Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-18

United States for capitol, court house,
pustDfilce. and other government
offices, in the city 81 Salt Lake and
Territory Of Utah, the Coz. Of said site
and building, Including said vaults,
Nesting aud vuntiiating apparatus,
elevators, and approaches, oomrleie,
not to exceed the sum Of Ave hundred
thouaaad dollars.
Proposals for the sale Of land suitable
for said site shall be invited hy public
advertisement in one or more OF tue
newspapers OF said city OF largest car
culatlon Tor at least twenty days prior
60 the date specified In said advertise
mont for the opening Of said proposals.
Proposals made In response TO said
advertisement shall he addressed and
mailed to the Secretary OF theTrcasury,
who shall then cause the said proposed
sites, and such Others ~ he may think
proper 10 designate, 10 be examined in
person by an agent Of the Treasury De
partment, who shall make written re-
port ~ said Secretary Of the results Of
said examination aud OF his recon-
meDdation thereon, anu the reasons
therefor, which shall be accompanied
10y the original proposals. aud all maps,
plnt8 anu statements which shall have
come into his possession relating 10 the
sali proposed siies.
II, upon consideration OF said report
and accompanying papers, the seore-
tafy Of the treasury shall deem further
investigation necessary, hc may np-
point commission Of not moro than
three persons, one Of whom Bhall be- an
! officer Of the treasury department,
which commission shall also examine
| tho said proposed sites, and such others
~ the secretary Of the treasury may
/ designate, and grant such hearings in
relation thereto ne they shall deem
necessary; and said commission Hhall,
| within thirty days after such exanlina'
ton, make IN the secretary OF the
treasury written report Of their CON
| cusIon ia the premises, accompanied
by all statements. mars, platz or docu'
ments takeu by or submitted to them,
In like manner ~ hrreinbeforc provided
| In regard " the proceedings OF said
| agent Of the treasury department; and
the secretary Of the treasury shall
ther,upou iinaliy determine the lOca
ton OF the building TO be erected.
The compensation OF said commits
sionVrs shall be fixed by the secretary
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exceed six dollars per day and actua
travelling expenses: provided, however
that tue member Of said commission
appointed by the treasury department
shall he paid only his actual travelling
expenses.
SO much Of the appropriation hcrelr
| made ~ may be necessary to deifa
the expense OF al vertiaing for proposals
actual travelling expenses VI said agent
ana the compensation and actual tray
cling expenses OF said commissioners
anu other expenses incident to th'
selection Of the site, and for necessary
survey thereof shall be immediately
available.
So much Of said appropriation nj
may Ire necessary for the preparation
OF sketch plans. drawings, specitca
lions sud detailed es,lm1tes for the
building 10y the supervising nrchitec
OF the treasury department shall b,
available Immediately upon the apprO
val by the secretary VI the treasury 0
such site.
No money appropriated by this ac
shall he available except m hereinbe
fore provided, until n valid title to tn
site Tor said huiiiing shall be vested II
the United States.
After the said site shall have beef
paid for and tho sketch plans md dc
Jailed estimates for the building shal
have been prepared by the supervising
architect, and approved by the secrc
tar. Of the treasury, the secretary Of tn
interior and the postmaster genera
the balance Of appropriation shsl
be available fnr the erection and com
plotlon Of tho building, including fire
proof vaults, heating aRd ventilatiu
apparatus, elevators, aud approaches.
The building shall be uncNposed +
danger from Are by an opeu space Of n
least forty feet on each side, Including
streets and alleys.