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 82 FOR’I`Y—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 46, 47. 1870. (?°¤¤°¤*¤ °H*¤° States is hereby given to James Pollock, Morton McMichael,' Thomas S. qmmd Sum S eakman Alexander G. Cattell, Presby B. O’Ne1l1, W1Ilnam Moore, given to the erec- p * S- C tion, within six Edward Bettle, Henry L. Bonsall, Geo. S. Woodhull, 1mon ameron, Y°“”·°f“l3`l‘?€° P. C. Brink, James Page, H. M. Phillips, John C. Tatum, Hector Orr, 2f;?;?;:: by- Charles Cox, 'l`homas Shaw, William Nieholsolpf 1feyne¥£·1foa&es,bJa?§S tween Philudcl- H. Orue, Edwin H. Fetter,    Kern, at nan 1 es, o er . shm ““d Cm` Randall, Marmaduk B. Taylor, Smmckson Cheyv, and their associates, rsdohl ammo. Erst having obtained an act of incorporation by either the State ot Penn- [D°°l*:'°d° sylvania, or the State of New Jersey, to erect a bridge with dwergmg P°§°;§*;:`;l:'166_ roadways and double draws, over and across the Delaware river, between Post, p. 168.] the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsy1van1la,and the cityrof Camden, in the State of New. Jersey, at any time wit nn SIX years a ter Btidzé Mw the passage of this act: Promded, 'Ihat thesuxd hndge shall be so con- navirration of the river · and in order to secure a. comp lance wit t cse conditions, the company, previous to commencing the construenon of; the PIM ¤¤<l_m¤(p bridge, shall submit to the Secretary of War a plan of. the bridge, with a °° b° ““b'“*°°° detailed map of the river at the proposed site of the budge, together with to the Secretary, . . . b ·d d _· b d d or Wggr, all other information touching said r1 ge an uvcr as may 'e eeme requisite by the Secretary of War. to determme whether the said bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not to ob- Consent ot struct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river.: And pro- P°g'§Y""3‘;:° vided also, That the consent of the said States of EP:->nnsylvama and New idbedtlrlgtob- Y Jersey shall be first had and obtained by act of incorporation or othermine . wise. Secretary of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War is hereby w*"t°'?°"r·Y authorized and directed, upon receiving said plan and map and other iiOrp°"m0n10fr intormation and upon beinrr satisfied that a bridge bt 'lt on such plan is a rovu ,i, ll _ _ &c. pp and at said, locality will conlorm to the prescribed condmons of this. act, not tolfobslgructzimpair, or ipijmpilpusly modifvghe navigatign ofsaidenweng to not1yt e said company a e approves esame; an upo rec in such notification, the said company may proceed to the erection of said B¤‘i<]K¤ WH0 bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location. But until gggzlgrgugél the- Secretary of War approve the plan and location of said bridge, and War has up- notify sand company of the same, the budge shall not be bu11t. !"°"°d Pl““· A1~1>novm1>, April 6, 1870. A *1 gm, CHAP. XLVII.—An Act authorizing the Corporation <y" the Oity ey" Washington to set gm apart Portions of Streets and Avenues as Parks for Trees and Walks. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ¢y' the United _ Ctity or lvasth- States of/lmerica in Ocngress assembled, ·That the corporation of the city mg “’““Y “° of Washington be, and hereby 1s, authorized to set apart from time to “"°”°”"“k° · k b (1 a m na t lks 4 1 a ·`th ““`§’  "" s’t“’ B “d*"“" ""E, I? it °` "izi W7 " ““ §"°ii’“ “’ · · cur s nes, no excee mg one a 18 Wl 1 0 any an a avenues Width or and streets in the said city of Washington, leaving a roadway of not ¥’°°·dW°Y· less than thi1•ty-five feet in width in the centre of said avenues and streets, or two such roadways on each side of the park in the centre of the same; and said corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to Special taxes levy and collect special taxes in such equal and just manner as said corior costs thereof t· d t, · ·   1 d t t- { th ml belmud porn ion may e eimme, in par 1cu ar war s, par s, or secions 0 e gmiveontecgea, city, or upon all property bordering upon avenues, streets, and alleys, This up not which shall have been so improved, sufficient in amount to pay the to apply to cer- 2.(!Ul8.l cost thereof': PTOMJBJ, That I10ll\1¤g h€I‘€1n contained shall bf} g;¤_*’·*'°¤¤€¤t held, to apply to Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Indiana avenues, nor tc jg, to ,m,h°,._ Four and a Half Street between the City Hall and Pennsylvania Avenue: merge use of And provzded further, That nothing IH this act shall authorize the oc- £f,gQ§°“;"\f;’_“ f°" gigpgpcy of any portion of the public streets or avenues for private purp0S6B» • APPROVED, April 6, 1870.
 * °b° mm" structed and built as not to obstruct, impair, or injurpously modl1fyhthe