The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-19
Public Building.

The following are the conditions and
restrictions accompany lg the bill fol
the erection of public building at Ro-
anoke. We presume the same will bf
applied to the selection of a site fol
Stanton.
Proposals for the sale of land suitable
for said site be invited by public advef
tisement in one or more of the newspa-
pers Of said city of largest circulation
for at least twenty days prior to the date
specified in said advertisement for the
opening of said proposals.
Proposals made in response to said
advertisement shall be addressed and
mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury
who shall then cause the said proposed
| sites, and such others as he may think
proper to designate, to be examined in
person by an agent of the Treasury De
partment, who shall make written re.
port to said Secretary of the results Of
said examination, and of his recommen-
dation thereon, and the reasons there
for, which shall be accompanied by the
original proposals and all maps, plats
and statements which shall have come
into his possession relating to said pro.
posed sites.
eff, upon consideration Of said report
and accompanying papers, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall deem further in
vestigation necessary, he may appoint d
commission of not more than three per-
sons, one of whom shall be an officer OF
the Treasury Department, which com
mission shall also examine the said pro-
posed sites, and such others as the Sec
retaryof the Treasury may designate,
and grant such hearings In relation
thereto as 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 preini
SEES, accompanied by al statements
maps, plats, or documents taken by OF
submitted to them, in like manner az
heretofore provided in regard to the pro
ceedings of said agent of the Treasury
Department; and the Secretary of tht
Treasury shall thereupon finally deter
mine the location of the building to be
erected.
1.-The compensation of said commits
sioners shall be fixed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury, but the same shall not ex-
coed SIS per day and actual travelling ex-
penses: Provided, however, that the
member of said commission appointed
from the Treasury Department shall be
paid only his actual travelling expenses.
mo money shall be used for the pur-
pose mentioned until valid title to the
site for said building shall be vested in
the United States, nor until the State of
Virginia shall have eeded to the United
States exclusive jurisdiction over the
same, during the time the United States
shall be or remain the owner thereof, for
all purposes except the administration
of the criminal laws of said State and
the service of civil process therein"
Euepa Vista Advocate
Mr.. John Howard Wayt, Grand Master
of Masons of Virginia, was in town yes
terday.
Miss Maggie Foster, has returned home
from visit to her aunt Mrs. W. H.
Wolfe, of Maple Avenue.
Messrs. J. Alex. Bumgardner, of An-
gnsta, and ], A. MeGilvray, of Rich
mond, visited MIRA. John r. Stuart this
week.
Col. 0. NJ. Goode. of Staunton, the eff
ficient travelling agent of the T. c. Will
liam's tobacco house, of Richmond, is in
town on business.
Among the stauntonians In town this
week, were Messrs. 7. C. Morton, VIM
Patrick, S. Lehman, j. NJ. Iickliter, p. A.
Baylor and Charles Curry.
M. Erskine Miller, Esq, and Messrs, G.
c., Jordan, Asher Ayres, W H. H. Lynn,
and n. E. Peterfish, of Staunton were
here Friday.
Messrs. j. w. McCorkle, j. S. McSor-
lSle, ]. D. LilIey, W. F. Smith, George
p. Lightner, j. F. Clemmer and Stuart
Boiling, of Augusta county. attended
the stockholders meeting yesterday.