170 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1I. Ch. 1143. 190-1. ga'égQ’¤*¤°*°d ”*"*· Sec. 2. That said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation ' of said river beyond what may be necessary to carry into effect the I·‘“€’*“°“· rights and privileges herein granted; and in case of any litigation arising under the provisions of this Act from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the navigation of said stream, such litigation may be tried and determined b the proper circuit or district court of the {,"Qf,§,,'%‘°Dk hm D0, United States within wliose jurisdiction said bridge is located: Pro- — infected. vided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the pgotection of tlge navigation of rivers, or to exempt said bridge from t e operation 0 same. M,I;,"p‘§,§“,},u€§f“°‘“'° Sec. 3. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be reco ized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shalFnbe made for the transmission of mails and the troops and mimitions of war of the United States over the same than the rate per mile paid for the trans- . portation over the railroad or approaches leading to the said brid e; ,,Q`,§§_°“"P“· °“’·· and it shall enjoy the rightsarid priyileges of other in are United States, and equa privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph an telephone companies, and the United States _ shall have the right of way across said brid e and its approaches for €§"},",f3·,,,h,,,. Kms_ postal, telegraph, and telephone purposes: , That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable com nsation for such use, or, in case o disagreement, upon such terms ande conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War _ upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties in interest. D"""b"dg°‘ Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act shall be built as a drawbridge under and subject to such regulations _ for `the security of navigation of said Dog River as the Secretary of ,,§,°,'§,'$,§°,§',Qf,’,€,l,°Q',{j"" War shall plrescribe, an to secure that ob'ect the said company shall ` submit to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of Wai-, for their examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge, and a map of location, giving for the space of one-hal mile above and onehal mile below the proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of currents at all stages, and soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream and theelocation of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full °"‘"*'°”· and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War said bridge shall not be built, or commenced, and no changes shall be made in said bridge durin the pro ress of construction or after completion unless approved by the Cliief of Engineers and the Secretary of \Var: and the said company shall, at its _ own expense, make from time to time such changes in said bridge as """"f"· d the Secretary of War may order in the interest of navigation: Pm-
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- ‘““t "'“'· vided, Thai; the draw of said bridge shall be promptly opened, upon
"' "‘°°‘ reasonable signal, for the tpassage of boats, and there shall be main- _ tained on said bridge by e owners thereof, from sunset to sunrise. such lights and other signals as the Light-House Board may prescribe. ·**“°'*""*°¤*· Sec. 5. That_the right to alter, amend. or repeal this Act is hereby T f expressly reserved.
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- ’"*"· *‘· 7*** the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and
completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Approved. April 11, 1904.
