968 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. OHS. 330, 335, 336. 1899. lsrch1,1s¤0. · CHAP. 330.-An Act For the purchase of a site and the erection of a public "i‘%"""` building thereon in the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United New Br¤¤¤wi¤l¤· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Nrréuist nuuaing tu. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase,_or ¤=¤¤¤¤¤· acquire by condemnation or otherwise, a suitable lot of land in the city of New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of ew . Jersey. and cause to be erected on the land so purchased or acquired a building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States postoffice and other Government olilces and purposes in that Limit of cm- city, the cost of said site and building, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaehe , complete, not to exceed the hmmm ‘ sum of one hundred thousand dollars. That said building, when completed, shall be protected by an open space of not less than forty feet Plsns,etc. on every side thereof, including streets and alleys. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, after the site for the said building shall have been purchased, to cause a plan and specifications of said building to be prepared, which plan and speciticationsshall not requne or involve an expenditure in the erection and completion ’ of said building, including said vaults heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, exceeding the sum that shall remain after the site of said building shall have been paid for. That no plans or specifications for said building shall be approved by the Secretary _ of the Treasury which shall require or involve an expenditure exceeding the amount herein limited, nor shall the erection of said building be commenced until ader such plans and specilications and full estimate thereibr shall have been previously made and approved according to law. Approved, March 1, 1899. March 2, 1899. v"¢H'AP. 335.-Ln Act For a public building at the city of Wilkesbarre, Pennsyl- -——-—-——··—··· anis. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wnrpsimn-s,_1>r States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the tk5g,?;: "“‘*“‘“g “"‘ Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase by private sale or secure by condemnation a site for, and to contract for the erection and completion thereon of a suitable building, with fireproof Yaults therein, for the accommodation of the United States postoffice and other Government offices at the city of Wilkesbarre, in the umass: mn. county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania. The plans, specifications, and full estimate for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed, for the site and building complete, the sum of one hundred and twenty-tive thousand dollars; nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will have sufficieut accommodations for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not exceed in cost the balance of the sum herein limited after the site shall have been gtxchased or condemned and paid for, shall have been approved by the rims. retary of the Treasury: Provided, That the site shall leave the Fm °P°°°· building unexposed to danger from hre in adjacent buildings by an open space of not less than forty feet, including streets and alleys. Approved, March 2, 1899. umn 2’]899, HIQHAP. 336.-An Act For the erection of a public building in the city of Elgin, ·—··—·—·—···—‘—" H10]!. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United {nip. Il; _1 ly V States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ,,,,{,‘,,,{,§‘,,,,_ “‘ ‘ '" ’* Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase or
