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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Gus. 328, 329. 1899. 967 public surveys, if 110 adverse rights have attached: Provided That no ?’·t¤*··· sett]er shall be permitted to goquire to exceed three hundred and `mmewmmm twenty acres under this provision. _ Approved, March 1, 1899. CHAP. 329:-An Act To authorize the Georgia Pine Railway of Georgia, to Mn-e1¤1. 18W. construct a. budge across the Flint River, a navigable stream in Ibecstur County, -·————— Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Georgia Pine Rail- cmp, mm um. way Company, of Georgia, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct §3'°{"f}{§’,’;}{° "“"‘ and maintain and operate a bridge across the Flint River, u navigable ` stream in the county of Decatur, State of Georgia; said bridge to be heated, at or near the town of Bainbridge. ‘S1a:c. 2. That said bridge shall bebuilt and located under and subject mmtmgr ‘w¤» to to sueh regulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of ‘*”"°" '·°'°‘ War may prescribe; and to secure that object the said Georgia Pine Railway Company of Georgia, shall submit for his examination designs and drawings of the bridge, and maps of the location, and until the — said plans and location are approved by him the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in said bridge, qnmgw before or after completion, such changes shall be likewise subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Sm:. 3. That said bridge shall be kept and managed so as to offer Ai¤·=·»¤¤vig¤u¤¤. reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels and craft through or under the same; and for the safety of vessels passing at night there mgm. shall be displayed on said bridge at night, from sunset to sunrise, at the expense of the owners thereof, such lights or other signals as the Light·House Board may prescribe. And any changes in said bridge umumorcmgu. which the Secretary of War may at any time deem ueoessary, and order in the interests of navigation, shall be made by the owners thereof at their own expense. Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge mgm of mmm; authorized by this Act shall have and be entitled to equal rights and ‘° “°° privileges relative 1:0 the passage of railway trains or car over the same and over the approaches thereto upon the payment of a. reasonable compensation for such use; and in case -the owner or owners of said -.11ugmmp».¤ with 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 which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of Wm- upon a. hearing of the allegations aud proof of the parties; and T¤rm¤pr». cw.. equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all tele- °°‘"""'"°"‘ graph and telephone companies. Sec. 5. That the bridge constructed, maintained, and operated under To be 1.wm.¤-me this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, ‘“” ‘“"‘ ’°“°’°“‘°· and shall be recognized and known as e post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for transportation of said mails, troops, and munitions over the railroads and public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal, telegraph, and telephone purposes over said bridge. Sm:. 6. That this Act shall be null and v0id if actual construction of C¤m¤¤¤¤w¤¤¤¤ mm the said bridge be not commenced in one year and completed in three °"""l'°*°"‘ , years from the date hereof ‘ Sm:. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤¤¤•i¤¤¤¤¢~ expressly reserved. Approved, March 1, 1899.