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 May 16, 1930. [H.R.6338.] [Public, No. 230 .] Togus, Me. Hospital may be e rect ed at, Volu nte er Soldiers Home. Buildings, equip- ment, etc. Post, p. 1016. Cont racts author- ized, or construction by Board of Managers. Limit of cost. May 16, 1930. [s. 2406.] [Public, No. 231 .1 District of Columbia. Decl aration as to d e- velopment of. 366 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 289-291 . 1930 . used by the Treasury or Post Office Department shall not exceed one- third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class and in any case more than $500. Approved, May 15, 1930. CHAP. 290 .-An Act Authorizing the erection of a sanitary fireproof hospital at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Togus, Maine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That t he Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected at the Eastern Branch of said home at Togus, Maine, on land now owned by the United States, a sanitary fireproof hospital of a capacity for two hundred and fifty beds. Such hospital shall include all the necessary buildings with appropriate mechanical equipment, i nclu ding roads and trac kage faci litie s lea ding ther eto, for the accommodation of patients, and storage, laundry, and necessary furniture equipment, and accessories, as may be approved by the Bo ard of Managers of the Nationa l Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. SEC. 2. That in carrying the foregoing authorization into effect the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the con- struction of the plant, or to purchase materials in the open market or otherwise, and to employ laborers and mechanics for the con- struction of the plant complete at a limit of cost not to exceed $7 50,000 . Approved, May 16, 1930. CHAP. 291 .-An Act To regulate, the height, exterior design, and construc- tion of private and semipublic buildings in certain areas of the National Capital . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in view of the provisions of the Constitution respecting the establishment of the seat of the National Government, the duties it imposed upon Con- gress in connection therewith, and the solicitude shown and the efforts exerted by President Washington in the planning and de- velopment of the Capital City, it is hereby declared that such development should proceed along the lines of good order, good taste, and with due regard to the public interests involved, and a r eason able degr ee of cont rol shoul d be exer cised over the arch i- tecture of private or semipublic buildings adjacent to public build- Application for per- ingS and grounds of major importance. To t his e nd, herea fter mil s for b uilding s front- ing on designated oov- when application is made for permit for the erection or altera- tion itted by rty to be tion of any building, any portion of which is to front or abut sioners, to commission upon the grounds of the Capitol, the grounds of the White House, of Fine Arts. the portio n of Pennsylvania Avenue exten ding from the Capitol to the White House, Rock Creek Park, the Zoological Park, the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Potomac Park, The Mall Park System and public buildings adjacent thereto, or abutting upon any street bordering any of said grounds or parks, the plans therefor, so far as they relate to height and appearance, color, and texture of the materials of exterior construction, shall be submitted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the Commission of Report of n Fine Arts; and the said commission shall report promptly to said dations of Commission. commissioners its recommendations, including such changes, if any,

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