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SIXTX —SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. CHS. 258-260. 1923. 1485 CHAP. 258.-An t ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Department of C0mm;tr<ée·For the relief of certam disbursing agents under the [1i¤¤‘§l¤;§_'}$2%· , 0.509.] He it enacted by the {Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the General mygummt °w°'°' Accounting Qilice is hereby authorized and directed to allow credit 1°§jjf°’$*¤¢¤¢¤¤*¤¤- 1n the respective accounts of disbursing agents under the Department ex¤¤ui.xii>ii°i4i°i°vgY of Commerce for payments of loss by exchange on salary and per dnem checks issued under appropriations respectively for the fiscal years 1917 to 1922, inclusive, containing a provision for “exchange on official checks," the accounts of which payments ma have been heretofore settled or may hereafter become the matter ogsettlement. Approved, March 4, 1923. CHAP. 259.-An Act Authorizing the Great Northern Railway Company to main- tain and o rate, or reconstruct, maintain, and operate, its bridge across the Columbia River at llliicns, in the State of Washmgton. Be it enacted b the Senate and House 0 Representatives o the United States of ifflvnerica in Congress assefnbled, That the coresent iii·le¤°`?1tii¤iruIi»i»vriitiz¤n- of Congress is hereby granted to the Great Northern Railway Com- %¤?f£°Z.f{ybr{’$”g{ any, 11, corporation organized and existing under the laws of the °{§‘&’· °* l“¤*’°“S· State of Minnesota, its successors and assigns, to maintain and oper- ` ate, or reconstruct, maintain, and operate, its existing bridge and a proaches thereto across the Columbia River between the town oi Lgarcus, Washington, and a point across the river opposite thereto, all in Stevens County, Washington, in accordance with the provi- Otnstrnctkn. sions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of v°‘·“·P·“· bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby *"'°'“*“‘°"‘· expressly reserved. Approved, March 4, 1923. umm . CHAP. 260.-An Act To provide for the sale by the Commissioners of the District lH—vR- of Columbia of certain land in the District of Columbia acquired for a school site. and lP¤bl¤¤» ¤· 1- for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Regresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemb d, That the Com- °,'{,f_.°‘,,'{.P"*g, missioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, zgdéegggmfwwm authorized to sell at public or private sale, at a price not less than ` the true value of the abutting pmaperty based_ on the assessment, all that part of the subdivision of ran y ac%u1red by the commissioners of rimary schools of Washington ounty by deed from George H. liiaer and wife dated the 25th ayof June mt e year 1969, excepting that part of said land lying wit in the lines of wentneth and Jackson Streets as recorded in book fifty-two, page one hundred and seventy-four, of the records of the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, the land herein authorized to be so conveyed being assessed among the records of the office of the agmr of the District of Columbia as parcel one hundred and fifty-six sub thirty- eight and parcel one hun red and fitty-six sub thirty-nine, reserving, mv ¤¤¤¤¤·¤·i- however, so much of said land as is in the ]udgment of said commissioners necessary for alley purposes, the portion of 1and_ so reserved not to be included in said sale: Pro/vided. That the_ent1re(proceedg $1,,,.,,% ,0,.,.,,;;, d of such sale by the said Commissioners of the District of olumbig, **“’D""""°· shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Approved, March 4, 1923.