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\ Regis* f OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE MATTER OF THE "FIFTEEN PER CENT." CONTRACTS.
1877.
Department No. 6:t.
CreasurD fflepartment, Secrttary's Office.
The following Opinion of the Attorney General, in the matter of the "Fifteen per cent." Contracts, is published for the information and guidance of ofiBcers of the Treasury Department.
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, A-pril 27, 1877.
Sir : lu answer to your communication of the 3d instant, in reference to the contract m
...ade by the State Department with Albert Ordway, I have the honor to reply : This contract was made under the act of March 3, 1871, (16 Stat., sec. 2, p. 494,) by which it was provided : " That the sum of five liuudred thousand dollars be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ipropriated, for the construcstion, under the direction of the Secretary of State, on the southerly portion of the premises now occupied by the War and Navy Departments, a build- ing which will form the south wing of a building that, when completed, will be similar in the ground plan and dimension to the Treasury building, and provide accommodations for the State, War, and Navy De- partments; the building is to be of such kind of stone as may be hereafter determined by the concurrent decision of the Committees of Public Buildings and Grounds of the Senate and House of Kepreseutatives ; three stories in height, with basement and attic, and of fireproof construction, the plans to be approved by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of the Navy, before any money is expended uuder the provisions of this act." lu addition to the act of March 3, 1871, the following acts were subsequently passed iu relation to this building: An act of May 18, 1872, (17 Stat., 126,) by which $200,000 was appropriated for continuing the same work during the balance of the then fiscal year; an act of June 10, 1872, (17 Stat., 352,) appropriating $800,000 for the continuation of the same work, and also $400,000 for the east wing; an act of May 3, 1873, (17 Stat., 523,) appropriating $1,500,000 for continuing the work on the new State, War, and Navy Department building; an act of June 23, 1874, (18 Stat., 229,) appropriating $700,000 for continuing the construction of the same building; an act of March 3, 1875, (IS Stat., 391,) appropriating $50,000 for completing the south wiug, under the directiou of the Secretary of State, and $700,000 for continuing work on the east wing, under the direction of the Secretary ofWar; an act of July 31, 1876, (Sess.

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