Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 43 Part 1.djvu/992

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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sisss. II. CHS. 286-289. 1925. 961 CHAP. 286:-An Act To authorize the appointment of Machinist Henry F. F¤b¤¤¤'Y ZL 1925 Mulloy, United States Navy, as an ensign in the regular Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of N", - the United States of America in Ocngress assembled, That the ¤¤¤ri F· M¤¤¤v President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to $1iii °°°°i°°°° °°` appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and without regard to age, Machinist Henry F. Mulloy, United States Navy, to the grade of ensign in the regular Navy, to take rank from February 9, 1924, next after Ensign William A. Graham, United States Navy. Approved, February 21, 1925. February 21, 1925. CHAP. 287.-A.n Act To authorize the Secretary of State to enlarge the site [H- R- 9700-] and erect buildings thereon for the use of the diplomatic and consular establish- [Wwe N0· ***-1 ments of the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re 7-esentatilves 0 the United States of Amerika in Congress assembled?) That the Secrdtary ig§it(i d, ew., of State be, and he is hereby, em owered at a cost not exceeding {§°§u.{{§§§‘i¥f‘ ’°"*°° $1,250,000, to acquire in Tokyo, Jizipan, additional land adjoining the site of the former American Embassy and such other land as may be necessary, and construct thereon suitable buildings for the use of the diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States, the said buildings to include residences for the diplomatic and con- m.,,,,,,,,,,u,,,,,,,,.;_ sular representatives, and the furnishing of the same, and an appro- 5g,"£,}_“,},, priation of $1,150,000 is hereby authorized for this purpose, in addi- l ° tion to the sum of $100,000 already available. Approved, February 21, 1925. February 21, 1925. CHAP. 288.-—An Act Authorizing preliminary examination and survey of the [H· R- 10287-1 Caloosahatchee River, in Florida, with a view to the control of floods. [P“bu°· N¤~ 444-] Beit enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatfives 0 the United States of America in 0'ongress assgmblx That the écrc- Rm" tary of `War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause °'· '°' preliminary examination to be made of the Caloosahatchee River, in Florida, with a view to the control of the floods in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of "Au Act to provide for the control versa, pam. of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes," approved March 1, 1917. Sec. 2. The sum of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, ,“_A¤¤<>¤¤¢ ¤¤¢¤¤r¤¤¤·i is hereby authorized to be expended out of any funds heretofore I ' appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors to carry out the provisions of this bill. Approved, February 21, 1925. Gmr. eso.-An Act To amend an Act regulating the height or buiidmgs in F°i¤'.°_s".’iih}?i°` the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910, as amended by the Act of lP¤bl¤¢·N¤-445-I December 30, 1910. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the mm md b_ United States off America in Uongress assembled, That paragraph Hs,,¤€°,§ b,,a£,,"T‘ 3 of section 5 o an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of mY,‘§;,;’j P¤’· ‘“· **9*- buildings in the District of C0lumbia," approved June 1, 1910, as amended by the Act of December 30, 1910, be, and it is hereby, R mm t t further amended to read as follows: “On a residence street, avenue, umfZ“m.§3.,§, '°° ’