~ 1 802 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 512, 513. 1903. = . . l gaf1!:°I:°°*i°“ *° ““"*‘ Sec. 1. That any bridge constructed under the authority of this ` Act, including any reconstruction thereof as provided for in the last l section, shall be built and located and operated under and subject to ~ such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secreta of War shall from time to time prescribe; and to secure that object the International Bridge and Terminal Company, its suc- ~ cessors and assigns, shall submit to and tile with the Secretary of War l Mu- all desi ns, drawings, and maps of location of the bridge, and furnish 1 such other information as may be required for a ful and complete understanding of the subject; and the company, its successors and I assigns, shall cause to be displayed on said bridge, from the hours of 1 Lishfs. ¢¢¤· sunset to sunrise and at other times, such lights and other signals as l may be prescribed by the Lighat-House Boar . _ _ » 01>¤¤1¤zd¤w- Sec. 5. That 1H case the cretary of War shall direct that sa.1d l bridge shall be constructed with a draw or draws such draw or draws I shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of 1 boats, vessels, or other water craft; and at the time of the erection of q the piers, or whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of War the V 1 same may be necessary, the persons or corporations constructing, I owning, or operating said bridge shall, at their own exgense, construct 4 ¤<¤>¤¤¤. M- proper sheer booms or other proper structures to safe y guide boats, » vessels, or other water craft t rough the said spans. » grime of ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- Sec. 6. That if the actual construction of the bridge hereby author- °"' ized shall not be commenced within two years from the date of the approval of this Act, and completed withintive years after the same date, then this Act shall be void, and all rights herebyaconferred shall
cease and be determined; and that the construction s ll not be com-
. menced until the government of the Dominion of Canada has authorized the construction and maintenance of that part of said bridge which shall plcpgipytljat portion of the river which is under the jurisdiction of said ominibn government. -¤¤€¤<i¤¤¢¤*· Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 7, 190. F—“l¤'“*¤'>` 7· 1903 CHAP. 5 13.-—An Act Permitting the building of a dam across the St. Croix River
y.,_ GL] at or near the village of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Be it emzeterl by the Senate and H-0lL8Cé)flR@2‘886Rtd¢d®08 of the Diztted
fglaii iii3g Sttttes of American in Congress assemble , That the consent of Congress
mhém impmvémem is hereby granted to St. Croix Falls Vltisconsin Improvement Company, §{fg{’_,*§{§,",5{',§‘§_"""‘ “° a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, and to St. Croix Falls Minnesota Improvement Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, or either of them, their and each of their successors or assi ns, to build a dam across the St. Croix River at or near the St. Croix Tails, so called, in said river, and all works incident thereto in the utilization of the power thereby {,`;;*;_’;‘gf,,e,ppr,,{,€d developed: Provided, That the plans for the construction of said dam W me secrurury of and appurtenant works shall be submitted to and approved by the "' Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of lVar before the commencement of the construction of such dam: Anal proridedfurther, That said St. Croix Falls lVisconsin Improvement Company and said St. Croix Falls Minnesota Improvement L`om%n)', or either of them, their and each of their successors or assigns s ll not deviate from such plans after such applroval either before or after the completion of the structure, unless the modification of said plans shall have previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and Shfige*;$;;"°‘i°“ "* of the Secretary of \Var: And 19/'O?.’2-(lFd_]`ll7'iL<2l‘, That there shall be ` placed and maintained in connection with said dam a sluiceway so
