990 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Gus. 373, 374. 1899. revenue and United States courts, and for other Government Li¤¤i¤ of ¤<>¤*· uses, in the city of Elmira. and State of New York, the cost of the s1te and the building, including fireproof vaults, heating and Ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of one hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars. _ P’°P°°***° *`°’ °**°· Proposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited by public advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said city _ for at least fourteen days prior to the date specilied in the advertisement for opening the proposals. .C¤¤¤¤=i9=*¤¤ *¤ d¤· The proposals made in response to said public advertisement, at the °'d° °° S`°°` time named in the advertisement, or within ten days subsequent thereto, shall be received, opened, and considered by a commission of three persons, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners to forward to the Secretary of the Treasury, within forty days of the date named in the advertisement for opening the proposals, a written report, with the original proposals, maps, and so forth, and the oaths prescribed by Act of Congress approved Juno twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventyiour, and to deiinitely state in said report the site selected by them, and their —¢¤¤¤P°¤¤*'-*°¤- selection of the site shall be final; and each commissioner shall be allowed a compensation for his services of an amount within the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, said compensation not to exceed two hundred dollars and actual traveling expenses to each member. Fi" ¤P°°°- The building shall be unexposed to danger from ure by an open space gggfzz of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys: Provided, ` That no part of said sum, except ordinary preliminary expenses, shall be expended until a valid title to said site shall be vested in the United States and the State of New York shall cede to the United States - exclusive jurisdiction over same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of any civil process therein. Approved, March 2, 1899. March 2. 1899. CHAP. 374.-An Act To provide for the acquiring of rights of way by railroad ——"’“"-"; companies through Indian reservations, Indian lands, and Indian allotments, and _ for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wgj>¤g¤rafig¤;nd°: States of America in Congress assembled, That a right of way for a thmugt mists mas railway, telegraph and telephone line through any Indian reservation ¢'“’*"*· in any State or Territory, or through any lands held by an Indian tribe or nation in Indian ’1`erritory, or through any lands reserved for an Indian agency or for other purposes in connection with the Indian service, or through any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indian under any law or treaty, but which have not been conveyed to the allottee with full power of alienation, is hereby granted to any railroad company organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory, which shall comply with the provisions of this Act and such rules and regulations as may be irfvjggzl of gw___ prescribed thereunder: Provided, That no right of way shall be granted m,,? Y.; th., y,,;,,..,,; under this Act until the Secretary of the Interior is satisfied that the
- °- . company applying has made said application in good faith and with
intent and ability to construct said road, and in case objection to the granting of such right of way shall be made, said Secretary shall wiemllei rights <>f afford the parties so objecting a full opportunity to be heard; Provided ·' ‘ jurther, That where a railroad has heretofore been constructed, or is in actual course of construction, no parallel right of way within ten miles on either side shall be granted by the Secretary of the Interior unless, in his opinion, public interest will be promoted thereby. wma. Sec. 2. That such right of way shall not exceed fifty feet in width
