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... matter concerning which we have no right to speak . It is a matter entirely within the discretion of the Congress . Senator SMOOт . Have you given any consideration to the proposals here of the changes of the street railway ? Mr. HAM ...
... matter concerning which we have no right to speak . It is a matter entirely within the discretion of the Congress . Senator SMOOт . Have you given any consideration to the proposals here of the changes of the street railway ? Mr. HAM ...
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... matter , and he is here to testify , if that is the wish of the committee . He has made quite an extensive and exhaustive study of this whole situation and he belives , as I have stated , that it would be preferable to continue on B ...
... matter , and he is here to testify , if that is the wish of the committee . He has made quite an extensive and exhaustive study of this whole situation and he belives , as I have stated , that it would be preferable to continue on B ...
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... matter . The CHAIRMAN . Would any of the members of the committee like to ask Mr. Bibbins any questions ? Senator SMOOT . I would like to take his statement and a map and follow it out in detail . I could not follow it as closely as I ...
... matter . The CHAIRMAN . Would any of the members of the committee like to ask Mr. Bibbins any questions ? Senator SMOOT . I would like to take his statement and a map and follow it out in detail . I could not follow it as closely as I ...
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... matter of fact , we will be worse off if the pro- visions of the bill are carried out . We will earn less money , and it is done solely for the reason that you want to enlarge and beautify the Capitol Grounds . That burden in this ...
... matter of fact , we will be worse off if the pro- visions of the bill are carried out . We will earn less money , and it is done solely for the reason that you want to enlarge and beautify the Capitol Grounds . That burden in this ...
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... matter of beautification in that plan is concerned , Mr. Parsons and Mr. Lynn , of course , can speak for the plan ... matters , have looked over these plans of Mr. Parsons and feel they are most unusually attractive and an ingenious ...
... matter of beautification in that plan is concerned , Mr. Parsons and Mr. Lynn , of course , can speak for the plan ... matters , have looked over these plans of Mr. Parsons and feel they are most unusually attractive and an ingenious ...
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Page 54 - An Act to amend an Act approved August thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled 'An Act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public works...
Page 53 - ... and who has not been paid in full therefor before the expiration of a period of ninety days after the day on which the last of the labor was done or performed by him or material was furnished or supplied by him for which such claim is made, shall have the right to sue on...
Page 3 - An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, and for other purposes," approved August 30, 1890, as amended.
Page 9 - An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes", approved May 25, 1926, as amended (44 Stat.
Page 53 - Whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract shall be not more than $1,000,000 the said payment bond shall be in a sum of one-half the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. Whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract shall be more than...
Page 54 - ... claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom...
Page 54 - States marshal of the district in which the public improvement is situated is authorized by law to serve summons. (b) Every suit instituted under this section shall be brought in the name of the United States for the use of the person suing, in the United States District Court for any district in which the contract was to be performed and executed and not elsewhere, irrespective of the amount in controversy in such suit, but no such suit shall be commenced after the expiration of one year after the...
Page 4 - Representatives and two other members of said committee, to be appointed by said chairman, the chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the House of Representatives...
Page 3 - ... height and appearance, color, and texture of the materials of exterior construction, shall be submitted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the Commission of Fine Arts; and...
Page 2 - An Act to create a Commission to be known as the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission", approved August 5, 1953 (67 Stat. 366), as amended, is amended as follows: By inserting immediately after the subparagraph "(f...