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SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 318, 319. 1909. 1069 ` than said subtreasury site may abut thereon, nor until the title to such subtreasury site shall have become vested in the United States. _ Sec. 13. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, Bedtcrd City. Vu. _ disregard the provisions requiring sites to be bounded upon at least ¤£P°° ”p”°€ m°d" two sides by streets in so far as same shall apply to Bedford City, A”‘°·P-5* irgima. Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, §)°¤“= Chi°¤€g·“‘,, authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space Aiiiiisriiasiisie me ' for fire protection at South Chicago, Illinois, to fifteen feet. Sec. 15. That the item contained in section five of the Act of Con- Q'¤{h*,Q,¤*<>¤- D- 0- gress entitled "An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public ,4(i.iJ?p.i§5», umend— buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or °d‘ improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection an completion of public uildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other urposes," approved May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, for "liIn1ted States post-office at Washington, District of Columbia, five hundred thousand dollars," be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to add to the same the following provision: That if any balance remains within said limit after ac uithe U’° °’ "“'““°° “" site herein authorized, the Secretary of the Treasury be? and lie is prepmngpmmi hereby, authorized to expend so much thereof as may be necessa in the preparation of the plans for said United States post-office building on said site. Sec. 16. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, f";f,',§f:;,,f’,%,s,,€ authorized and directed to ac uire, by purchase, condemnation, or A¤¢e,p.s4é. ` otherwise, a site for a federal building in the city of Lawton,Oklahoma, and he is authorized to expend for such purpose the proceeds arising from the sale of lots thirty-one and thirty-two of block forty-one of the official plat of the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, as provided for by section thirty-three of the so-called public building Act, approved May thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight. Approved, March 4, 1909. CHAP. 319.-An Act Granting certain obsolete ordnance for ornamental purposes. ¥§_'§}l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United U`“*’“°· ”°· 3*8-] States of America in Congress assemble , That the Secretary of \Var f§‘,,’j{{'{;,‘{,,f""""""“°· be, and he is hereb ·, authorized to deliver to the mayor of t 19 city of Aiken, South Carolina, if the same can be done without detriment to Mlm- *-0- the public service, two condemned brass or bronze cannon, to be _ used for park decoration at Aiken, South Carolina: Provided, That ,€§f’]§,{‘{’,é,,,,,_ no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of tim mma Awenai r rk enu- Sec. 2. That the Secretary of WVar be, and he is hereby, authorized bm-,9, ps, n ` and directed to furnish to the joint committee for monument for Arsenal Park, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, one condemned cannon: _ Prow]ded, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in §f,"§fQ;,,“,_ the delivery of the same. _ Sec. 3. That the Secretary of lVar be, and he is hereby, authorized E““l*°l‘l“‘ and directed to furnish to the city of Enid, Oklahoma, one bronze or brass condemned cannon, with carriage and with a suitable outfit of cumion balls, not needed for present service, the same to be mounted and used on the public building ounds of said city, and to be subject ,,m,_m at all times to the orders of the Secretary of War: Provided, That no No expense. expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. . Sec. 4. That the Secretary of \`Var be, and he is hereby, authorized smh c"°1m' and directed to donate to the State of South Carolina four condemned 50893-—voL PT 1—0?D-O39