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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SESS ll. Ch. 81. 1894. 8] to, and its piers parallel with the current of the river : Provided, .That P~>¤i¤¤· said company or corporation shall maintain at its own expense, from L‘g***°’· °*°· sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the rm, p. 601. Light-House Board shall prescribe. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, Nouimuou of sp. upon receiving such plan and other information and upon being satis— I”°"“1‘ tied that a bridge so built will conform to the requirements of this Act, to notify the company or corporation authorized to build the same that he approves of the same; and upon receiving such notification the said company or corporation may proceed to erect said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location, and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or accessory works during the progress of the work thereon such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of WVar. Sec. 5. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its limi- I&¤w£¤l ;t¤¤¤t¤r¤ tations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known an p°° mu °' 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 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 post roads in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its romimsgmpn. approaches for postal telegraph purposes. Sec. 6. That all street railroad companies desiring the use of said m£l¤¤ by ¤*>¤>¤* ¤*¤· . bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges rela· °' tive to the passage of street railroad trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto upon the payment of a reasonable com- ` pensation for such use, and in case the owner or owners of said bridge compensation. and the several street railway companies, or any one of them, desiring such use fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon the rules and conditions to 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 should said bridge be built for the passage of railroad Provwvs trains, wagons, and foot passengers, strect cars shall not be allowed UM l>>’¤*“*°¤**¤· to cross thereon except at the option of the bridge company. All railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge, should the bridge so built be a combination railroad and wagon-road bridge, shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto Hp0n payment of a reasonable compensation thr such use; and in case U°¤¤P°¤¤°°*°¤· the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such passage should fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using such bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of \Var, upon a hearing of the allegations and proof of the parties: Provided further, That nothing mDg>¢p§>`;¤m_°f sms in this Act in regard to charges for passengers and freight across said ri ° ` bridge shall govern the Secretary of YVar in determining any question arising as to the sum or sums to be paid to the owners of said bridge by said companies for the use of said bridge. · Sec. 7. That Congress shall have the power at any time to alter, g,2,'Qf,f’;§Q‘?°*°d ""l` amend, or repeal this Act. and the Secretary of War, whenever he shall deem it necessary, may cause the owners of said bridge 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 obstruction shall be at the expense of the owners of the bridge. STAT--VOL XXVIII -6