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698 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sr1ss._II. Ch. 383. 1910. office and other purposes of the postal service, on gpuare numbered six hundred and seventy-eight, now owned by the mted States, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. ,,, ,§f mm That the building or build` shall be constructed on plans and estimates to be approved by angbard to consist of the President, the V Postmaster¤Genersil, and the Secretary_of the Treasury and shall be so constructed as to cost, complete, with ap(proaches,_heating apparatus, mechanical equipment, machinery an mechanical appliances m{°§,“,l‘¤,,,,; for handling mail, vaults, and so forth, not to exceed the sum of 1**;,;;, m three million dollars, and of this authorization there shall be avail- · P` able an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven. ,,HP,§,Y°,§$§,]Q§:§§é That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby further authorized, r>1¤¤¤.¤¤¤· without regard to civil-service laws, rules, or regulations, to secure - such special · architectural, engineerirpig, or other expert technical services as he may deem necessary an speciallyoordernn writing, serve either withuir 011; without the] Distrgct of lumbrg, to_ assist lg the re aration 0 the es` , ans, ra , speci cations, an estiriiatgs, and the changeslgiid nliodiiications Eereof, for said building or buildings and the mechanical equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances for handling mail, lighting system and fixtures, <¤¤¤r>¤¤¤¤¤¤- and vaults, and to pay for such services at such prices or rates of cornpensation as he my consider ljust and reasonab e, from the appropri- ‘ ation for said buil or bui dings, any statute to the contrary not- • Pwqrm withstanding: Prmxid, That expenditures under the foregoing arlillm °‘°°°°°°°°°` authorization for securing specially qualified persons to assist the - Secretary of the Treasury, together with any expenditures heretofore made for plans, des` , and so forth, for said uilding or buildings, shall not exceed in tf? egate four per centum of the limit of cost 1 Additional to pew- of said building or bui , and shal be in addition to and inde- °_r$,,°m{§’cg§`2§°§rc`Qs`°g pendent of the authorizations and appropriations for personal serv- ,;,,,,,,,;,,0,, of ,,0,,- 1ces for the office of the Supervising Architect otherwise made: Pro- ¤*¤¤¤¤°¤· vided further, That the building or build` shall be constructed under the supervision of the Secretary of thbuTSreasury as other public buildings are constructed. . nepurmenrs or Sec. 31. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, §§‘,§,‘§;,e‘{§§§{,Ef;I,{‘b'§,§{ authorized and directed to prepare designs and estimates for a sepad,_;,;g_g'·;{c¤¤¤<>¤ ¤f rate fireproof building for each of the Departments of State, Justice, ramaercést. and Commerce and Labor, to be erected upon land ac uired for sites """*°·”“· thereof in the city of Washirrglton, District of Columibia, at a total limit of cost not to exceed cig t million dollars; but no part of this amount is authorized to be appropriated by this Act except as heremgivgggrgtgf r>1¤¤¤ inafter provided. Such designs and estimates shall be a proved by a ` board consisting of the President, the Secretary of the 'llieasury, and the head of the respective executive department for the use of which mgpprgprinrion nu- such building is to be constructed, and an appropriation is hereby p{,Zf,gm_ authorized for ca ing out the urposes of this section of not to expleled trio l§r;1drell'dyth<1_us1:‘;ndTdoll)ars. sxpm cecnmpai at the retary o the reasu be and he is hereb , further £°§;,§‘Y""°"°"°' authorized, without re ard to civilsleiiiceilaws, rules, or reigulationg, to secure such special architectural, engineering, or other expert technical services as he may deem necessary and speciall order in writing, to serve either within or without the District of Columbia, to esmpenmdou. assist in the preparation of designs and estimates, and to pay for such services at such plrices or rates of compensation as he may consider just and reasona le from the a proprration herein authorized, any Apgérggnal to mw statute to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the foreim in ,S.g,mi,,,,g going authorization for_ securing the services of s eciall q_uali:6ed -*¤=¤i*°°*¤ me- persons shall be rn addition to and independent of tli)e autliorrzations and appropriations for personal services for the office of the Supervising Architect otherwise made.