Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-26
BILL FOR DOUGLAS
 PUBLIC BUILDING
Text of the Measure Introduce ed in Congress By Delegate
 Cameron

A copy of Delegate Ralph Gamer ou's bill to provide for the purchase of site and the erection of a pub Ic building In Douglas has been re- ceived here and is as follows:
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the Unit cd States of America in congress as- sembled, That the secretary of the treasury be. and he is hereby, au- thorized and directed to acquire, by purchase. condemnation, or otherwise, site and to contract for the erection and complet on thereon of Q suit able building, including 1reproof vaults, heating and ventilating appar- atus, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States postofdce and other government of fees. in the city of Douglas. territory of Arizona, the cost of said site and bu lding. including said vaults, heat Ing ana ventIating apparatus, and approaches. complete, not to exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
 Proposals for the sale Of land suit able for said site shall be invited by public advertisement fn one or more of the newspapers of said town of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified in said advert 'sement 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 shall then cause the saId proposed sites, and such other as he may think proper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the treasury department, who shall make written report 90 said secretary of the results of said examination, and of his recommendat' ons thereon 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 pro posed sites
 If, upon consideration of said re port and accompanying papers, the secretary of the treasury shall deem mrther invest gation necessary, he may aDLoint 8 commission, of no, more than three persons, one of whom , shall be an cfacer of the treasury de 'arfment, which commission shall al. examine the sad proposed sites. | 'hs treasury may desfgnafe, and grant such heariDgs in relation there 70 as they shall deem necessary; and said commission shall. " thin thirty days after such examination. make to the secretary of the treasury writ ten report of their conclusions Ln the l premises. sccomnauied by all state ments. maps, piats. or documents ! taken by or submitted to them, n | Ike manner as heTeinbefOre Drovid
 cd in regard 10 the proceeding oi | said agent of the treasury depart
 rent: and the secretary of the treas ury shah thereupOn finally determine
 he location of the building to be erected.
 The compensation or said commis
 sioners shall be fixed by the secretary
 If the treasury. but the same sbai
 not exceed six dollars per day and
 actual traveilng expenses: Prov ded
 however. that the member of said
 commission appointed from the treas
 Hry department shall be paid only his
 acfual trsveling expenses.
 | The building shall be unexDosed tf
 danger from fire by an open space o'
 at least forty feet on eacn side. in cluding streets and alleys.