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7 4TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 689. JUNE 22, 1936 . such projects not included in such revised report as in their judg- ment are economically sound and advantageous to the public service Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to direct the preparation of all sketches, estimates, plans, and specifi- cations (including supervision and inspection thereof), and to enter into all contracts necessary for carrying out the purposes of this paragraph, and he is hereby authorized, when deemed by him desir- able and advantageous, to employ, by contract or otherwise, the personal services of temporary professional, technical, or nontechni- cal employees to such extent as may be required to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, without reference to civil-service laws, rules, regulations, or to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended Pro vided furthe r, That in the acquisition of land or sites for the purposes of Federal public buildings and in the construction of such buildings provided for in this paragraph, the provisions of sections 305 and 306 of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, as amended, shall apply . Bremerton, W ashington, pos t office, and s o forth : The Secret ary of the Treasury is authorized to carry out the provisions of the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, for the purchase of a site and const ruction of a po st-office buil ding at Bremert on, Wash ington, in lieu of utilizing t he Government property specif ied in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1936, and said Government property, located on the south side of Fourth Street, opposite the terminus of Park Avenue in the city of Bremerton, known as the "Navy Yard Hotel Site", is hereby transferred to the Navy Department . Bellefonte (Pennsylvania) Post Office, and so forth

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of cost fixed under the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1931, approved March 4, 1931, for the acquisition of a site and construc- tion of a building, is hereby increased from $115,100 to $116,956 .53 Provided, That this increase, being the amount of balance owing on final judgment in excess of the amount deposited into the registry of the court with the declaration of taking in condemnation proceed- ings, plus interest on such balance from November 18, 1932, the date of th e fili ng of the dec larati on of taking to th e date of pay ment, at the r ate of 6 per ce ntum per annum , shall not be reduced by the operation of section 320 of the Legislative Appropriation Act, approved June 30, 1932 (47 Stat . 412) . yZ Government Printing Office, Annex Buildings : For continuation of construction of annex buildings for the Government Printing Office, $200,000 : Provided, That in order to permit the construction of s uitable trackag e facilities fo r the use of G overnment Print ing Offi ce as authorize d in the Act of August 12, 19 35, and the tra ns- tation of freight and express thereto, section 1 of the Act entitled n Act to provide for a union railroad station in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved February 28, 1903, is hereby amended by striking out the proviso at the end of the first paragraph of section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following "Provided, however, That the portion of said line of railroad lying south of Florida Avenue within the limits of the city of Washington shall be used for passenger trains only, except in cases of temporary emergency, and then for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours, unless with the consent of the Commissioners of the District of Colu mbia, and excep t further, that the terminal company is auth or- ized, on terms and conditions to be agreed upon by said company and the Public Printer, to permit the transportation of freight and express cars to and from sidings which may be constructed by the United States at its cost for the exclusive use of the Government 163 9 Other projects eco- nomically sound . Plans, specifications, etc . Contracts. Acquisit ion of sites, etc . Vol.47,P.722 . Sites and construc- tion . Br emer ton , wash ., post offic e . Vol . 48, p. 1062. "Navy Yard Hotel Site", transferred to Na vy D epar tmen t . Ante, p. 232. Bell efonte , Pa . Limit of cost in- creased . Vol .46,p.1587 . Proviso . Provisions waived . Vol.47,p.412 . Government Print- ing Office, Annex Buildings. Provisos . Trackage facilities, etc . Ante, p.600. Vol. 32, p. 909. Restrictions mod i- fied.