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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 746, 747. 1888. 369 Sec. 6. That Congress shall have power at an time to alter, amend, Amendment. or repeal this act, so as to remove all material, and substantial obstructions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works, or to prevent such obstruction: and the expense of altering said bridge or removing such obstructions shall be at the expense of the owners of such bridge. Sec. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction oommmeemenema of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year °°“‘*’l*’“°“‘ and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, August 6, 1888. _CHAP. 'I47.-—An act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Tennessee Avzim 6. 188*- Rnver at or near Lamb's Ferry, Alabama, and for other purposes. ‘_w"`j"— Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House of Representaltiifves of the United States of America. in Congress assembled, That it shall be Ci¤¢i¤“¤*i-Neshviile lawful gegltlie Cincinnati, Nashville? and New Orleans Railroad Com- $3lliNil`Qgg$g;S1;iii§ pan o a ama, a corporation u y and legall incor orated under '°"“g° T*"“£€““ RN the laws of the State of Alabama, its successo1?S or agsigns, to con- or struct and maintain a bridge over the Tennessee River at or near Milton’s Bluff or Lamb’s Ferry, Alabama. Said bridge shall be con- - structed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the £01;Q*})':,f,>éQg"¤¤°¤·¤¤d option of the persons by whom it may be built, may be used for the ' passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. hat any bridge built under this act and subject to its xmydmwd limitations shall be a lawful structure, and 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 passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other postroads in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge Shall be granted to all telegraph companies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-tele raph pur oses. P°°”“‘ '°‘°8"°P**· Sec. 3. That the said brit ge shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, D¤‘¤“‘· the draw or ivot pier shall be at such point in the channel of t 18 river as the Secretary of War may direct, and the opening or passage-way of said draw- ner shall be so protected an arranged that water-craft can be worllred through it at any and all times: and the draw-span shall not be of less width than the widest draw-spans authorized by Congress for any bridge on the Tennessee River, and the lowest point of said draw-span shall be as high above the water as the highest draw-span connected with any bridge over the Tennessee River, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with and the bridge itself at right angles to the current of the river: Provided, P•°*‘i¤<>*· also. That said draw shall be opened (promptly upon reasonable sig- 1m.l`for the passing of boats: and said company or corporation shall maintain. at its own expense. from sunset till sunrise, such lights Lights or other signals on said bridge the Light House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected gigzwmm nmunder such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, g ° obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will eifectually obviate such obstruction ; and all such alterations shall be made and' STAT L——VOL XXv——24