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660 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 355-358. 1924. per year; the salary of each inspector shall be $3,600 per year; and the annual allowance for each ins for for office rent, stationery, and clerical assistance fixed by the liicterstate Commerce Commission shall not exceed $1,000. Approved, June 7, 1924. i§?`iZ’8?8l3ll CHAP. 356.—7An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell the iP¤\>li¢=» N0- 278-l United States marine hospital reservation and improvements thereon at Detroit, Michigan, and to acquire a suitable site in the same locality and to erect thereon a modern hospital for the treatment of the beneficiaries of the United States Public Health Service, and for other purposes . . Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives 0 the _i¤)¤Ti»1i" He- United States ofbfl/merica in Uongresa assembled, That the Secrgtary "‘°""““°’°"‘°°' of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to sell at such time and upon such terms as he may deem for the best interests of the United States, the marine hospital reservation and improvements thereon at Detroit, Michigan, and to con;3 said pro rty to the purchaser thereof by the usual quitclaim d . .,,{§'{,"?.`ii°.i1°i},i;`ir mw me Si;. 2. That the proceeds derived from the sale of said marine hospital and the site thereof is hereby made available for the acquisition of a new site within the county of Wayne, State of Michigan, A . . mw Sm and for the construction thereon of suitable ospital facilities. apa ms- Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, ¥,§,‘g{,c ,§‘{f§_,“{,§‘°g'·,,,,Q‘},§ further_ authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, con- ¤=<=..¤¤¤wri¤¤¤- demnation, or otherwise, in the county of Wayne, State of Michigan, a suitable site, and to enter into contracts for the construction thereon of the necessary hospital facilities for the beneficiaries of the United States Public Health Service and such other beneficiaries of the United States Government, its departments, bureaus, and Cmummd to p_O_ establishments as may be eligible for care and treatment in hosceais iromsaleolofficr pitals operated by the United States Public Health Service. The

  • ’°“’“‘“· limit of cost for such site and buildings shall not exceed the amount

A ommvmbmor realized from the sale of the present hospital and site. teclilinical services, Sec. 4. That not ezgceeding 3 per centum of the amount received v¤=¤¤·¤¤=· for said marine hospital shall be available for the payment of the necessary technical services, preparation of designs, plans, estimates, and specifications for such new hospital facilities, supervision of work, and so forth. ' Approved, June 7, 1924.

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fi\l?l¥·93lil CHAP. 357.-An Act Directing the remission of customs duties on certain [P¤¤l*°» N°· 279-l property of the United States imported by the War Department. Custom He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the nemesis}; or duties United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecrcgg,¥g,¥;‘,§j’ by “’°'D* tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to remit all unpaid customs duties on material belonging to the United States and heretofore imported into the United States by the War Department. Approved, June 7, 1924.

ili';%L_ QMAP. 358.—An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the counties of

[Public, No. 2s0.1 Kittitas and Grant, in the State of Washington, to construct a bridge across the Columbia River at or near Vantage Ferry, Washington. Columbia mm He it enacted by the Senate and House eif Relpgesentatives of the K,,,,,,,, ,,,d 6,,,,,, United States of America in Congress assembled, at the consent of §g*d*g;*°$ia,§};*;g·b§¤;?j Congress is hereby granted to the counties of Kittitas and Grant, ' in the State of Washington, or their assigns, to construct, maintain,