Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13

AnTUrANT GENERALS ttTrTuF.
WASHINGTON, June -, is77.
Inc following acts OF Congress are published
coTned;
Lac ACT authorizing the Secretary Of war
p release twenty-five acres Of the lands Of the
United States Al Piattsburgh, New York, to
the New York and Canada Railroad Company,
Be d enacted ~ ks Senate and Hou,s Of Rep.
fetenidftUss he United States Of America IN
Congrsts atiemblsd, That the Secretary Of War,
II, In his opinion, II IL not needed Tor military
purposes, Ia hereby authorised and empowered "
release, upon the conditions hereinafter IN this
act provided, TO the New York and Canada Rail.
road Company ita successors and Aaslgns, the
right, utle, aud interest Of the United States In
owned and possessed By the United States, in
the town OF PlattsburEh, Clinton county New
York, and situated upon the westerly banks OF
,.ss ~, ~ 9Se.her Win we right OF
with such restrictions as the Secretary Of War
may think necessary 70 protect the Interests Of
the United states Pragidsd, That before the
pany shall nrst pay into the Treasury Of the
United States the 'iull value Of said twenty i've
acres Of land, and the right Of way TO the same
army, Appointed by the Secretary Of War, whose
report shall be approved by him Provided fur
i4sr, That tho dwelling. house now standing on
the said railroad company, TO such place as may
be designated by tho Secretary Of War, without
expense To the United states PrOptdfd further,
That said premises shall DO used exclusively
for railroad purposes, aud that said company, iis
successors aud assigns, shall, within thfoe years
operate a railroad within the state Of New York,
c01uectllg tho railroads leading from the city
Of New York with the Canadian frontier.
Approved, June 8, ls72
I.-AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act 10
provide for tho disposition OF useless military
roseryatlons," approved February twenty.
fourth, eighteen hundred aud seventy one
Be II enacted BY the Senate and Housr Of Repre-.
Srnidiipss oJAs gRiisd NasI ar ImSTicS IN ton.
qyesI diismbied, That the Secretary OF War bo,
aud no 10 hereby, authorised and directed to
transfer To the custody and control Of the Score.
tATy Of the Interior Tor dispOsitiOn for cash. ao-
cOTdlng 10 the exlstlng lAW6Of the United States
relating to the public lands, after appralsement,
to the highest bidder, aud At not less than the
appraised value, nor at less than ono dollar and
military reservation at Fort Walla. WallA, In the
Territory Of Washington: PROVIDED, That the
Secretary Of tho Interior shall, whenever In hts
OpluiOn the public interests may. require H.
cause the foregoing reservation, or part or paris
thereof TO be subdiylded into Tracts Of less than
forty acres each or Into town lots, with tho ne
cessary street or streets TO make the same aces
sible; Aud provided further, That each sub
4 division, together with the buildings, building
Gu, shall be appraised and offered separately at
public outcry, 10 the highest bidder, rs herein.
before provided, but not In Subdivisions Of InOTo
than forty acres each, aner which any unsoid
| land or lot shall be subject 70 sale a. private
entry for the Appraised value St the proper land
Approved, June $, lsT2