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858 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Cris. 393, 394. 1907. ‘ January 23.19% CHAP. 393.-—An Act To increase the limit of cost of five light-house tenders [H‘R‘21689‘] __ heretofore authorized. [Public, No. 31.] ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 f Representatives of the United Light-h<>¤¤¤ tw- States 0_fAmerica in Congress assembled, That the limit of cost of (korgé: Oi, iucmsea. tender for inspector in the third light-house district, in the Light- '{,";§'§3"*;"{f§,_ House Establishment, under the Light-House Board, in the Depart- `` ment of Commerce and Labor, heretofore authorized, is hereby increased by the sum of sixty-tive thousand dollars, so as to make the ‘ total limit of cost two hundred thousand dollars instead of one hun- . dred and thirty-five thousand dollars, as heretofore authorized. §,*(f{**3,,“*;'-'§'j§, Sec. 2. That the limit of cost of tender for inspector in the sixth ,'` light-house district, heretofore authorized, is hereby increased by the sum of sixty thousand dollars, so as to make the total limit of cost two hundred thousand dollars instead of one hundred and forty thousand _ dollars, as heretofore authorized. fi,‘3";,"·‘,j_‘}’{’.,.";_‘°‘· Sec. 3. That the limit of cost of tender for inspector in the eleventh ' light-house district, heretofore authorized, is hereby increased by the sum of sixty thousand dollars, so as to make the total limit of cost two hundred thousand dollars instead of one hundred and forty thousand dollars, as heretofore authorized. '£:;1f¤¤?:_¤i¤*- Sec. 4. That the limit of cost of tender for engineer service in the 'p' twelfth light—house district, heretofore authorized, is hereby increased by the sum of sixty-tive thousand dollars so as to make the total limit of cost two hundred and lifteen thousand dollars instead of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as heretofore authorized. 2i“¤<>¤¤3¢§ <¤¤¤‘i¤t· Sec. 5. That the limit of cost of tender for inspection service in ’p'the thirteenth light-house district, heretofore authorized, is hereby increased by the sum of sixty-Eve thousand dollars, so as to make the total limit of cost two hundred and fifteen thousand dollars instead of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as heretofore authorized. C°¤'¤*°*¤- Sec. 6. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for any or all of the tenders herein referred to within the respective limits of cost. as provided by this Act. njjgaggs b““* in Sec. 7. That the President may direct that all or any of the tenders ' in this Act referred to shall be constructed in any of the Government navy—yards within the respective limits of cost provided. Approved, January 23, 1907. J¤¤¤¤¤' 24, 1907- CHAP. 394.-An Act Giving the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact l8· *°"’·l entered into between the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware respecting [music, 1%.::2.] the terrimrial limits and jurisdiction of said States.

  • "°‘““°l°· Whereas commissioners duly appointed on the part of the State of

New Jersey and commissioners duly appointed on the part of the State of Delaware, for the purpose of agreeing upon and settling the jurisdiction and territorial limits of the two States, have executed certain articles, which are contained in the words following, namely: " First. Whereas a controversy hath heretofore existed between the States of New Jersey and Delaware relative to the jurisdiction of such portion of the Delaware River as is included within the circle of twelve—mile radius, an arc of which constitutes the northern boundary of the State of Delaware, and it is the mutual desire of said States to so settle and determine such controversy as to prevent future complications arising therefrom; and " Whereas there is now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States a cause wherein the said State of New Jersey is the complainant and the said State of Delaware is the defendant, in- which cause an