The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-10
FRIDAY. --- JANUARY 10, 1896
THE DALLEs PUBLIC BUILDING.

OCOf U1lCcnelI mas lnITOuuCeu IOr q puD-
lie building at The Dalles. While the
measure is not likely to become law,
its provisions are of interest. It is en-
titled:
A bill for the erection of public
building for postoffice and United
States land Office at the city of The
Dalles, Oregon.
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house Of
representatives. of the United States Of
America in congress assembled,
Thatthe secretary of the treasury be,
and he is hereby, authorized and di-
rected to acquire, by purchase, condem-
nation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to
be erected thereon a suitable building,
Including freproof vaults, heating and
ventilating apparatus. elevators, and ap
proaches, for the use and accommodation
of the United States postoffice and other
government Offices in the city of TIE
Dalles, and state of Oregon, the cost of
said site and building, incldding said
vaults, heating and ventilating appar-
atus, elevators, and approaches, COM
plete, not to exceed the sum of 500, 900,
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propriated for said purpose out of any
moneys IN the United States treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Proposals for the sale of land suitable
for said site shall be invited by public
advertisement in one or more of the
newspapers of said city, of largest circu-
lation 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 ad-
vertisement shall be addressed and
mailed to the secretary of 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 department,
who shall make written report to said
secretary or the results of said examin-
alton, and of his recommendation there
on, and the reasons therefor, which shall
be accompanied by the original pro-
posals and all maps, plats, and state
ments which shall have come into his
possession relating to the said proposed
sites.
If, upon consideration of said report
and accompanying papers, the secretary.
of the treasury shall deem further in
vestigation necessary, he may appoint
commission of not more than three per-
ns, one of whom shall be an officer of
the treasury department, which COM
mission shall also examire the said pro-
posed sites and such others as the secre-
tary of 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 Sec
lretary of the treasury written report of
their conclusion in the premises, accom-
panied by all statements, maps, plats, or
documents taken by or submitted to
them, in like manner as hereinbefore
provided in regard to the proceedings of
said agent of the treasury department; /;
and the secretary of the treasury shall
thereupon finally determine the location
of the building to be erected.
The compensation of said commits
eioners shall be fixed by the secretary of
the treasury, but the same shall not ex-
ceed Sc 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.
= So much of the appropriation herein
made as may be necessary to defray the
expenses of advertising for proposals,
actual travelling expenses of said agent,
and the compensation and actual travel
ing expenses of said commissioners, and
other expenses incident to the selection
of the site, and for necessary survey
thereof, shall be Immediately available.
So much of said appropriation as may
be necessary for the preparation OF
sketch plans, drawings, specifications,
and detailed estimates for the building
by the supervising architect of the
treasury department shall be available
Immediately upon the approval by the
secretary of treasury of such site.
No money appropriated by this act
shall be available, except as hereinbe-
fore provided, until valid title to the
site for said building shall be vested in
the United States, nor until the state of
Oregon shall have ceded to the United
States exclusive jurisdiction over the