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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 656, 657-JUNE 25, 1938 [CHAPTER 656] AN ACT For the relief of William C. Willahan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of William C. Willahan, as superintendent and special disbursing agent at the Sisseton Indian Agency, Sisseton, South Dakota, in the amount of $3,384.28 repre- senting disallowances in the accounts of William C. Willahan because of the embezzlement of funds by a subordinate employee. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to William C. Willahan the sum of $421.65, repre- senting amounts withheld from him in the settlement of charges made against his accounts by reason of disallowances in settlement num- bered F-24532-IN, dated July 14. 1934. SEc. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to William C. Willahan not to exceed the sum of $292.89, which amount is alleged to have been deposited in the Treas- ury from personal funds by the said William C. Willahan to replace losses of Federal funds and the overpayment of an employee's salary: Provided, That before any payment is made under this section the said William C. Willahan shall furnish to the Secretary of the Inte- rior authenticated records of the actual deposits alleged to have been made, and any other supporting information that may be required by the said Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to credit the official trust fund account of William C. Smith superintendent of the Sisseton Indian Agency, with the sum of $140.69, of which the sum of $120.69 will thereafter be deposited to the credit of the United States in lieu of repayments by sundry Indians on account of sales of reimbursable property, and the sum of $20 will be credited on the books of the Sisseton Indian Agency as individual Indian money for the use and benefit of the estate of Wlynkpawin, deceased Sisseton Indian. Approved, June 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 657] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Wiscon- sin Bridge and Iron Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arising out of contract Numbered ER-W-697 eng. 23, dated December 14, 1935, for the reconstruction of three highway bridges over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, for damages alleged to be the result of misrepre- sentations contained in the specifications and plans for said work, for work performed on orders from the contracting officer for the Govern- ment in addition to that required by said contract, and for losses alleged to be the result of delays because of orders from the contract- ing officer for the Government requiring the performance of additional and experimental work not required by the contract and the payment to claimant of a penalty deducted from the final payment for alleged failure to complete the work within the contract time. Approved, June 25, 1938. June 25, 1938 [. 3830] [Private, No. 715] William C. Willa. han. Credit in accounts. Payment of amount withheld. Reimbursement for sum deposited. Proviso. Condition. William C. Smith. Credit to official trust fund account of. June 25, 1938 (S. 39371 [Private, No. 716] Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company. Claim of, referred to Court of Claims. 1395

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