Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 37 Part 1.djvu/138

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SIXTIYSECOND CONGRESS. Sms. II. Cris. 126-128. 1912. 115 CHAP. 126.-An Act for the nle old nn. 1912. Providence, Rhode Island, by pub auction. of mq Post-Omce property at lH·§?°1%`”*·l _ _ blt N0.I5B. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Pu ci I States of America in Congress assembled, That the second paragra h §LY,':,Zl,T,'{,‘2,°5,Q$‘,,{g,, of section ten of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to increase the *°v°, ,1 F m limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the purchase of amended s1tes_for public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, and for other purposes," approved June sixth, ninemsn hundred and two (Thirty-second Statutes at Large, page three hundred and twenty-two), be, and it is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: . "When said_building is completed and occupied by the United _,S_*_§gg§g}" ”"”"*°¢ States authorities the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, m his discretion, to sell the present post-omce, courthouse, and cus- · tomhouse building and the site thereof, situated at the corner of Weybomet and Custom House Streets, in the City of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, at public auction, after proper advertisement onsuch termsashe maydeemto be to thebestmterestsof theUnited States; to execute a quitclaim deed to the purchaser thereof, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt: Provided, That said building and site shall {ffgim Pm, ,,_ not be sold for any sum less than two hundred thousand dollars." ¤¤¤·¤i· ‘~ Approved, May 20, 1912. CHAP. 127.-An Act An ' the Secre of the to conve to the W mi city of muse, rem. . ma. my Tmmy Y _[P¥.:'n.E);”° ‘. 1 _ 0. Be·£te1sactedbyt}teSenateand Houseqf1?1e£;·esentativesof the United States of America in Congress assembled, t the Secretary of the §’,{.,"‘§$;,'§§§bu¤d, Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to convey, *¤¢•*£¤ ¢¤¤¤·=¤ ¤¤· by quitclaim deed, to the cim of Uvalde, Texas, or street purposes, aud_ for no other purpose, the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to_a strip of land of the west and south sides of the Federal buil said city of spilicient width to provide a ten-foot sidewalk: , That the city of Uvalde, W dm Texas, shall construct and maintain said sidewalks the same as other sidewalks in said city are improved and maintained. Approved, May 20, 1912. CHAP. 128.-An Act To extend the time for the construction of a dam across the Nw 2*} 1911 Pend Oreille River, Washington. [mane. se. mo.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for the com- wfjgfl °'°*“° R"°'· mencement and completnon of the construction of a dam across the d_Tng¤l;x¢§¤aq3grit·;r Pend Oreille River, &ashington, authorized by the Act entitled "An Delileldpnigut Cem? Act authorizing the construction of a dam across the Pend Oreille ¤’°{}{,{f’°;·_ P_ m_ River in the State of Washington by the Pend d,Ofo1ll8 Development www- Company, for the development of water power, electrical power, and for other urposes " approved February twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and) seven, be extended for one an three years, respectively, from the date of the passage of this Act. _ S20. 2. That the construction, maintenance, and operation of the °°°'““"'·*°"· dam therein authorized b the aforesaid Act shall be in all respects I M in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Act approved v° ‘°°’ °' June twenty-third, nineteen hundred and ten, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to regulate the construction of dams