Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-18
PUBLIC BUILDING Bill
CONGRESSMAN Cousins Introduces
a Bill for a Building in
Mslrshalltown.
Document is Referred to the
Usual Committee and Or.
dered Printed.
Text Of the Bill introduced and
the Provisions 1t
Calls For.

The efforts to secure a government
building for Marshalltown are progress
ing and Congressman Cousins is work
ing diligently in the interests Of the
city. He has introduced a bill in the
house calling for the erection of pub
lie building here and making provisions
for the construction OF the same. The
bill has been referred to the proper
committee and it is hoped to secure IA
vorable action thereon at the present
session of the Fifty-seventh congress
The document has been printed with
others, and is as follows:
"A bill to provide for the purchase OF
a site and the erection of a public
building thereon at Marshalltown. In
the state of Iowa. Be it enacted by the
senate and house Of representatives OF
the United States of America in con-
gress assembled, That the secretary OF
the treasury be. and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to acquire, by
purchase, condemnation or otherwise, q
site. and cause to be erected thereon a
suitable building. including fireproof
vaults, heating and ventilating appar-
atus, elevators, and approaches, flr the
use and accommodation of the United
States postoffice and other government
offices, in the oity of MarshaNtown ano
state Of Iowa; the cost OF said site ano
building, including said vaults, heating
and ventilating apparatus, elevators
and approaches, complete, not TO ex-
coed the sum of $4,000.
Proposals for the sale of land suit
able for said site shall be invited by
public advertisement in one or more OF
the newspapers of said city Of largest
circulation for at least twenty days
prior to the date specified In said ad-
yertisement for the opening OF said pro-
posals.
Proposals made in response to sale
advertisement shall be addressed anc
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 recon-
mendation thereon, and the reasons
therefor, which shall be accompanied
by the original proposals and all maps
plats, and statements which shall have
come into his possession relating TO the
said proposed sites.
"If. up consideration OF said report
and accompanying papers. the secre-
tary of the treasury shall deem further
investigation necessary. he may appoint
a commission, OF not more than three
persons, one of whom shall be an OFF,
Ger of the treasury department. which
commission shall also examine the SAID
proposed sites, and such others as the
secretary of the treasury may desig-
nate, and grant such hearings in rela-
ton thereto as they shall deem neces-
sary; and said commission shall, with
in thirty days after such examination
make to the secretary OF the treasury
written report of their conclusions IL
the premises, accompanied by all state
ments, maps, plats, or documents taken
by or submitted to them. in like man
ner &c hereinbefore provided in regard
to t. 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
sioners shall be fixed by the secretary
of the treasury, but the same shall not
exceed So a day and actual travelling
expenses: Provided. however, That the
member of said commission appointed
from the treasury department shall be
paid only his actual travelling ex-
penses.
mo money shall be used for the pur-
pose mentioned until a valid title to the
site for said building shall be vested
in the United States, nor until the state
of Iowa shall have coded 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 administra-
ton of the criminal laws OF said state
and the service of civil process there
in.
THE building shall be unexposed to
danger from fire by an open space OF at
least forty feet on each side, including