[S. 414] AN ACT To convey certain lands and buildings to the city of Reno, Nevada. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to convey, by quitclaim deed, on behalf of the United States, to the city of Reno, Nevada, the hereinafter described parcels of land, located in such city, together with such buildings as may be situated thereon: (1) Beginning at the intersection of the east side line of Virginia Street with the south side line of East Front Street, in the city of Reno, Nevada, and running thence easterly and along the south side line of such East Front Street one hundred and sixty feet, thence southerly and parallel with the east side line of such Virginia Street one hundred fifteen and eighty-seven one-hundredths feet, thence deflect right eighty-one degrees forty-six minutes for a distance of one hundred thirty-three and one-tenth feet, thence deflect left twenty-one degrees seventeen minutes for a distance of thirty-two and thirty-three one-hundredths feet to the intersection of the east side line of such Virginia Street, thence northerly and along the east side line of such Virginia Street one hundred forty-four and thirty one-hundredths feet to the place of beginning; and (2) beginning at a point on the east side line of Virginia Street, in the city of Reno, Nevada, one hundred forty-four and thirty one-hundredths feet southerly from the intersection of the east side line of such Virginia Street with the south line of such East Front Street, and running thence easterly deflecting right sixty degrees twenty-nine minutes for a distance of thirty-two and thirty-three one-hundredths feet, thence deflect right twenty-one degrees seventeen minutes for a distance of one hundred thirty-three and one-tenth feet, thence southerly and parallel with the east side line of such Virginia Street sixty-five feet, more or less, to the northerly boundary of the Truckee River, thence westerly along the northerly boundary of the Truckee River to its intersection with the east side line of such Virginia Street, thence northerly and along the east side line of such Virginia Street, sixty and two one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. The consideration for said conveyance is the sum of $7,500, lawful money of the United States, to be paid by the city of Reno, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Treasury upon the execution and delivery of said conveyance. Approved, August 26, 1935. (67) [H. R. 8977] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire a site for the erection of a post-office building at Columbus, Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to the availability of appropriated moneys therefor, is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire a new site in the city of Columbus, county of Lowndes, State of Mississippi, and to construct a post-office building thereon. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury may acquire such site by lease rather than by purchase, if in his discretion it is deemed desirable that the site should be located in section 16, fractional township 18, south of range 18, west of the basis meridian of Madison County, Alabama, in which section the said city of Columbus is in large part situated; in which case the Secretary of the Treasury may lease such site from the mayor and city council of the city of Columbus, at such rental as he deems reasonable, for a term of ninety-nine years from the 1st day of August 1921, renewable forever, as provided by Acts of the Legislature of Mississippi approved December 13, 1830 (Laws of Mississippi, 1830, ch. II), and March 20, 1914 (Laws of Mississippi, 1914, ch. 462), or may obtain by assignment, by condemnation, or otherwise, an existing lease, for the same term, of such site. SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated, without regard to the limitations of section 322 of part II of the Legislative Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, approved June 30, 1932, such amounts as may be necessary to pay the installments of rent provided for in a lease obtained pursuant to the authority contained in section 2 of this Act: Provided, That the first annual installment of rent and the original purchase price, if any, of such lease shall be paid out of any funds made available for the acquisition of the site and the construction of a building thereon. Approved, August 27, 1935 [H. R. 7875] AN ACT To provide for the transfer of certain land in the city of Charlotte, Michigan, to such city. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transfer to the city of Charlotte, Michigan, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain portion of the post-office site (such site comprising lots 1, 4, and 5, of block 31) in such city, described as follows: A strip of land six feet in width on the east side of such post-office site, and extending for a distance of one hundred seventyfive and four-tenths feet south from Lovett Street to the alley running east and west through block 31. Such strip of land is required by such city for alley purposes. Approved, February 25, 1936. [PUBLIC-No. 495-74TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 8559] AN ACT To convey certain land to the city of Enfield, Connecticut. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to convey to the Board of Selectmen of the town of Enfield of the State of Connecticut, for street purposes only, all the right, title, and interest of the United States to the following-described parcel of land which forms a part of the new post-office site at Enfield, Connecticut: Lying and being in the town of Enfield, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, being a strip of land fronting thirty-two feet on the northerly side of High Street and extending of that width in a northwardly direction along the westerly side of Bartley Avenue for the full depth of the post-office site, a distance of one hundred and fifty feet: Provided, however, That the said town of Enfield, Connecticut, shall not have the right to sell or convey the said described premises nor to devote the same to any other purpose than as hereinbefore provided; and in the event said premises shall not be used for street purposes only and cared for and maintained as are other public streets in said town, the right, title, and interest conveyed to the town of Enfield shall revert to the United States. Approved, April 10, 1936. [H. R. 6645] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes", approved May 25, 1926. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes", approved May 25, 1926, is amended by adding the following: "That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, as soon as he advantageously can do so, to sell, alter, remodel, demolish, or otherwise dispose of the old post-office building at Óakland, California, the cost of demolition or other disposition, if any, to be paid from any unallocated moneys available for public building construction. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby further authorized to sell all of the old post-office site situated at Broadway, Seventeenth, and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California, at such time, for such price, and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem to be to the best interests of the United States, and to convey such property to the purchaser thereof by the usual quitclaim deed, the proceeds of said sale to be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts." Approved, April 11, 1936. [PUBLIC-No. 571-74TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 10985] AN ACT To repeal Public Law Numbered 246 of the Seventy-second Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law Numbered 246 of the Seventy-second Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of a portion of the site of the post-office and customhouse building in Newark, New Jersey, to the city of Newark for the use of a public street", be, and is hereby, repealed. Approved, May 6, 1936. [H. R. 10934] AN ACT To authorize the transfer of the customhouse at Salem, Massachusetts, from the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department to the Department of the Interior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior the customhouse at Salem, Massachusetts, and such adjoining property, both real and personal, as may now be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire the above property for the purpose of establishing same as an historic site or otherwise preserving the buildings and grounds in connection therewith: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may retain sufficient space in the building for the necessary operation of the Bureau of Customs. Approved, May 26, 1936. (71) |