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· proceeds thereof into the Treasury of the United States and make report thereof to Congress.

Respectfully submitted to the Senate and House of Representa

tives.

EDWARD H. WASON,

R. A. GREEN,

Members on the part of the House.

SIMEON D. FESS,

HENRY F. ASHURST,

Members on the part of the Senate.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC PARKS

OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, Washington, D. C., February 14, 1931.

The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, D. C.

SIR: This office has the honor to request that appropriate action be taken under the statutes to obtain permission from the Congress for the destruction of approximately 15 file cases of copies of vouchers covering the purchase of materials, etc., dated prior to January 1, 1921; lists of disbursing officers' checks on United States Treasurer; and copies of communications of an ephemeral nature consisting of general correspondence prior to 1921, in the files of this office, which are of no further use in the transaction of public business.

This office has submitted samples of this material to the Librarian of the Library of Congress as required under the Executive order of March 16, 1912, and the Librarian has reported that nothing of historical value has been noted. A copy of the Librarian's letter, together with the samples submitted to him, are inclosed herewith.

A similar letter is being sent to the President of the Senate.
Very respectfully,

U. S. GRANT 3D, Director.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS,

Lieut. Col. U. S. GRANT 3D,

OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN,
Washington, February 13, 1931.

Director Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. SIR: In reply to your letter of Febraury 11 (addressed to Doctor Martin, the assistant chief of the division of manuscripts), regarding the disposition of useless papers in your office under the provisions of the Executive Order No. 1499, dated March 16, 1912:

According to a report from Doctor Martin, the list of materials embraced in your letter, and the samples submitted with it, have had interested attention, and nothing of historical value has been noted.

In this connection we suggest that the lists to be submitted to Congress should be exactly limited to the list of classes of material given in your letter; for usually the lists to be sent to Congress are first sent to the Library of Congress. The samples which you submitted are returned herewith.

Very respectfully,

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BRIDGE ACROSS BIG SANDY RIVER AT OR NEAR WHERE IT ENTERS INTO THE OHIO RIVER, AND BETWEEN THE CITIES OF KENOVA, W. VA., AND CATLETTSBURG, KY.

FEBRUARY 26, 1931.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. WYANT, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 17197]

The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 17197) authorizing A. A. Lilly, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Big Sandy River at or near where it enters into the Ohio River, and between the cities of Kenova, W. Va., and Catlettsburg, Ky., having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass.

The bill has the approval of the War Department, as will appear by the letter attached.

WAR DEPARTMENT, February 25, 1981. Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives.

So far as the interests committed to this department are concerned, I know of no objection to the favorable consideration of the accompanying bill, H. R. 17197, Seventy-first Congress, third session, authorizing A. A. Lilly to construct a bridge across the Big Sandy River at or near where it enters into the Ohio River, and between the cities of Kenova, W. Va., and Catlettsburg, Ky.

Hon. JAMES S. PARKER,

PATRICK J. HURLEY,
Secretary of War.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Washington, February 26, 1931.

Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,

House of Representatives.

DEAR MR. PARKER: Careful consideration has been given to the bill H. R. 17197, transmitted with your letter of February 21 with request for a report thereon and such views relative thereto as the department might desire to communicate.

This bill would authorize A. A. Lilly, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Big Sandy River between the cities of Kenova, W. Va., and Catlettsburg, Ky. The location indicated for the proposed bridge is on the system of Federal-aid highways approved for the States of Kentucky and West Virginia. The act of Congress approved March 18, 1926, authorized the Midland and Atlantic Bridge Corporation to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Big Sandy River between Catlettsburg, Ky., and Kenova, W. Va. The department understands that this bridge has been constructed and has been in operation for several years. Also, a toll bridge has been in operation across the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio, for a number of years, and still another was constructed across the Ohio River in the last few years at Huntington, W. Va., and is now in operation. In addition, an act was approved February 16, 1928, authorizing the Ashland Bridge Co., its successors and assigns, to construct and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Ashland, Ky, and a similar authorization was granted by act of Congress approved February 28, 1928, to Rogers Bros. Co., its successors and assigns, for a bridge across the Ohio River at Ashland, Ky. The department is not advised as to whether or not either of the companies authorized to construct a bridge at Ashland has been able to arrange to proceed with such construction. The fact remains, however, that there is an existing bridge between Catlettsburg and Kenova, which should be adequate for the traffic, and that there would appear to be no need for the additional bridge which the pending bill would authorize, particularly in view of the above-mentioned existing bridges at the near-by points of Ironton and Huntington. The department recommends against favorable action on the bill.

Sincerely,

O

R. W. DUNLOP, Acting Secretary.

BRIDGE ACROSS SAVANNAH RIVER AT OR

AUGUSTA, GA.

NEAR

February 26, 1931.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. HUDDLESTON, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 17227]

The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 17227) granting the consent of Congress to the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Savannah River at or near Augusta, Ga., having considered and amended the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass.

Amend the bill as follows:

Page 2, line 7, strike out the word "party" and insert "corporation to which or any person" in lieu thereof; line 11, strike out the word "party" and insert the words "corporation or person" in lieu thereof. The bill has the approval of the War Department, as will appear by the letter attached.

WAR DEPARTMENT, February 25, 1931. Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives.

So far as the interests committed to this department are concerned, I know of no objection to the favorable consideration of the accompanying bill (H. R. 17227, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) granting the consent of Congress to the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Savannah River at or near Augusta, Ga.

O

PATRICK J. HURLEY,
Secretary of War.

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