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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II. Cs. 441 . 1930 . costs of the construc tion, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 1 (d) of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake . (g) The right t o sell, assi gn, transfe r, and mort gage all th e rights, powers, and privilege s conferred by this Act is hereby granted to J . C . Tenbrook, as mayor of Astoria, Oregon, his successors in office and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or trans- ferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person . Mississippi River .

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT SAVANNA, ILLINOIS C. N.

br ig and others,

SEC . 2 . (a) T hat in order to facilitate interstate commerce sm- may bridge, at savanna . Ill y prove the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, C . N . Jenks, F . J . Stransky, L. H . Miles, John Grandy, and Bruce . M achen, thei r heir s, le gal r eprese ntati ves, and as signs , be, and a re hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River at a point suitable Construction .

to the interes ts of navig ation, at o r near Sava nna, Illino is, in acco rd- Vol.34,p. 84. ance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . e sta Ri

to te,etc .,frgoca re al (b) There is hereby conferred upon C . N. Jenks, F . J . Stransky, approaches, etc . L . H . Miles, John Grandy, and Bruce Machen, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate a nd oth er pr operty need ed fo r the locat ion, constr uctio n, ope ratio n, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed b y rail road corpor ation s for railr oad p urpos es or by br idge c orpor a- tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and Condemn ation pro- the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or ceedings .

expropriation of property for public purposes in such State . Tolls authorized . (c) The said C . N. Jenks, F . J. Stransky, L. H . Miles, John Grandy, and Bruce Mac hen, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, as hereby au thorized to fix and charge tolls for transit ov er such brid ge and the rates of to ll so fixed shall be t he legal ra tes Vol.34,p.se.

until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906 . ized, after Acquisition completion, author-

(d) After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the by Illinois, Iowa, etc . Secretary of War, either the State of Illinois, the State of Iowa, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which an y part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any Condemn ation pro- interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by con- ceed mgs .

d emnati on or expro priat ion, in acc ordan ce wi th the laws of ei ther of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public Compensation if ac- purposes by condemnation or expropriation . If at any time after 4uired by condemna- tion. the expiration of ten years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, Limi tations .

going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and Right to sell, etc ., conferred .