The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-01-11
THIS IS GOOD.
Bill to Give Union a Federal BulIdlna.
Cost not to Exceed $4,000.

In the Senate of the United States.
December 10, 1906, Mr.. Lattimer in
troduced the following bill, which was
read twice and referred to the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds:
A bill to provide for the purchase OF
e site and the erection of building
thereon, at Union, in the State of
South Carolina.
Be. 1T enacted by the Senate and
House. OF Representatives of the Unit
ed States OF America in congress as
sembled, that the Secretary of the
Treasury Be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to acquire, by pur-
chase, condemnation, or otherwise, a
site and cause to ne erected thereon a
suitable building, including freproof
vaults, heating and vehtilating apparss
tus, elevators and approaches, for TIE
use and accommodation Of the Y It
ed States postoffice and other, gG ern-
ment Offices in the city of Union and
State Of South Carolina, the cost of
said site and building, including said
vaults, heating and ventilating appara-
tus, elevators and approaches, COM
splete, not to exceed the sum of seventy
FIVE thousand dollars.
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 larg-
est circulation for at least twenty days
prior to the date specified in said ad-
vertisement for the opening of said
proposals.
Proposals made in response to said
advertisement shall be addressed and
mailed to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, who will then cause the 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 as to the re-
suit of said examination, and of his
recommendation thereon, and the
reasons therefor, which shall be accom-
panied by the origianl proposals and
all maps, plats. and statements, 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 appoin,
commission of not more than three
persons, one of whom shall be an Of.
ficer of the treasury department, which
commission shall also examine the sale
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, withir
thirty days after said examination
make to the Secretary of the Treas
ury written report of their conclusion
pin the premises, accompanied by al
jstatements, maps, plats, or document:
taken by or submitted to them, in like
manner as hereinbefore provided il
regard 10 the proceedings Oh san
agent of the treasury department; ant
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
thereupon finally determine the loca
ton of the building to be erected.
The compensation of said commits
sioners shall be fixed by the Secretar
of the Treasure, but the same shall no
exceed six dollars per day and actua
travelling expenses: Provided, how
ever, That the member oi said commits
sion appointed from the treasury de
partment shall be paid only his actua
travelling expenses.
No money shall be used for the pu'
pose mentioned until valid title t
the site OF said building shall be yes
ed in the United States, nor until til
State of South Carolina shall ha'
ceded to the United States exclusiv
jurisdiction over the same, during tn
time the United States shall be or r
main the owner thereof, for all pu
poses except the administration OF Il