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1130 six·1·Y-n1eHrH cosonnss, sms. II. css. 451, 452. 1925. near the city of Dardanelle, in the county of Yell in the State of $,g{=S3*·;¤;'=*g;¤· Arkansas, and in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled ` ` "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Am°”dm°°t‘ Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1925.

 CHAP. 452.-An Act Authorizing the construction of a bridge across the
 Colorado River near Blythe, California.

_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the izoiiimggiimisiimag. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent

  • ,§g,gf*{,;’,,’}f’¥°• °°’“ of Congress is. hereby granted to John Lyle Harrington, or his

' assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches C tm t_ thereto across the Colorado River, at a (point suitable to the interests vg1!iss·i,i>iisliI of navigation, near the city of Blythe, alifornia, in accordance with . the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to re%ilate the construction me by nigh. of bridges over navigable waters," approved arch 23, 1906: Pro— ‘,[,€,§m§°,§’;3“@,‘§,’},°§,n{’,f vided, That the location, design, lans, and specifications for said required. bridge shall first be submitted to and approved by the highway departments of the States of Arizona and Califorma as being safe and _ _ _ _ sufficient from the standpoint of the traiiic which will ass thereover. ,,,,§,°°,‘;‘§‘{5"?,§},,,}",’§,,{,“,,Z Sec. 2. The States of Arizona and California, or either thereof, or wggggnt M any political subdivision or divisions thereof, may jointly or sever- ' ally, at any time after five years from the completion of said bridge, take over and acquire the complete ownership thereof at a price to be mutually agreed upon by the owner thereof and such State or States or subdivision or divisions thereof, or at a price to be determined by condemnation proceedings in accordance with the general laws of the State of Arizona or the State of California governing the acquisition of private property for public pigposes by condemnation, or at _ a price to be fixed by such other meth 1 as may‘be provided by law: §{,‘{';,‘,£,‘;’,,,,,,,,,, 0, Provided, That if such bridge shall be acquired by the said States gaggdsaéyeggédgngg; or either thereof, or by any political or other subdivision or divisions sen. thereof, by condemnation or other legal proceedings in accordance with the general laws governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes, in determining the measure of ama es or compensation to be paid for the same there shall not be included any credit or allowance for good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but the same shall be limited to an amount not exceeding the cost of constructing such bridge and approaches thereto, including interest and other charges incidental to any necessary loans made in connection with duancing such construction, engineering services, necessary contingent expenses, actual and necessary betterments and T HHH adm Ev improvements, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation: yga;g’ ,,m,$`;mch U, bg Provided further, That if such bridge shall be acquired or taken over ° "°° "’*d8°· by the States of Arizona and California, or either of them, or by any political subdivision or divisions thereof, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the same may be operated by such State or States or political subdivision or divisions thereof as a toll bridge for a period of not to exceed live years from the date of the acquisi- Ammdmmi tion thereof, after which time it shall be and remain a free brid . Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal of this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1925.