The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-11-25
CITY OF NORTH YAKIMA
IN LINE FOR PUBLIC BUILDING
Bill of Cong Jones Appro-
pirates 100000 for that
Purpose


referred to the committee on public
buildings and grounds and ordered to be
printed:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the secretary of the treasury be, and he
hereby is, authorized and directed to
purchase, or acquire by condemnation
proceedings, a site for a building to be
erected thereon, and to cause to be
erected, at the city of North Yakima, in
the state of Washington, suitable
building for the use and accommodation
of the United States courts, the postof-
fee, and other government offices in
said city, with fire proof vaults extend
ing to each story; the site and building
thereon, when completed according to the
plans and specifications to be previously
made and approved by the secretary of
the treasury, not to exceed the cost of
100000; and the sum of 100000 is
hereby appropriated, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, for the purchase of said site and
completion of said building
Proposals for the sale of land suita-
BILE for said site shall be invited by pub
lie advertisement in one or more of the
newspapers of said city of largest cir
culation for at least sixty days prior to
the date specified in said advertisement
for the opening of said proposals.
Proposals made in response to said adj
ed to the secretary of the treasury, who
shall then cause the said proposed site.
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 the
said secretary of the results of said ex-
animation and of his recommendation
thereon and the reasons therefor, which
shall be accompanied by the original pro-
posals, and by all maps, plats and state
ments which shall have come into his
possession relating to the said proposed
sites
If, upon consideration of said reports
and accompanying papers, the secretary
of the treasury shall deem further inves-
tigation necessary, he may appoint a
commission of not more than three per-
sons, one of whom shall be an officer of
the treasury department, which commits
sion shall also examine the said propos-
ed site, and such others as the secretary
of the treasury may designate, and grant
such hearings in relation thereto as they
shall deem necessary; and said commits
sion shall within thirty days after such
examination make to the secretary of
The treasury written report of their con-
"lusion in the premises, accompanied by
all statements, maps, plats or documents
taken by or submitted to them, in like
manner as hereinbefore provided in re-
gard to the proceedings of said agent of
the treasury department. and the secre-
tary of the treasury shall thereupon fin
ally determine the location of the build
ing to be erected
The compensation of said commission
ers shall be fixed by the secretary of the
treasury, but the same shall not excel
six dollars per day and 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 Ivertising for proposals
actual travelling expenses of said agent
and the compensation and actual trav-
cling expenses of said commissioners
and other expenses incident to the selec-
ton of the site, and for necessary sur
vey thereof. shall be Immediately avail
able.
No money appropriated by this act
shall be available. except as hereinbefore
provided, until a valid title to the site
for said building shall be vested in the
United States, nor until the state OF
Washington shall have ceded to the I'm
tied States exclusive jurisdiction over
the same, during the time the United
States shall be or remain the owner
thereof, for all purposes except the adj
ministration of the criminal laws OF
said state and the service of civil pro-
cess therein.