704 FIETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ill. Cris. 548, 549. 1905. ‘ from the bridge of the New ¥orIk,lChi<éggoban(d Saiqt TLouip)l3rilroad Com n and about two mi es e ow e ri ge o e 1 s urg, 1·`ortpllVsiyne and Chicago Railway Company, located near Hegewisch, Qmjou ,0 ,,m_in the State of Illinois: H‘O?)2({€d, That such site is suitable, in the gum. judgment of the Secretary of War, to the interests of navigation. _ opening mw. Sec. 2. That the draw provided for the bridge here1n authorized Ll¤h*°· °'°· shall be o ned promptly, upon reasonable signa s, for the passage of boats, andxsaid corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from Secremy of Www sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the "pm-°v°°°°°'°t°’ Light-House Board shall prescribe. The said company shall submit to the Secretary of War for his approval, designs and drawings of the said bridge and a map of the ocation thereof, giving suflioient information to enable him to fully and satisfactorily understand the - subject, and until the said plans and location are approved by the Seccmmga. retary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built. Any change made in the plan of the said bridge during the progress of its constructionor after its completion shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and said company shall, at its own expense, make such changmtjln the said bridge as the Secretary of War may at an time direct in e interest of navi tion. ’ _n¥a·;;·{ :}u:;¤’¤¤*¤¤’*> Sec. 3i1J5h1a; amy bujlt undeitlpsliapg and subjexg. to gt; limi— ` tations s a aw u s ruc ure, an s a reco ize an nown as a post route, upon which no higher charge shalFnbe made for the iéransmission of mails apd th; troops and mufiitiong off waigof the United . tates over the samet an the rate er mi e ai or the transportation over the railroad or approachespleading tl:) the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post—roads in the United r,é1`h<g¢¤f¤P¤» ¤¢¤·· Statasé pnd eqpal grivjlegles in the use of sam blyidge shalllgxe graqfeg _to a e egra an te e one com anies. an the United States s a hive thehrighlt of wgy achoss said liiidge and its approaches for postal te egrap and tele one urposes. p,g§:s*’>’ °***°’ °°m‘ Sec. 4. That ad railrgad companies desiring the use of the said ` bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and over the approaches thereto upon the payment of reasonable compensation, for such use; 0¤¤¤¤¢¤¤¤¤<>¤- and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad ppmpanies, or any onpxpf them, déssiring suqh use slhall fgil to agree ulpop e sum or sums to ‘i an u n ru es an con itions to w ic each shall conform in ugiln said bliidge, all matters in issue between tpemlshall be deqjded thje {Secretary of War upon the hearing of t e a legations an proo s o t 10 arties.
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- ;n_tn1c Sec. 5. That the right to alter, aivmend, or repeal this Act is expressly
mm.`reserved; and this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the approval of this Act. Approved, February 7, 1905. !"¤{>l;¤*;{¤’7,§bg¥?Y>· C 549.-An Act In relation to bonds on contracts with the District ot
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[Public, No. 51.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe esentatéves of the U2 {ted ",§°'Tfj ‘g§,°§(§‘,}{‘,,fg; States of America in Congress assembled, Thiit in all cases where the !or public work. enc., Commissioners of the District of Columbia enter into contracts for luggqugmmemsv work or material they shall require good and sufficient bonds to the United States in a penal sum sufficient, in their judgment, to secure the strict and faithful performance of said contracts to the satisfaction of and acceptance by said Commissioners, and guaranteeing that the contractors shall keep new pavements or other new works in repair for a term of five years from the date of completion of their contracts,
