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126 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 391, 399. 1890. J1m¤2,18¤0. CHAP. 391.-—An act granting to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Com- ""‘"""”_"'T' pany a. right of way through certain Indian reservations in Minnesota. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0g` Reqiiesentatives of the gm mgo Unii;1dS:•at31oj§)Aoirie;1;iica vgongress aksgglm geilb at there IS hereby , gran e u u an mmpeg ro ompany, a corpora.- M tion organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, l§2.lrCI>-dinltfkfnd me and its assigns, the right of way for the extension of its railroad

 R¤*"¤· through the Winnipigoshish, Cass Lake, White Oak Point, and Red

_ mum.` Lake Indian Reservations, in the State of Minnesota, such right of wma:. way to be fifty feet in width on each side of the center line o said ra` road; and said company shall also have the right to take from the land adjacent to the line of the said road material, stone, and earth necessary for the construction of said railroad; also ground · swam, ew. adjacent for such right of way for station buildings, depots, machineshops, side-tracks, turn-outs, and water-stations, not to exceed in amount three hundred feet in width and three thousand feet in length for each station, to the extent of one station for every ten _ miles of road constructed within the limits of said reservations. cmpmnuonwm- Sec. 2. That it hall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior ‘*•”· °‘°· to fix the amount of compensation to be paid to the Indians for such of iight of wgy, and provide the time and manner for the (payment thereof, and so to ascertain and iix the amount to be pai to individual members of the tribe for damages sustained by them by reason of the construction of said road. But no right of way of any kind shall vest in said railroad company in or to any part of the right of way herein provided for until pllats thereof made up-pip actual survey for the deiinite location of suc railroad and inclug the grounds for station-houses, depots, machine-shops side-tracks,tnrn-outs, and semnry or Inte- water-stations shall have been approve by the Secretary of the In- §',‘§c_""'°" l°“' terior, and until the compensation aforesaid shall have been iixed c,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1,,,,,,,,, and paid, and the consent of the Indians on said reservation as to . the amount of said compensation and right of way shall have been first obtained in a manner satisfaotoryto thePresident of the United States. Said company is hereby authorized to enter upon said resersm-,.,,_ vations for the purpose of surve ing and locating its lme of railroad: awa,. Provided, That said line of railioad shall be located, constructed, mgm of mmm. and operated with due regard to the rights of the Indians and under negumuons. suchbgules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescm . completion. Sec. 3. That the rights herein granted shall be forfeited by said companfy unless the road is constructed through said reservations within ve years. Amendment. Sec. 4. That Congress may at any time amend, add to, alter, or repeal this act. Approved, June 2, 1890. June 6,1000. CHAP. 399.-An act to provide for the purchase of a site, and the erection of ·····‘*···— a public building thereon, at Aurora, in the State of Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ama. m. United States of America in Con ress assembled, That the Secretary

  • ’“‘°"° "““‘“°8·°*°· of the Treasury be, and he is herely, authorized and directed to pursaw. chase, acquire by condemnation, or otherwise provide a site, and

suuumg. cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious building, with fire-proof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the ostoflice and other Government offices at the city of Aurora, in the State of Illinois. The site and building thereon, when completed upon plans and specincations to be previously made and approved by Maximum cm. the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of Limitations upon seventy-five thousand dollars ;`nor shall any site be purchased until P“’°"“" °‘ *“°· °”°· estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish sufficient