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FORTY -NIN'1‘H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 350, 351. 1886. 59 fied that the bridge built upon such plan and with such accessory works and at such locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, to notify said company or corporation that he approves the same; and upon receiving such notification said company or corporation may proceed to the erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or said accessory works during the progress of the work thereon, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War; and in case of any litigation arising from any ob- Litigation. struction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the circuit court of the United States of the district where said bridge or any part thereof is located. Sec. 4. That the said bridge and accessory works, when built and To be o lawful constructed under this act and according to the terms and limitations ¤¤‘¤¢=¤¤¤=¤¤d1><>¤¤- thereof, shall be lawful structures; and said bridge shall be recognized "°“*°• and known as 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 passengers and freight passing over said bridge, than the rate 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 post-routes in the United States. Sec. 5. That the United States shall have the right of way for such Postal telegraph. postal-telegraph lines across said bridge as the Government may construct or controL Sue. 6. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge Other complanies shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the *0 h¤V¤ fil! i ¤¢` passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches ""Y· thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use- and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several Secretary ofWar companies, or any one of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree *° d°°‘d° g*¤;’·‘§'°°· upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to m°“°° " ° °"”“‘ 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 allegations and proofs of the parties: Provided, That the provis- Promo. ions of section four in regard to charges for passengers and freight Ch¤*’S°°· across said bridge shall not govern the Secretary of War in determining any question arising as to the sum or sums to bepaid to the owners of said bridge by said companies for the use of said bridge. _ Sec. 7. That Congress shall have power at any time to alter or amend RWM *0 ¤·¤>•¤•l» this act so as to prevent or remove all material and substantial obstruc· °*°‘*'°‘°"‘d‘ tions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works; and the expense of altering said bridge or removing such obstructions shall be borne by the owners of or persons controlling such bridge. Approved, May 17, 1886. CHAP. 351.-An act to authorize the commotion of a pile and pontoon railway lily 17. 18E6- und wagon brid e across the Missiini pi River from the city of Red Wing Minnesota, ‘*"""""""" to the opposite shore, in the State of gVieconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqrreseatatites of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bed Wing Pontoon R¤dBW¤¤H ($0*1- Bridge Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of *°‘;g,·,:"£§f,z8Q’,‘l‘(; Minnesota, is hereby authorized to construct and maintain a pile and th, msg,. pontoon railway and wagon bridge across the Mississippi River, from $piBiger, at Roo the city of lied Wing, State of Minnesota, so as to connect with the gxém t opposite shore of said river, in the State of Wisconsin; said bridge to nf `}‘0{°18t:h_°;2”f built subject, except as herein provided, to all the terms, requirements, v_6g_ ’ ’ and limitations contained in the act entitled •‘An act to legalize and