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540 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 228. 1908. ' may be necessary, may be used for the purchase of lands in said city to be assi ed to the use of the War Department and for removing to · such newgl acquired land and placing in position the buildings and structures now on block thirt -nine, the making of water and sewer connections therewith, the inclbsing of said newly acquired land, and grmwggh of umd_ other incidental expenses of like character :_Projvided, That upon the ingon sitereceivedin acquisition of such land, block thirty-nine, in said city of San Diego, °‘°’“‘"‘°· California, now owned by the United States and assigned to the uses and urposes of the War Department, shall be assigned to the Treasury De rtmentas the site for the United States post-ofiice and customhouse hirilding authorized by said Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six. _ gvwarh 01;;% cm Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he IS hereby, viiiusiylig. mf authorized and directed, in his discretion, to reduce the open space for tire protection at Newark, Ohio, to twenty feet, to insure the acquisition of a suitable site and the erection thereon of an adequate building for the accommodation of the United States post-omce and other governmental offices within the present limit of cost as fixed by the Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six. _ Q,¤{*g;· N-;,. 'Sec. 15. That section sixteen of an Act entitled "An Act to increase °` ’P' the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, and for other urposes,” approved June sixth, nineteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: “Sm. 16. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, sine or tpresent and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to sell the old custom- "“"‘u“‘ “ °"'°°‘ house and post~oflice building and the site thereof, at the corner of _ Seneca and Washington streets, in the city of Buifalo and State of New York, at public or private sale, after proper advertisement, at such time and on such terms as he may deem to be for the best interests of the United States, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in p,.,,,;,.,_ the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt: Provided, Ummm ¥’"°°· That said buildin and site shall not be sold for a sum less than one hundred thousan§dollars." te-lgriinswn Geme- Sec. 16. That a commission consisting of the Secretaryyof War, the ciimmassmn on me- Secretary of the Treasury, the Superintendent of the nited States ,'{‘;{8Zj,‘_}gj_,’§‘,?“"”°°‘°' Capitol uilding and Grounds, one member of the Grand Army of the _ Republic, to be esignated b the commander in chief of that organization, and a member of the Uirited S anish War Veterans, to be designated by the commander in chief of tiiat organization, be, and is hereby, num,. created, which shall cause plans and estimates to be prepared for a memorial amphitheater at Arlington, Virginia, and report the estimated i:)>{·m»z.m.m cost thereof to the Congress: 1"ro·a·ided, That such plans and estimates "°”‘ ° ‘ be prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. Appropriation go, And for the expense of said commission a sum not to exceed five ”"*"""“’· thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended on vouchers approved by the chairman of said commission. E»r¤ni¤;g§zn,D.c. _ Sec. 17. That a commission consisting of the Assistant Secretary of m,,,,?"}}}? NQ3E,,'?; W'ar, the general commanding the milit1a of the District of Columbia, ‘-i“'”'* '*‘““‘g“‘““"· the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds at lVashington, District of Columbia, and the Superintendent of the United States Capitol Building and Grounds, be, and is hereby, created, which shall cause plans and estimates to be prepared for a suitable armory for the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and report the estimated p,,,,,, cost thereof to the Congress: Provided, That such plans and estimates _P**¤¤- °*°- be prepared under the supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury. Appmpr-mms mr And for the expense of said commission a sum not to exceed two "*”’"""" thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended on vouchers approved by the chairman of said commission.