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312 rrrrinrn ooueuuss. sms. 1. cus. car, 666. mss. said plan by the Secretary of War the said company or corporation may proceed to the erection of sard bridge in conformity with said approved plan, and should any change be made in the p an of said bridge during the progress of the wor thereon, such change shall be SEEt°‘i?1h1*°‘?S" *3 “‘° “*2f’t?qX{‘§6°€.E1}.S 3£’Ii§£ZT££3£X§3§1.ci$?§J£°§$ · . s e is a e on sai mm M other signal; ag may be prescribed by the Light-House Board. smesamem. Sec. 3. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act at any time; and that if at any time navigation of said river shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired by the said br1dge, the Secretary of War shall have authority, and 1t shall be hrs duty, Chances to require the said railroad company to alter and change the said bridge, at its own expense, such manner_as may be proper to secure free and completenavrgatron without impediment; and 1f upon reasonable notice to said rar road company to make such changes or _ improvements the said comlpany fails to do so, the Secretary of War shall have authority to m e the same at the expense of said comppany, and all the rights conferred by this act sha be forfeited; and ongress shall have power to do any and all things necessary to se- 0¤¤¤r v¤·¤i¤ cuShdhi fThaItadlgadfh·D Od ttm mgddhblsirm the use of said bridge <=<>m ¤ . · . · a r oa mpa "°"°°' . shall have and beentitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trams or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use ; and in case_the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any of them, desiring such use, shall fail to agree u on the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall COII.fol.'1'1r in using said bridge, all matters S<;¤¤·¤rv<>fW¤‘*¤ at issue between them shall be decrded by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. _ wqpinnguézzmmenrwd Sec. 5._ That this act shall be null and void 1f actual construction ‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed withm four years from the date thereof. Approved, July 16, 1888. July rr,1888. CHAP. 666.—An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mis- ····—·····—··* souri River and to establish it as a post-road. Be it enacted by the _Senate and House of Representatives 0{ the emerge, Qqugyvlg Un-ited States eg America in Congress assembled, That it shall be ’}_';,‘},“““R;‘§“Y,§;Sg;’3. lawful for the hicago, Oquaka and Kansas City Short Line Rail- Qrslrgrgger n Pub wap Company,_a corporation organized under the laws of the State vme, no. of llmors, or its successors or assigns, to construct a bud e across me, p.as¤. the Missouri River at a point opposite or nearl op ite 510 town of Parkville, in the State of Missouri; that saixfbmslgd ma be constructed for railway and postal service, with single or double tracks for railway trailic, and w ich shall be under the conditions and limitations hereinafter specified. Frecmogation. Sec. 2. That saidbridlge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyon what may be necessary to carry into effect. the rights and privileges herein granted; and in case of any litigation arising therefrom such litigation may be tried and determined by any circuit court of the United States whose jurisdiction embraces eil: er terminus of said `bridge. Ccnscmcciou. MSE0h; Thgg thelpridge hegeby autléorized to be constructed must co rue eit er as a raw-bri ge or of unb oke a . If spurs constructed of unbroken spans, then it shall not belless insglxation than fifty feet above extreme high water as understood and determined at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge.