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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . III. C nis .1 29-131 . 1931 .

1097 costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway Secretary of Warn by department of either of such States sha ll, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said H . C . Brenner Realty and Finance Corporation, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof . The findings of the Secretary of conclusive. War as to the reasonable costs of construction, financing, and pro- motion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake . SEC . 7 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the Right to sell, etc ., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted conferred . t o th e H . C . Br enner Realty and Finance Cor poration, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such right s, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or trans- ferre d, or who sha ll acquire th e same by mo rtgage forecl osure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person . SEC. S. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved . Approved, Februar y 13, 1931 . February 13, 1931 . CHAP. 130 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discre- [H. R . 13160 .] tion, to deliver to the custody of the Rosenberg Library, in the city of Galveston, [Public, No . 628 .] Texas, the silver service presented to the United States for the cruiser Galveston . Be it ena cted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary er "Galveston," cruis- of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody Silver ser vice of, of the Rosenberg Library in the city of Galveston, Texas, for pres- delivered to custody y, Rosenberg Librar ervation and exhibition, the silver service which was presented to Galveston, Tex . the United States for the, cruiser Galv eston by the citizens of Gal- Proriso . veston, Texas : Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the No Federal expense . Un ited Sta tes for the deli very of suc h si lver ser vice . Approved, February 13, 1931 . February 13, 1931 . CHAP. 131 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to donate to [H . R .13262 .1 the city of Oakland, California, certain guns and mounts that were formerly [Public, No . 629 .] in service on the Coast Guard cutter Bear . Be it ena cted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the Secr e- "Bear Coast Guard tary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to Certain ordnance on, donate, without expense to the United States, to the city of Oak- Calift to Oakland, land, California, three six-pounder guns, Mark VIII, and mounts complete with breech mechanism, yoke, carriage, slide, stand, and sight, serially numbered 232, 234, and 235, that were formerly in service on the Coast Guard cutter Bear . Approved, February 13, 1931 .