480 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 940. 1890. Dny-bridges over said company shall cross Grant’s Pass and Pass aux Herons each E{,‘"§§;,,"§“ "“° Pm with a draw-bridge of such width, character, and construction as · the Secretary of ar shall prescribe : Provided also, That each such opeumgez mw. draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats, and that said company shall maintain at its own ex- Ushmm. pgnse such lights, from sunset to sunrise, on each such draw as the . ·'ght-House Board shall prescribe: And provided further, That if rms w e¤·¤¤¤·¤ the United States shall at any time acggirire the absolute and satis- P*"·°‘°· factory title to Grant’s Pass, the Secre y of War shall be authorized, upon satisfactory proof to him of such investment of title, and if, in his opinion, the interests of the Government shall not then require a draw-bridge to be constructed or maintained at Pass aux Herons, to relieve said company from building or maintainin said draw-bridge, but said comlpany shall thereupon maintain adrawbridge at rant’s Pass in a respects as hereinbefore prescribed. ¤•¤1>¤i¤ 1¤1¤¤•i- Sec. 2. ·That said company may lay its track across the east end mxmsmme max of Dauphin Island, owned by the Government, as far as Fort Gaines, wnmesun piers. and may build wharves and piers out to deep water from the ripanmm. rian front owned by the Government: Prov·ided, That before any umeggwum such track shall be laid or any pier or wharf built the approval of ‘ ‘”'°'° the Secretary of War shall be obtained upon plans and specifications submitted to him : Provided also, That if agy such track is laid or Remove or mak, wharf or pier built the same shall be remov at the expense of said '”‘"°“·°"°· compafplygf the Secretary of War should require such removal: Pro- !'*¤¤ pw by Ger- vided , That the Government may use any such structure when °°s.w-;°”'°°ey°; nag,. built free of charge or tolls: And provided jwrther, That said bridge '*°”· and the construction and extension of the lme from its terminus at ‘ · Cedar Point across to Dauphin Island, and the terminal facilities at and between Dauphin Island and Cedar Point, where they roject into navigable water, shall be built and located under and suliject to such reguIations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of
'f,,‘{,'f War shall prescribe; and to secure that o ject the said company or
M- corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of such bridge or constructions, and a map of the locationggiving for the space of one mile in each direction rom the prgpos location, the tncipography of the banks, the shores of Mobi e ay, Gulf of Mexico, ississippi Sound, or strait connecting Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, he shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current at all stages, and the soundinps accurately showing)the bed and channel of the pass, the location o any other bridge or ridges, and · shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject ; and until the said plans and location of the brid e or constructions are approved by ¤¤¤¤s¤•i¤v1¤¤¤· the Secretary of War they shall not be built, and should any change be made in the plan of such bridge or constructions during the progress of construction thereof, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. mc. 3. That no tramway, track, road-bed, wharf, pier, or other structure shall be built upon the United States military reservation seuew-yecwuw on Dauphin Island without the approval and consent of the Secre- 2€§'°°° °""°°"°°’ ta1‘y_0f War, and said structures shall be removed by the parties owning or controlling the same, at their own expense, when the Secretary of War so requires. Sec. 4._ That this act shall be null and void if actual construction wcommeucemeumnm of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years mmm and completed within three ears from the date hereof. smsnsmnam. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said nemmnew. structure, or its removal, is also expressly reserved. Approved. September 26, 1890.
