The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-06-05
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GENERAL NATURs-No. SIS.
UNDER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
For complexion the building for the Gus.
tom-house aud po.t-office at Rocklaud, Maiue
seventy five thousan dollars.
For alter ,tlons and repairs Of the build
ing for the custosa-honse at Bosou, Massa-
chusetts, thirty thousand dollars.
For purchase Of site and construction of a
building tor the eustom-houso at Fall River
Massachusetts, Two hundred thousand dol
lars
For continuing the work on the new State
War, and Navy Departments building, one,
u.illion Eve hundred thousand dollars
For continuation of the building for the
court house and post-office at New York ci-
ty. fencing, grading, sewers, aud similar ae-
cessaries, one million nine hundred thousand
dollars.
For the purchase Gin party of a site for a
building for purposes Of the general govern
ment, at Albany, New York, one hundred
AID Fifty thousand dollars ProOiled
That the corporation Of the city Albany, or
the citizens therot, make the purchase of the
balance of the ground necessary tor said site
to the satisfaction Of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
For purchase of site and to commence the
erection of "a building at Philadelphia. Penn
sslvania for IA posL-ptii:e aud Uu,ed States
courts. one million five hnAd. ed Thousand dol
lars Provided That the aggregate cost Of
such site and building shall not exceed three
million dollars
For completion of the building for Gus
tom-house at Charleston, South Carolina ia
ciudlng the sum OF twenty-three thousand
two handred and twenty SIX dollars aud siS
cents for construction Of aud repair Of
wharves, one hundred and seventy-two thou.
sand and cishty~one dollars aud ffty-two
cents.
For continuation of construction Of the
building for courthouse and post office at
Columbia. South Carolina, one hundred
thousand dollars
For completion CT the binding for the Gus.
tom-house at New Orleaus, Louisiana. one
huodred aud seventy thousand dollars.
For purchase ofthe size and commencing
house and post Office at Port Huron, M.chi-
gan, one hundred Thousand dollars.
For purchase Of site for the building for
custom house and post-offies at Cincinnati
Ohio, seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For completion Of the building for the Gus
,om-house at Knoxville, Tennessee, one hum
dred and sixty six thousand seven hundred
and forty-seven dollars.
For erection of building for use of custom
house, post-ofice, and court house at NASH
vile. Tennessee. one hundred aud fity thou
sand dollars.
For continuation Of construction of the
building for the cnstom-hogse and sub-tFeas-
ury at Chicago, Illinois, eight hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the marine hospital at Chicago, Hi
! aois, for engin", coal house, laundry A IMachi.
ueyy. water works, engine, tanks, and SINH
| lar necessar,es, twenty-,hrec thousand eigh
hundred aud twenty five collars and forty
| four cents.
For completion of the building for the
court house and post Office u. Omaha, Nebfas.
| ka, seventy -one thousand dollars.
For building for appraisers stores and
other purposes, at San francisco. California,
four hundred and eight Thousand dollars.
Fos completion OF the bu,dlug for the Gus
tou1-house at Portland, Oregon, seventy SIX
Thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For continuation of construction OF the
building for the custom house, courthouse.
and post-offce at Saint Louis, Nlssourh one
million dollars Provided, That the total
cost of the building and site shall not exceed
four million dollars.
For completion of a building for post-ofiee
and court house in the city Of Raleigh, North
Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars.
| To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to
obtain by purchase, OF to obtain by condem
nation in. the courts of the State of Massa-
chusetts, the several lots or parcels Of land
| lying easterly OF the present site of the new
post Office IN Boston, aud bounded by said
site, Water street, Congress street, and Mlik
street. upon the liues of said streets as they
are now established or may hereafter DC essa
llshed by due process Of law. and for repairing
the injuries to the post Office building, caused
by fire, and to extend the bullding over said
site. eight hundred thousand dollars Pro-
Oiaed, That no money appropriated tor this
purpose shall be used or expended ID the
purchase OF the several lots or parcels OF land
for said site until valid title thereto shall
be vested in the United States nor anti
the State of Massachusetts, shall cede its jur
isdiction over the same. and shall duly release
and rel nouish to the United States the right
to tax or in any way assess said site and the
Of operty of the United States that may be
thereon during the time that the United
States shall be or remain the owner thereof
Bind provided further, That the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall make, DO purchase of land
under this provision, until the city Of Boston
shall cause the triangular space between Con
sress, Pearl, Milk. and Water streets to be
opened to the public, and graded and paved
at the expense Of the city, and shall widen
Milk and Water streets. where the buildings
have been destroyed by fire, to width OF at
least sixty feet.
And the Sums hereby appropriated the
construction of public buildings under the
Treasury Department, including the bull
ding for the pew State, War and Navy De-
partments, shall beavailable Immediately up
Gu the approval of this act.
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