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PRIVATE LAW 495-JUNE 30, 1954

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of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Colonel Paul G. Kendall, United States Army, Army Headquarters Commandant, Military District of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of $6,930.72, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the damages sustained by him on account of damage to and destruction of his household goods and personal effects while the same were in the custody of the United States Army and being shipped from London, England, to Washington, District of Columbia, during the summer of 1952, for which he has not heretofore been compensated: Provided., That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 June 30, 1954. Private Law 495 June 30, 1954 [H. R. 7258]

Willmore E n g i neering Co. Post, p. A109.

61 Stat. 669.

AN ACT For the relief of the Willmore Engineering Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress ojisembled^ That the Secretary of Commerce and Willmore Engineering Company each shall appoint an arbitrator, and they together shall appoint a third arbitrator, these three to serve as a Board of Arbitrators who shall, after having heard the evidence, determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury any amount which in their judgment would be required to satisfy any obligations of the United States to the Willmore Engineering Company for services and expenses in connection with its contract and the breach of it, if any, with the United States for production of winches for transport vessels necessary to the prosecution of World W a r II, pursuant to special emergency authorizations and commitments under war powers, for which it is alleged the United States has failed to provide adequate payment. To the extent not inconsistent with this Act, the provisions of Title 9 of the United States Code shall be applicable to proceedings under this Act. Any cost arising in the arbitration of these claims shall be fixed by the arbitrators and assessed equally between the Government and the claimants. Approved June 30, 1954. Private Law 496

June 30. 1954 [H. R. 9089]

Syracuse University. Easement.

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AN ACT Authorizing the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to grant an easement to Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and directed to grant an easement, for purposes of installing, repairing, and maintaining, and from time to time enlarging or substituting conduits for the transmission

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