816 FIFTYFIFTH oonennss. sms. 111. cus. sv, ss. rseo. said company shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination and approval general designs and drawings of said bridges and embankments and a map of their location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the lake, the direction of the current, the soundings showing the bed of the lake, and the location of any bridge or bridges or other structures within such distance,. and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the , subject; and until such plans are approved by the Secretary of War -¤1¤¤¤s¤¤·` the construction of the bridges and embankments shall not be commenced, and if any change is made in the plan of any of said structures during the progress of construction or after completion such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and be made at the expense of the owners of said structure. num. Sec. 5. That the draws of said bridges shall be opened upon reason- Lights. able signal, for the passage of boats; and such lights or other signals shall, at the expense of said company, its successors and assigns, be maintained on all of said structures, from sunset to sunrise, as the Light·House Board shall prescribe, and said company, its successors ren. and assigns, may establish `reasonable rates of toll for transportation promo. of persons and property over said structures: Provided, That such "‘PP"""L rates of toll shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. couunpncemcnr nd Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void, except as to structures °°“"’1°“°"‘ completed, if actual construction of the bridges herein authorized be _ nlpt commenced yvithin two years and completed within four years from tepassageo t isAct. ‘ ‘
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expressly reserved. s Approved, February 4, 1899. February 4.1899- CHAP. 88.-An Act To authorize the Little River Valley Railway Company to ““_‘—"""; construct and operate a railway through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, in the Indian Territory, and branches thereof, and for other purposes. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ¤*¤¤ 1***** Valley States of America. in Congress assembled That the Little River Valley giviviijiyiirisglféiiddldgeiii Railway Company, a corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the
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tory.with the right of locating, constructing, owning, and equipping, operating, using, and maintaining a railway, telegraph, and telephone lines L¤¤¤¤·>¤- through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, in the Indian Territory, beginning at the point where said railway now intersects the boundary line between the State of Arkansas and the Choctaw Nation, in Little River County, Arkansas; thence running by the most feasible and practical route in a westerly direction through said Choctaw Nation to such point at or near Atoka, in said nation, as said corporation may select; thence from such point in a northwesterly direction up the valley ot the \Vashita River, through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, to the boundary line between the Chickasaw Nation and Oklahoma Territory; Branches and at the most feasible and practical points on the main line contemplated herein opposite the towns of Clarksville and Paris, in the State of Texas, the said railway company is invested with like authority to build and operate branches thereof from said main line in the Choctaw Nation to Red River or the boundary line between the State of Texas etgfmcks. turzwuts. and the Choctaw Nation; and said railway company shall have the right ‘ toconstruct, use, and maintain such tracks, turn-outs, and sidings as _sa1d company may deem it necessary and to their interest to construct and maintain along and upon the right of way and depot grounds herein provided for. · wsyiain or mn: or Sec. 2. That said corporation is authorized to take and use for all purposes of a railway and telegraph and telephone line, and for no
