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74m CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHS . 618-620 . AUGUST 23, 1935 . Old fish wharf, etc ., SEc . 4. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and to be razed . directed to raze the old fish wharf and fish house now located on the tract described in section 3 of this Act containing five and three hundred eighty-seven one-thousandth acres . Approved, August 23, 1935 . [ CHAPTE R 619 .] August 23, 1935. AN ACT

[S . 1988.] To extend the time for commen cing and completing the construction of a bridge [Public, No. 310.]

across the Missou ri River at or near Rule, Nebraska . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for com mencing and com pleting the con structi on of a bridge author- ized by an Act of Congress approved March 4, 19 33 to be built by John C . Mullen, John H . Hutchings, and William Shepherd, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, across the Missouri Rive r at or near Ruio, Nebraska, are hereby extended one and three years, respect ively, f rom Mar ch 4, 19 35 . SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, August 23, 1935 . Missouri River. Time extended for bridging, at Rulo, Nebr . Vol . 47, amended. P. Amendment. [CHAPTER 620 .] AN ACT A ugust 23, 1935 .

[S .3050.1 Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermont to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain between Rouses Poi nt, New York , and Alburg, Vermont . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lake Champlain. United St ates o f America i n Congres s assembl ed, That the consent New York and Ver- mo nt may b rid ge, be- of Congress is hereby granted to the States of New York and Ver- twee n Reuses Point. mont their successors and assigns, to construct maintain, and operate N.Y.,andAlburg, Vt.

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Act e ntitled "An Act to regu late th e constr uction of bridg es over navigable waters ", approve d March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . Acquisition of real SEC . 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the States of New York estate, etc .,forlocation,approaches,etc.

and Vermont, their successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construc- tion, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for °bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is located, upon making just com- pensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws Condemnation pro- of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in ceedi ngs .

th e conde mnation and exp ropriati on of p roperty in such State . Tolls authorized . SEC. 3 . The said States of New York and Vermont, their succes- sors and assigns, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906 . or Tills appleg touop- SEC. 4. In fixing the rates o f toll to be charged for the use of such etc .

bridge, the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amorti ze the c ost of such bri dge and its app roaches as soon as [Public, No.311.] 155 5,