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ACQUISITION OF SITE AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING IN JACKSON, MISS.

JANUARY 23, 1932.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. LANHAM, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 6739]

The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to which was referred the bill (H. R. 6739) having duly considered the bill, hereby make report of it to the House with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

It was disclosed by the hearings that the Government owns a large block of land in Jackson, Miss. Under the present law the new Federal building is to be erected on the south end of this lot. Both the Treasury and Post Office Departments and the people of Jackson have concluded that the north portion of the lot would be the more suitable site for the building. By this legislation authority is granted to the Treasury Department to demolish the old Federal building now situated on the north end of this lot and erect thereon a new Federal building.

There will be no additional expenditures necessary for this purpose.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 2a of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives the following is submitted:

PARTS OF EXISTING LAW AFFECTED BY THE BILL

Public building projects under section 5, public buildings act approved May 25, 1926, as amended, from second deficiency act of 1929.

Jackson, Mississippi, post office, courthouse, and so forth: For the acquisition of site and commencement of construction, $175,000, under an estimated total cost of $825,000.

PARTS OF BILL AFFECTING EXISTING

LAW

That the authorization contained in the act of Congress approved March 4, 1929, for the acquisition of site and construction of a building in Jackson, Mississippi, under an estimated total cost of $825,000, be, and the same is hereby, amended to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into contracts for the demolition of the present building in Jackson, Mississippi, and for the construction of a new post office, courthouse, and so forth, building on the present site as enlarged by the land acquired under the authorization in said act of March 4, 1929, and the unexpended balance of the amounts appropriated under the authority of such act is hereby made available for the purposes herein.

TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO NEGOTIATE AND TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE POST-OFFICE SITE AT PLATTSBURG, N. Y.

JANUARY 23, 1932.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. CARLEY, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 7899]

The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to which was referred H. R. 7899, having duly considered this bill, hereby make report of it to the House with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

This bill was introduced for the purpose of authorizing and empowering the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate with the owners. of the property south of and adjoining the Federal building site at Plattsburg, N. Y., and to enter into such agreement or agreements with the owners as he may, in his discretion, deem necessary definitely to establish the south boundary line of the Federal building site in said city.

The land comprising the aforesaid site was acquired by the United States by deed dated June 10, 1856, which purported to convey to the United States a strip of land extending southwardly from Brinkerhoff Street a distance of 130 feet.

A strip of land approximately 8 feet wide off the southerly portion of the said 130 feet dimension was claimed by the adjoining property owner, and the claim apparently received some recognition at that time as the Government's property wall was constructed in 1859 along the line claimed by the adjoining property owner to be the boundary line.

There is some ambiguity in the description of the land as contained in the deed to the United States, and also it is understood that the recorded plats of land at Plattsburg fail to throw sufficient light on the question to permit of a definite determination of the south boundary line of the site acquired by the United States.

The Attorney General, after a thorough investigation of the matter at various times, has suggested that suit may be filed against the adjoining property owners or a request may be made for authority of Congress to enter into an agreement to be placed of record in the local land records for Plattsburg determining the correct position and location of the south boundary of the Federal building site.

It is believed that the interests of the United States can be fully protected by negotiation.

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EXTENDING THE LIMIT OF TIME WITH WHICH PARRAMORE POST NO. 57, AMERICAN LEGION, MAY CONSTRUCT ITS MEMORIAL BUILDING, AND CORRECTING STREET LOCATION

JANUARY 23, 1932.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Mr. LANHAM, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 4515]

The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to which was referred H. R. 4515, having duly considered the bill, hereby make report of it to the House with the recommendation that the bill do

pass.

The following letter from the Secretary of the Treasury with reference to this bill reads as follows:

Hon. FRITZ G. LANHAM,

JANUARY 15, 1932.

Chairman Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Acknowledgment is made of your letter of January 4, 1932, forwarding a copy of bill H. R. 4515, to amend the act of Congress approved August 24, 1921, so as to extend the limit of time within which Parramore Post, No. 57, American Legion, may construct its memorial building on a portion of the post office and courthouse site at Abilene, Tex., also to correct street location. The department has no objection to interpose to the proposed legislation.

Very truly yours,

A. W. MELLON, Secretary of the Treasury.

The original act became a law on August 24, 1921, and provided for this building to be erected within a period of five years. The five years have already expired and this bill was introduced for the purpose of extending the time in which the building may be built. The American Legion now has the money to start the construction of the building. In this legislation it is also desired to change the site from one corner of the square to another corner, which is satisfactory to all parties concerned.

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