74th CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 448, 449. MA Y 22, 26, 1936. 1371 



[CHAPTER 448.] 



AN ACT 

 , , , . . ^, , . , . , May 22. 1936. 



Authorizing the erection of a memorial to those who met their death in the [H. R. 10544] 

 wreck of the dirigible Shenandoah. [Public, No. 614.] 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Secretary Dirigible -shenan- 

 of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to ^"Erection of memorial 

 erect near Ava, Ohio, on the spot where the Shenandoah fell, a a^tto^^ed" ^'"""^ "'' 

 suitable tablet or marker to commemorate the heroic services ren- Location, 

 dered by Commander Landsdowne and other members of the crew 

 who died when the Navy dirigible Shenandoah was destroyed. 



Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any Appropriation au- 

 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of °"^° ' 

 $2,500 to carry out the provisions of this Act. 



Approved, May 22, 1936. 



[CHAPTER 449.] 



AN ACT 



May 26, 1936. 

 To authorize the Secretary of War to grant to the city of Buffalo, New York, the IS- 43i7.] 



right and privilege to occupy and use for sewage-disposal facilities part of the [Public, No. 615.] 

 lands forming the pier and dikes of the Black Rock Harbor improvement at 

 Buffalo, New York. 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition R"g"f°o^sJeertain 

 to the grant made by the Secretary of War to the city of Buffalo land for public pur- 

 pursuant to the Act of Congress entitled "An Act making appropri- '"voi. le^^f.^Ms."' 

 ations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public 

 worlvs on rivers and harbors and for other purposes", approved 

 February 27, 1911, for the purpo.se of establishing a public park and 

 landing facilities on that i^art of the structure known as Bird Island 

 Pier on Niagara River lying nortli of xVlbany Street extended, in 

 the city of Buffalo, New York, and forming a part of Black Rock 

 Harbor im{:irovement and the lands of the United States under 

 water on both sides of said pier to tlie established harbor lines, sub- 

 ject to the terms, conditions, and stipulations in said grant specified, 

 the Secretary of War is authorized to grant to the city of Buffalo, 

 New York, also tlie right and privilege of occupying said lands and 

 lands under water, and also the lands owned by the United States 

 on the west side of Black Rock Canal, describecl as follows: Begin- Description, 

 ning at a point wliere the northerly line of property formerly owned 

 by William H. Slade, or that line extended, intersects the United 

 States Government property line (formerly New York State Blue 

 Line) ; thence easterly parallel to the line forming the northeasterly 

 boundary of lands heretofore granted to the city of Buffalo by the 

 United States and laiown as Bird Island Pier until a point is reached 

 in direct prolongation of the easterly boundary line of said last 

 mentioned lands; thence southwesterly in direct line with said 

 easterly boundary of said lands to tlie nortlieasterly corner of said 

 lands heretofore conveyed to the city of Buffalo by the United 

 States; thence westerly along the northeasterly boundai-y of said 

 Bird Island Pier lands to said United States Government property 

 line ; thence northeasterly along said last mentioned line to the place 

 of beginning, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for use either 

 by the city of Buffalo or by the Buffalo Sewer Authority (created 

 by chapter 349 of the Laws of the State of New York of 1935) for 

 sewage-disposal facilities, on such terms, conditions, and stipulations 

 as he may deem expedient and equitable and necessary for the pro- 

 tection of all the interests of the United States in and to said 



