28 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 331, 332. 1886. upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall cpnform in using said bridge or bridges, all matters of issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon the hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. _ p1m.,,,,m,, fp i,, Sec. 6. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act subject to appmv- shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the Q, °f S°°'°”“Y °f security of navigation of said rivers as the Secretary of War shall prez"` scribe; and to secure that object said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, a design and drawings of said bridge or bridges to be erected, for his examination and approval, and a map of its location, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject, and in all things shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; and until said plan and location of said bridge or bridges are approved by the Secretary of War said bridge or bridges shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of any such bridge or bridges authorized to be constructed under this act, during the progress of the work of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. mgm to mend, Sino. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby •¢¤-. r<=¤¤rv¤d- expressly reserved; and the right to require any changes in said structures, or their removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved. _ Sec. 8. That this act shall take edect and bein force from and after tts passage. Approved, May 15, 1886. May 15, 1886. CHAP. 332.-An act to authorize the Red River Bridge Company of Texas to msinmt tam s bridge across Red River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Red River Bridge State: of America in Congress assembled, That the Red River Bridge Com-
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,,,;,1,, ,, ,,,,1,,,,, gal, J. R. Carr, Samuel Star, J. T. Munson, Edward Perry, and L. L. and wagon bridge Maughs, be and IS hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a rail- ¤<=r<>¤¤ the Rsdliiv- way and wagon bridge across Red River between the State of Texas and $6; ° ° ‘ D°“’°°“· the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory, at any accessible point on ' said river near Denison, Texas, that may be selected by said company; Tous. and said company shall be permitted to charge and take such rates of toll for crossing said bridge as may be reasonable, subject to the ap- Height. proval of the Secretary of War; the said bridge to be of such height Pnmw. as not to interfere with the navigation of said river: Provided, That any bridge constructed under this act and according to its limitations To be a lawful shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post- ¤tr¤ct¤rc•¤<1pc¤t·— route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post-route, upon which also '°“‘°· no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the • mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, or for through passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads leading to the said Postal telegraph. bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for a postal tel- Plans mbjeccm egraph across said bridge: And provided further, That before this act npprayséof Same- shall take eilcct said company shall submit to the Secretarv of War the
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or changes that may be contemplated; and that it shall be decided by the said Secretary that the bridge does not and will not obstruct impair or rnjuriously modify the navigation of the said river, due regaid being _ _ had to the character of the proposed navigation of said stream. wI·;=¤t¤sv¤g:;·n¤n Sm:. 2. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal P °•°" this act at any time; and that if at any time navigation of the said mi er shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired by the said bridge,
