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608 FIFTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 47, 48. 1905. L°°°“°¤- with necessary approaches, across the Mississippi River from the west end of Twenty-fifth avenue northeast to the east end of Thirty-second avenue_ north, within the corporate limits of said city, provided such S°""" °“? ‘"*¥°"· location is suitable to the interests of navigation. Said bridge shall be and foot bridge. . . constructed for the passage of street cars, wagons, and vehicles of all Sfw w kinds, and for foot passengers. _ _ _ ,,pp°,‘§,',$é“,§{,,,§’B, of Sec. 2. That the said bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act shall be built and constructed upon plans to be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War, subject to such rules and regulation; for tpe spguglty of navigiapiontas the} Spciietagy of War shall (piescribe, an un 1 e p ans an oca 1on 0 e r1 ge are approve y him the bridge shall not be built or commenced. ,,{;{‘,,‘§§,“,l,u,j§T“°°‘"° Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, and shall enjoy the rights and priv1leges of other post-roads in the United States; and no higher charge shall be made for the trapsrpisiion oyer the salme ofh the mails, troops and munitions of war o the nite States t an the rate per ·mile paid for the transportation over the road or roads leadirig to ,.,§f,§f’*‘"""· °"’· such bridge. Equal privileges in the use of said bridge sha be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the United tates shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches °h*“8°¤· for postahtelegraph and telephone purposes, and all changes in said _ bridge reapnred by the Secretary of War, at any time, or its entire removal, s all be at the expense of the corporation owning or operating said bridge. ' U“ bY°“*°"°°;d¤· Sec. 4. That all street railway companies desiring the use of said bridge shall be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the C°”‘P°¤¤°**°¤· passage of cars over the same_ and the approaches thereto, upon pay- ment of reasonable compensation for suc use; and in case of disagree- · ment ap to thedrates, teiémls, Triad ézpnditions ogguch use all matters at issue s all be etermine y e cretary of ar. m§ff“° °* °°“”“”·“ Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge herein authoikized ishcogimenped within; lpne year and completed wit in three years rom the ate o approva ereof. ·¤¤¢¤<¤¤¤¤¢· Sec. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express y reserved. Approved, January 19, 1905. J¤¤¤¤fY 19. 1906- CHAP. 48.-An Act Permitting the building of a railroad bridge across the Mis- [S‘ 6261*} sissippi River at the city of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, from a point on lot two [Public, Nc. is.] to a point on lot seven, all in section three, township twenty-nine north, range twenty-four west, of the fourth principal meridian. Be it enacted by Me Senate and House ¢gfRepresentaiiz•es of the UZ2 iied §}§f}l§_lgg{,§*'§;;n, {States ({fA77L€I‘2’0d in (,b¢zg¢·e.<¢a aasenzbled, That the consent of Congress

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_sg2r»ze is hereby_ granted to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte

Em, m,,-_b,,{;g;i'§‘{ Marie Railway Company, a railway corporation organized under the

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_ Dakota, its successors or assigns, to build a railway bridge across the Mississippi River at the city of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, from a point on lot_two to a point on lot seven, all in section three, town- _ ship_twenty-nine north, range twenty-four west, of the fourth princi al gym, of1mm_ mer1d1an: Prmnded, That the plans for the construction of said bridge and appurtenant works shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief cing olf Engineers and tpe Segrgtagy of yar before the commencement of °°· the construction o suc ri ge: nd movided fam}/ner That said Minneapolis, Saint Paul gnld Saulti Sainte Marie Railway Cbmpany, its successors or assigns s a not eviate from such plans after such approval, either before or after the completion of the said bridge, unless