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FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. OBS. 329, 330, 1886. 25 Sec. 4. That any bridge and accessory works, when built and con- Bridge declared structcd under this act; and according to its provisions and conditions, ”· lawful °““°*'“° shall ba a luwful structure; and said bridge shall be recognized and md P°°°'I°°t°' known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made ibr the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the ' munitions of war of the Unitéd States than the rata per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other gh,,,-gem posc-routes in the United States; and Congress reserves the right at any time to regulate, by appropriate legislation, the charges for freight uml passengers over said bridge; and the United States shall have the Postal telegraph. right of way for postaltclegmph and telegraph lines, free of charge, across said bridge. Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, on satis- Aids to navigafactory proof that :1 necessity exists therefor, to require the c0mpany'ti<>¤» if ¤¤9¤¤¤¤ry, 01- persons owning said bridge to cause such aids to the passage of said t° b° P"°"‘d“?1· bridge authorized by the provisions of this act to be constructed, placed, and maintained, at their own cost and expense, in the form of booms, dikes, piers, or other suitable aud proper structures for confining the flow of water to :1. permanent channel, and for the guiding of rafts, steamboats, and other water-craft safely through the draw and raft spans, as shall be spccihed in his order in that behalf; aud OD the failure of the company or persons aforesaid to make and establish such additional structures within a reasonable time, the said Secretary shall proceed to cause the same to be built 01- made at the expense of the United States, and shall refer the matter, without delay, to the Attorney- Ammey-Gep¤m1 General of the United States, whose duty it shall be to institute, in the tv b¤‘i¤%! _ **1** i¤ name of the United States, proceedings in any circuit court of the °”° °f ‘“l““" United States in which such bridge, OI; any part thereof, is located, for the recovery of the cost thereof; and all moneys accruing from such proceedings shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 6. That the right; to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Bight to amwd, expressly reserved; and the right to require any changes in said °*°·»'°°°"°d· structure, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interests require it, is also expressly rc- · served. Sec. 7. That this act shall take offcct and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, May 15, 1886. CHAP. 330.-An act authorizing who construction of abridgc across the Mississippi May 15, 1886, River at or near Keitahsburg, in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. —-—--—-—— Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. in Congress assmnbled, That the assent of Congress is New York and hereby given to the New York and Council Bluffs Railway Company, a gl? 1* °blmB1¤**`¤ corporation duly created and organized under the laws of the States of a:'t'{]“g1,i°z gpg?} Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, or its successors or assigns, to build an mugs the Mg,- bridge across the Mississippi River at such point on said river at or ncgr dsqippi River, at Keithsburg, in the State of Illinois, as may accommodate lines of my- K°¤*¤¤b¤*S» Inroael which said corporation may build to said point on the said Mmsxssippi River, or to a point on the west bank of said rivcxi in tho State of Iowa, opposite to said point at or ucar Kcithsburg, m the State of Illinois, and to lay ou or over said bridge a railroad track or tracks, for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed tp said river, on either or both sides thereof) at or cppositc said point, under the limitations and conditions hereinafter pro- Fm, mvipmn vided; than mid bridge shall not interibro with the beg navigation of mW,b,m,,t-,,,,6 said river beyond what is necessary in order to carry mm of gct {cbc wi¤p._ _ rights and privileges hereby granted; and m msec of any lmgagnon I-·¤¤x¤¢¤¤¤· arising from any obstruction: or alleged obstruction to the. tmc uavxgs-