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was not bent on increasing the price, the case was left to the hands of the court to decide. Eventually, the heirs gave in and the immediate construction of the capitol was directed by the Bureau of Public Works before the end of 1927.
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mandate to approve all the construction of public infrastructures in the country, approved the proposal of the province and authorized the construction of the capitol.
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