374 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Suse. II. RES. 41, 42, 43, 47. 1870. May 4, 1870- [No. 41.] Join: Rmluziem egguzkznngwdjie Sadtieaofpcertain Lands at Springfield, Massa- ""—"'”"" , a or wposes. Be it resolved lg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Comin land States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War bc, i£5P'i“€H°*g» and he is hereby, authorized to sell to Horace Kibbe, of Springfield, g°]ds£L§?3¥u°§ Massachusetts, at its full value, to be determined by the superintendent Kibbe. and paymaster, jointly, wigh the approval of {ble Seplrepary of Yer, of the national armory in said pringfield a smal etac e pieceo and belon 'n to, but of no use or value to,the public, lying at the Junction of S1 K . Federal and Armory streets in said Springfield, and containing about forty-three square rods, on the condition that the said Kibbe shall grant all that portion of said lot lying to the south of the north line of Grant Street to the city of Springfield, for use as a public parkrforevera hAnd on full pa ment of the appraised value thereof and comp nance wit the conditioii before stated, the Secretary of War shall execute all necessary deeds for the conveyance of the lot to the purchaser thereof Byers Street, Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That R_%eirsL|g[Byersg Street, hereto- S ¤¤z¤¤W» fore opened on the public land at Springfie assac usetts shall be £°§§g°&bf,:°ay_ and is hereby declared to be, a public highway br thoroughfare for gen: Soo Pub. Bos. eral use. NQ,?; p_ Sm Approved, May 4, 1870. May 4, gg7g_ [No. 42.] Joint Resolutum jizr lheReturn of Evidence of honorable Discharge to Officers ··-—-—-——-—--—-·— and enlwted Men. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Evidence of States of rimericu in Congress assembled, That in all cases where it has l¤£¤<>¤¤bl*>Si¤· become necessary for any officer or enlisted man of the army to file his gétfggfgotggfé, evidence of honorable discharge from the military service of the United and enlisted States, to secure the settlement of his accounts, the accounting officer '°°“· with whom it has been Bled shall, upon application by said officcr or Proviso. enlisted man, deliver to him such evidence of honorable discharge, providing [providcdg his accounts shall have been duly settled; and provided that the fact, ate and amount of such settlement shall first be clearly written across the face of such evidence of honorable discharge, and attested by the signature of the accounting onicer. Ayraovmn, May 4, 1870. _ .4e. J‘:Re.mlzi kl A ‘¤¢' td zh4E rtl C -
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wsa 0 presentatwcr. Be it resolved the Senate and House o R esentatives o the United . . ‘¤”' Appropriation States of Amerua m Uongsess assembled, That the sum of three thousand M ¤¤Pm°¤ ¤*` dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, ggisgmicn :2,, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray labor. the expenses to be incurred by the committee on education and labor, in conducting the investigation ordered by the House of Representatives by resolution of April sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy. Approved, May 4, 1870. May 6, 1870. [N0. 47.] A Resolution authorizing the Postmaster-General to prescribe an earlier Time """"""""""“'” jbr the Execution of Contracts (ry accepted Bidders, andjbr other Purposes. Preamble. Wmmms in the instructions appended to an advertisement issued by the Postmaster~General on the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, inviting proposals for carrying the mails of the United States for four years from the first July, eighteen hundred and seventy, in the States of California, Oregon, and Nevada, and in the Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona, it is stipulated that the contracts are to be executed by or before the
