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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 313. 1889. 753 _ Spc That any bridge built under this act and subject to its wml structure limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and “““ p°“"`°“‘°· known as a post—route, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States. That no higher charge shall be ma e for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States, or for through railway passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile for their transmission over the railroad leading to said bridge, 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 Pom me wh said bridge for postal-telegraph purposes; that the said bridge shall grl be constructed either by draw, span, or otherwise, so that a free and Uuobsmmeu mm. unobstructed passage-way may be secured to all water-craft navi- €”i°¤· gating said river at the point aforesaid: Provided, That if said bridge amen. authorized to be constructed under this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable D¤W— signals for the passage of boats or vessels; and said corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights Mehta etcor ogher signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. Sec. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge USG by <>¤¤¤r ¢¤¤¤- shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to p°m°S' the passage of railway trains over the same, and over the ap roaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable com ensation for such Compensation use ; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge, and the several railroad companies, or any one of them desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to w ich each shall conform in usin said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by tie Secretary of War upon Secretary et War to the hearing of the allegations and proofs of parties. d°°`“‘ , Sec. 4. hat any bridge authorized to be constructed under this awmww act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations Ppr°v° ` for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe ; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile below and one mile above the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or ridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said pillan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of ar the bridge shall not be commence or built; and should any change be cmmges. made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, so as to prevent or remove all substantial obstruction to the navigation of said river such change shall be subject to the approval of the _ Secretary of Wax-; and if any litigation shall be had in regard to said I-*¤8¤¤¤¤· bridge the same shall be in the circuit court of the United States in whose territorial jurisdiction said bridge or any part thereof is ocatcd. SEO. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ·¤¤¤¤d¤¤e¤t- expressly reserved, and any alterations or changes that may be required by the Secretary of War in the bridge constructed under this act, or its entire removal, shall be made by the corporation owning or controlling the same at its own expense. Furthermore, if the construction of said bridge shall· not be commenced within two and cogyrrmggwmertwd completed within four years after the passage of this act, all privi- P ' leges conferred hereby. and this act, shall become null and void. Approved. March 1, 1889. STAT L—v0L xxv——48