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 100 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 158, 159. 1872. Bridge to be a Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its P°*’*·’°“*°· limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized _Char$;es and as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the "gQ;lf’mf'”*faf‘§` transmission over the same of the ma1ls, the troops, and themunmons of £g;,,,¤e,,°g P warof the United States than the-rate per mile paid for their transports,. tion over the railroads or public higlhwpys lezpiling tpaflzglsmd blfidge, and the United States shall have the rig t 0 way or pos - egrap purposes across said bri . _ _ All ¤‘¤;¤`lW¤Y Sec. 4. Hmll railway companies desiring to use the said bridge shall ffi‘Q]§‘;gf§,tQght, have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges m the passage of the in the assage same, and in the use of the machinery and nxtures thereof, and of all the °f ***9 l"id8°· approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, ppon hearing the allegations and roofs of the arties in case they shal not agree. _ Regulations for P Sec. 5. Th; the structure herein authorized shall. be. built under and b‘¥“‘ll“g °“‘i subject to such regulations for the security of the navigatwn of said river using the budge` and lake as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and the said sgtructure shall be at all times so kept and managed as to offer reasonab e an proper means for the passage of vessels through and under said structure; and digfggsggg the said structure shall be changgd at the cost and expense of the owners ture m be thereof, from time to time, as ngress may direct, so as to preserve the <=h¤¤s'°d· &°··°Y free and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority to erect i}Q°c§; and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation by law whenever tinue the bridge. the public good shall, in the judgment of Congress, so require. Act maybe Sec. 6. That the right to alter or amend this act so as to prevent or ‘]"""°‘r &°‘ remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said river by the construction of bridges is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 11, 1872. _M,y 14, 1379, CHAP. CLIX. — An Act to Establish certain Post-roads. SM Mfe ry- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativesof the United li,;,??,; 05821:415, States of America in Congress cssembleot That the following be, and are sas., hereby, established as post-roads z — estldblighghdin ALABAMA, _ From Crossville, via Big Wills Creek and Rodentown, to Atalla. ‘L‘b“‘““' From Crossville, via. Grove Oak, Newville, and Park’s Store, to Scottsbor0’. From Tuscumbia, Saint’s Store, to Newbur . From Rocky Head to Haw Ridge. g From Kemp’s Creek to.Bowdon. From Ashland, via Hillabee, Millersville, and Bradford, to Rockford. From Louina, via Davidson and Dudleyville, to Dudeville. From Louina, via Wood’s Ferry, Wesobulga, and Mullins, to Blakes’ Ferr. Frgbm High Shoals, via Roanoke, Wief’s, Higgins’, and Buffalo Wallow, to Chambersl From Rock Mills, via Bacon Level, Hickory Flat, and Wehadka, to Antioch. From Pinckneyville to Childersburg. From Tuskegee, via Honey Cut, to Union Springs. From Hines Precinct to Tuskegee. From Wedowee, via Jordans and Arbacoochee, to Bell’s Mills. From Cole’s Station to Tallasee. From Wetumpka. to Robinson Springs. From Society Hill to Hurtville. From Troy, via Pea River, Buck Horn, and Loui ville, to Clayton. From Blake’s Ferry, via Fox Creek, to East Mill.