Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-07-28
CONGRESSMAN HAWLEY ASKS
500, 900 APPROPRIATION.
BILL IS BEFORE CONGRESS
Building Would House Post Office,
Forestry Office and Also the
Land Office.

Pursuant to a memorial from the
Grants Pass Commercial club, and
also as a result of his personal de-
sire to favor the growing city of
Grants Pass, Congressman w. G.
Hawley has introduced bill in the
house calling for an appropriation
of 100000 with which to erect in
Grants Pass a handsome federal
building. The full txet Of the bill
follows:
"a bill to provide for the purchase
of a site and the erection of build
ing thereon at Grants Pass, in the
state of Oregon.
''Be it 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, auth
orized and directed to acquire, by
purchase, condemnation, or other
wise, site and cause to be erected
thereon suitable building, includ-
ing fireproof vaults, heating and
ventilating apparatus, and approach
es, for the use and accommodation
of the United States post office, lano
office, and other government offices
at Grants Pass, in the state of Ore
gon, the cost of said site and build
ing, including said vaults, heating
and ventilating apparatus, ana ap
proaches, complete, not to exceed the
sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Proposals for the sale of land suit
able for said site shall be invited b.
public advertisement in one or mor'
of the newspapers of said city o
largest circulation for at least TWEEN
ty days prior to the date specified
in said advertisement for the openini
of said proposals
Proposals made in response to salt
advertisement shall be addressed AM
mailed to the secretary of the treas
dry, who will then cause the sal
proposed sites, and such others as b
may think proper to designate, to b
examined in person by an agent {
the treasury department, who sha
make written report to said secretar
of the result Of said examination an
of his recommendation thereon an
the reasons therefor, which shall b
accompanied by the original propo
ais and all maps, plats, and stat'
ments which shall have come int
. his possession relating to the sal
proposed sites.
IF, upon consideration of said r
port and accompanying papers, u
secretary OF the treasury shall dee
further investigation necessary,
may appoint a commission of N
more than three persons, one
whom shall be an officer OF the trea
ury department, which commissi'
shall also examine the said propos'
sites, and such Others as the secreta
of the treasury may designate al
grant such hearings in relation ther
to as they shall deem necessary al
said commission shall, within thir
days after said examination, make
the secretary OF the treasury WRIT
report Of their conclusion In I
premises, accompanied by all sta
ments. maps, plates, or documeI
taken by or submitted to them
like manner as herelnbefore provld
in regard TO the proceedings OF 81
agent of the treasury departmel
and the secretary of the treasl
shall thereupon finally determine
location OF the building to be erecl
"The compensation or said conn
sioners shall be fixed by the sec
tary OF the treasury, but the So
shall not exceed six dollars per
and actual travelling expenses ?
vlded. however, that the member
said commission appointed from