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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 799-801-JULY 2, 1948 July 2, 1948 [H. R. 2192] [Private Law 451] Massman Construc- tion Co. July 2, 1948 [H. R. 3062] [Private Law 452] Rudolph Maximilian Goepp, 3r., estate. the Southern District of Florida to hear, determine, and render find- ings of fact as to the amount of loss and damages, if any, sustained by Louis E. Gabel, an individual, trading as Gabel Construction Com- pany, of Orlando, Florida, under contract numbered NOY-9336 of the Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Department of the Navy arising out of or attributable to the alleged delay in supplying materials as provided for in said contracts: Provided, That the jurisdiction con- ferred by this section shall be confined to questions of fact. SEC. 2. The court shall cause such findings to be certified to the Sec- retary of the Treasury, who is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, the amount set forth in said findings to Louis E. Gabel, trading as Gabel Construction Company. Approved July 2, 1948. [CHAPTER 800] AN ACT For the relief of the Massman Construction Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Massman Construc- tion Company, Kansas City, Missouri, the sum of $28,623.12, repre- senting the amount of an item for the use and rental of equipment under a contract with the United States, which sum was inadvertently and mistakenly omitted by said company from its bid for the work done under its contract with the United States, contract numbered W-1096-eng-7350, the work under the contract having been satisfac- torily performed, and the United States having enjoyed the full use of such equipment in the reasonable sum of the amount claimed; the bid of the Massman Construction Company having been $250,000 less than the nearest competitive bid and approximately $86,000 less than the Government's own estimate of the cost of the work without any profit therefor; and the said company having discovered the error in its bid within thirteen days after the submission thereof and having asked the contracting officer of the United States that this amount be added to its bid or that its bid be rejected; and the contracting officer having refused and having insisted that the Massman Con- struction Company sign the contract and proceed therewith or forfeit its bid bond in the amount of $200,000: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 2, 1948. [CHAPTER 801] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Rudolph Maximilian Goepp, Junior. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the adminis- tration of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the perform- ance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1418 [62 STAT.

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