°§°,.,,°‘*,,§,‘E°’;0‘§f°°{’,§ cept highway lpurposes, and that no structures shall be erected thereon <>¤¤¤¤¤¤i¤¤¤rS- except with t s permission of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Approved, June 7, 1924.   CHAP. 324.-An Act To amend an Act creating the Custer State Park Game lP¤bi¤=· N0- 246·l Sanctuary in the State of South Dakota. Be it enacted by the Semzte and H mace 0 Re esentatives 0 the ` G§m“§‘”S,,*;’c*{’§'g,,§°“§'$ United States gg America in Congress assevriblecif That upon rejbom- D=*· mendation of e Secretary of Agriculture the area designated as