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FORTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. IL CHS. 283, 284. 1887. 433 structcd as n. ‘dra.w·bridge, the draw shall be opened promptly upon Draw. -` ` reasonable signals for tho passage of boats or vessels; and said corpora- "" ’ tion shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lightsor other signals on said bridge as the Secretary of War shall pro- Lights: , . ` scribe. I Sec. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge O*’h°“’°mP*¤F°° shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the mw “”°‘ A passage of railway trains over the same, andpvertho approaches thereto, . . . upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such usc; and in Compensation. cusc the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such usc, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the t S3°"?3“’Y °fW*“’ allegations and proofs of the parties. ’ _° _°°‘ °"?°"”’" i Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act Plans, om., to be shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the ¤PP*”°'°d by $6** security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall pm-·"my °f—W"“". _ scribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation hall » ‘ » submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a ‘ design and drawings of tho bridge, and a map of tho location, giving; for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed loca~ 2 tion, tho topography of the banks of tho river. the shore-line at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the aouudings, accuramly showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges,‘aud shall furnish such other info1·= mation as may be required for a. full and satisfactory understanding ct? the subject; and until tho said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during tho progross of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Wan. S20. 5. That tho right to alter, amend, or repeal this uct, so as to Righttoamend, prevent or remove all material and substantial obstructions to the uavi- °*¤-»*¤¤°"°'*· ‘" gatiou of said river by tho construction of tho said bridge is hereby cxpressly reserved; and any alterations or changes that may be required' by Congress in the bridge constructed under this acs shall be made by tho corporation owning or controlling tho same, at its own expense. Furthermore, if the construction of said bridge shall not be commenced . within two and completed within four years after tho passage of this act, all privileges conferred hereby and this act shall become null and void. · Approved, February 28, 1887. CHAP. 284.-Au act grantin the right of way to the Prescott and Arizona Centra Feb. 28, 1887. Railway Company across tho Wiipplo garncks Military Reservation, in Arizona. ————-—-——-· Be it enacted by tim Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o{Amer·ica in Congress assembled, That the Prescott and Arizona Right or way qu Centra Railway Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws P'°·°°** of the Territory of Arizona, are hereby granted the right of way, one Q’:';C§‘fff:'p M: 1; hundred feet in width, for their said railroad across and through the ,.,,0,, whipplq Wllipplo Barracks Military Reservation, located in said Territory of 13m-mkp Reservo- Arizona, uot to interfere with any buildings or improvements ou said ¤°¤· Amreservation, and the location of tho line of said right of way to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. » Approved, February 28, 1887. STAT L»——VOL xxrv-—-28