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336 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 194, 196. 1910. April 2*1, 1910. CHAP. 194.—-An Act To give a legal status to a submq,rine gable crossing the UL R· 23%*] Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois, and Bird Pomt., Mwsourx. I c, No. 154. , , [Pubi 1 Be it enacted by tim Senate and H0u.se_0fRep¢·esentatzve:s of the United Mimissippi mw:. H States of America in Congress assembled, That the crossing of the sub- ·1·$`$¥:L°¤?gt c%{$1°;°Q`$y marine cable of the Southeast Missouri Telephone Cqmpany, of Charlges- §gI{]@r‘g’§f’ §§§}?; ton, Missouri, across the Mississippi Rxver from Ca.1r0, Illinois, to Bnrd P¤i¤t. M¤·' “Point, Missouri, be, and the same IS hereby, legalizani, and the consent of Congress is hereby given jts maintenance by smd company, supject, however, to all the provisions of the statutes now qr hereafter 111 force relating to the preservation and grotcction of pamgabla waters: 3%;; Promfded, That any changes in the said crossing WhlOh the Secretary of War may at any time deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by gba owners thereof at their own 8 g;*‘°° expense: P1·0vided_furt/Her, That withm gudy days from the algproval pp P ’ of this Act, the said company shall fllI'Il1Sh:Yfo1' the files of thez War Department, a drawing showing the location and plan of the cable crossing with reference to the banks, bed, and low water surface of the rnvcr. · '~¤*°¤dm°”‘· Sm;. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 27, 1910. Apniié 1?10. fCS§A.l?E§96.E—Au Act For the relief of Walter F. Rogers, executor of the estate · · o m wm- S. Public, N0. 156. _ _ [ 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represm·»z§a¢wes of the United Qgggtéggggmbh Siam of America in Congress assembled, That under and in accordance Demmsuanbn of with the terms and provisions of the Act of Congress approved April g{‘S'j‘,“,§§§;§$,§}[§*}‘§§t,§ twentysecoud, nineteen hundred and four, entitled "An Aut: to provide °h\*;g§<§'»3°fH%f€- for payment of damages on account of change of grade due to con- Vol: mf of 619: struction of the Union Station, in the District of C0Iumbia," as 4 amended by the Act of Congress approved J unc twentyminth, ninemmmzbycommis- teen hundred and six, the commission agépoiuted under said Act is °i°°‘ hereby authorized and directed to meet an view the property known as lot numbered one hundred aqd sixteen, according tq the subdivision made by A. B. Kelly, trustee, in square numbere sax hundred and twenty-eight, as per plat of said subdivision in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia in Book Fourteen, at page one hundred and ninety-seven, improved by house and premises numbered nineteen McCull01}gh street noythwest, Washington, _District of Columhna, and hear testimony t0uc_hm§ the damages to smd property which have resulted from changes m the grade of streets, avenues, or alleys v¤1.¤·2,p.m. authorized by the Act of Congress approved February twentyazighth, nineteen hundred and three, relating to the construction of a union railroad station in the District of Columbia, and to a praise and determine the amount of damages, if any, to which tgc owner of said · prqperty so aifegted by change of gra}ie may be entitled. Péggcgfgjrgfrav 5m. 2. That 1f any of the partms interesbcd, than personal re re,- seutatives, or the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shalifbe dissatisfied with the appraiscment or award of said commission, the court shall, on motion of the parties so dissatisHed, direct the United States marshal to summon a jury of seven disinterested men, not related to any person in interest, to meet and view the said pro erty and to appmnse and determme the amount of damages to whicg the. owner of said property so affected by change of grade may be entitled, ai pmvglad in and by the aforesaid Act of Congress, so amended as . a oresm . Iétgfgzgggsfmm Sm. 3. Thgt gx sufficient sum to pay the comyansation and expenses of said commission and the compensation of said jurors and the amount