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166 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 807-809. 1886. submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approyal, a design and drawings of the bridges, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the rivers, the shoreilmes at high and low water, the direction and strength of thecurrents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed o£ the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridgeshanddshall iturplsh sugh othegnnformati as a · be uired for a fu an satis ac ory un ers an ing of the sibiectr; gud 1::3il the said plan and location of the bridges are approved by the Secretary of War the bridges shall not be built, and should any change be made in the plan of said bridges during the progress of construction, such changes shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. , _ _ Jizht W :g¤¤¤<l. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act IS hereby ° · '°'°" · expressly reserved. Cbmmencqment Sec. 6. It is hereby provided that the bridges authorized to be con-

      • 1 °°‘“P1°“°“· structed by this act shall be commenced within twelve month’s and completed within three years from the passage of this act.

, Approved, July 29, 1886. July 29, 18P6· b tgt to ipcrease the appropriation for the erection of the public —··-··i—· ui ing at ea ing, ennsy vania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United - B¤¤<l§¤€» ?¤·_ States of Amertm in Congress assembled, That the amount heretofore £}‘1:};°°,‘;‘£:'}§; fixed as the limit of cost for the erection of a public building by the creased. United States Government at Reading, Pennsylvania, be, and the same Vol. Z?. pp. 346, is hereby, increased to one hundred and eighty thousand dollars, and $91- that sum is hereby iixed as the limit of cost for the erection ot said building. SEO. 2. That the officers of the United States Government having charge of the erection of public buildings are authorized and required to be governed by the limitation hereby prescribed in making contracts for the erection of said building. Approved, July 29, 1886. JU]! 29. 1886- CHAP. 809.-An act granting to the county of Clatsop, in the State of Oregon, the -""‘_*""""‘ lgght to construct a bridge across Young’s Bay, a navigable stream in said county and {8 -8. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Clamp County, States ofzlmerioa in Congress assembled, That the countv of Clatsop in Q;:?';:) *'*b“1_*i]:,° 'S the State of Oregon, is hereby authorized and empowered to constriict Yong., Bay, ,§,_ a bridge across ¥oung’s Hay, a navigable stream in said county and der approval or State, at such point as said county may select and may be approved by Secretary of War. the Secretary lpf War, with such channel-spans, draws, safeguards and auxi iary wor s as shal cause the bridge not unduly to obstruct or injure the navigation of the waters crossed by it ; and that said channelspans and structures shall be as the Secretary of War may prescribe; Sklpaucu Creek. and also to construct, establish, and maintain a bridge across Skipanon Creek, in the county of Clatsop, in the State of Oregon, by permanent homo. embankment or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may approve: Pro- Opening draws. vided also, The said draws shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal tier the passage] of stliips and boats, and in no case shall unnecessary ¢ e ay occur - an said cou t shalltat 't , Lights, ere. from sunset to shnrise, such liglhsts or othlglsigiilals Ol: Saidubridlggslszfs the Light-House Board shall prescribe. To be a lawful Srzc. 2. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act mgmn ¤¤d P°•*· shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized as a post-route; and ‘ it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-routes in the United