The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-01-30
Az ACT
To Provide for the Purchase 81 Site
and the Erection Of Public Build
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the State Of Minnesota

the State Of Minnesota
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That the SECRETARY Of the Treasury
be. and he L hereby. authorized and
directed 20 @cFf UIFe- By EsgLrclz>e- e0sEl-
deul1LI0El- 0r 0tberWISe- 4 site anu
cause 70 be erected thereon : suitable
building. with 1re-EErUp5f vaults heat
Ing and EenTIEzTIng apparatus eleEdI-
Ors- and approaches tor the u>e and
accUmmO01Ii9l OF the { nEted States
courts p0sT-ss11ce- and other Govern
meur 0EHces- IN the city OF M1HEzE0
and state OF ). El1eS0tS- the Gust OF
said ste and 0EIIAeIIu-. Ilcl41IEl- said
vaults. heating and EelTII4LIElZ EsE'ssF-
2tUEs. elevators. and approaches cGsILt-
plere. not To exceed TIE sumo ss,t- 500.
which said sgE4I 0I ninety Thousand
G0-llES i htEeE AZ pro Zl-lsLE ted Tor TIE
said purpose cut CT any E1ileyS IN the
United States Treasury NOS 0-Eerwlse
appropriated
PROPOSALS rssr the sale Of land suit
5ale for sad ste snail De Invited uE
public EEiz1ElaIE In one or EJre
Of the ueW~EIsa Fp-Es Of said city OF the
largest -IrCJlLsL ion for al least twenty
days prI0T TO TIE date specified II said
al yerTi>eEeuJ Tor the opening OF slid
proposals
Proposals made IN response FO said
advert >emeaT shall fe addressed and
mailed To the Secretary OF the Treas
uFy who snail then cause the slid pro-
Erl-@7 sites. and such GLhers a. he may
think proper 10 designate 10 be ex-
1uIIned Ii person by an agent OF the
Treasury apartment VINO shall make
written report TO sad Secretary OF the
results Of the examination. and of hES
recommendation thereon and the
reasons therefor. which shall be Sc
conn panied by the original proposals
and al MAPS pLats- and statements
which shall have come into his posses
sion relating TO the said proposed
sites
Il UPON consideration OF said report
and accgal pan yIEly papers the >ecre-
taFy OF the Treasury shall deem TuTJh-
er invest EgatI0u necessary. ne may ap-
point q commission Of not mGre than
three persons. one OF whom shall be an
OfEtcer OF the Treasury Department
which EnElI-sI0l shall also examine
thu said proposed sites and such
Others 4, the Secretary OF the Treasury
may designate. and grant such hear
Ings In relation thereto a. they shall
deem necessary and said commission
shall Within thirty days after such
examination make To the Secretary OF
the Treasury written report OF their
conclusion IN the premises ScCOI pan
led by all statements. MAPS plats- GF
documents taken by or Su1EIITted 81
them. in Ike manner a> hereInbfTQre
provided In regard TO the PROCEEDINGS
of said agent Of the Treasury Depart
meut. and the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall Thereulr0n finally determine
the location of the building To De
erected.
The compensation Of said commits
si0ners shall De fixed by the Secretary
of the Treasury. but the same shall
not exceed SIX dollars per day and ac
tTIaI travelling EXPENSES Prgc6SeI hGW
snpr- That the member OF said conn
mission appointed from the Treasury
Department shall be paid only hi,
actual travelling expenses
SO much OF The appropriation here
In made d way be necessary To defraE
the expenses Of advertising for pro
p0salS- actual travelling expense, Of
said agent and the compensation and
actual travelling expenses OF said COM
mi-si0ueFs- and other expenses Incl
dent 10 the selection of tine site. and
for necessary survey thereof. shall be
Immediately available
So much OF said appropriation az
may be necessary for the preparation
Of SkeLch-plaus- drawings. SpecI1cd-
ton and detailed estimates for the
building by the Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury Department shall be
available Immediately upon the APP
prUEaI tF the Secretary Of the Treas
Wy OF such site
Nc mooney appropriated by this act
shall be aTaTLzEsEe. except A. h3reInEe-
fore provided until 4 valid title 10
the site t9F said building shall be Ee@t-
Ell IN the e nIred States nor until the
State OF Minnesota shall have ces1ed
I0The United S11IeS exclusive JUTi>-
dEeTIgu over the saline during the
+ time the United States shall he or re-
main the owner thereof for all Uur-
Z poses except the administration Of the
F.cEImIEldI laws OF said State and the
service q civil process therein
After the said site shall have been
Z paid for. AND the >kHtel-DlxEfS and de-
/ tailed eStfr.Eat e. for the building shall
have been pre- aFed by the SUpervis-
/ ing Architect ard approved BY the
Secretary OF the rea>ury. the >eere-
1 tarE of the Interior. and the Post
EIaSTer-tTeElerzI the balance of said
appropriation shall be available for
/ the erection and completion OF the
building Including Ere-prUOf vaults.
heating and VentTlatIng apparatus.
elevators and approaches
( The sg4fAdTEg shall be Unexp0eed TO
danger from ire tsy an open space Of
at least forty feet on each side includ-
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