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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . I. CH. 32. 1929 .

31 of Tennessee as soon as possible under reasonable charges but within a period of not to exceed twenty-five years from the completion Maintenance as free thereof . After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall bridge, etc ., after amor- have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained tiling costs' and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An Reco rd of espen di- b

turP C and recei pts . accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested . (n) That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the high- T-nerland River. Rl may way department of the State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, bridge, in Che atham and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Cumberland Cou nty . River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, on the pro- jected Charlotte-Ashland City Road, in Cheatham County, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act Construction. entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- Vol.34,p.84. gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll to R ope rat ion 11 sinking sh all be so ad justed as t o provide a fund suffi cient to pa y the reaso n- fund, etc. able cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management and to provide a sinking fund, authorized by the law of the State of Tennessee which pro- vides for the construction of the bridge to be built under this Act . which shall be sufficient to amortize the bonds issued under such Act as soon as possible under reasonable charges but within a period of not to exceed twenty-five years from the completion thereof . After Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after auror- a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been SO tizing sinking fund . provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management . An accurate record of the costs of Record of espendi- the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, tar es and rece ipts . repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons i nterested . o That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the high- Cumberland River . yg

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Tennessee may way department of the State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and bridge, between Gaiaes- o perate a bridge and approach es thereto across th e Cumberl and boooanDG7anvine . River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between Gainesboro and Granville in the county of Jackson, in the State of construction. Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Vol.34,p. 84. Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limita- tions contained in this Act . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll toperation fund, Rates of toll applied shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reason- able cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund authorized by the law of the State of Tennessee which provides for the construction of the bridge to be built under this Act, which shall be sufficient to amortize the bonds issued under the law of Ten- nessee, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed tw enty-five years from the comp letion b ago ttenance sf f ree thereof . After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall Wing sinking fund . have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained