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 FOBTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 99, 101. 1884. 47 bridge and its accessory works; and the expense of altering said bridge or re-movin g such obstructions shall be ut the expense of the owners of or persons controlling such bridge Received by the President, J una 6, 1884. [Norm BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-Tho foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and nom having been ret urned by him to the House ofGongressin which it originated within the ti me prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 101.-An act to give the assent of Congress to the construction of afroo bridge Juno 20, 1334. by the uiaior and city council of Nashville, Tennessee, over the Cumberland River, ·-é··· and for on cr purposes. Be it enacted lm the Senate and House of Regwcacntatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the city of Nashville, a Bridge over the corporation organized under tho laws of the State of Tennessee, bc, and EP ‘“ b§;`s}1°.§d is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a. bridge, and approaches Tg:;' V1 °’ thereto, over the Cumberland River at the most accessible points within the corporate limits of the said city of Nashville, county of Davidson, and State of Tennessee. Said bridge shall be consrructed to provide for tho frco passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for tho transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, and for such street railways as may bo authorized by the city of Nashville to be constructed over the same. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limita.- f  " 1***5 tions shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as ¤_°p0n_,:u`gf°’ °° a post-route; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other postroads in the United States: Provided, That the United States may con- mm. struct a postal telegraph over said bridge without charge therefor. mht ofwgyfor Sec. 3. That if said bridge shall be made with unbroken and con- *¤1•8¤Phtinuons spans, tho spans thereof shall not be less than one hundred and $1¤¤¤~ sixty-four that in length in the clear, and tho main span shall be over the main channel of tha river. The lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge shall be at least thirty-four feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point. of location, and the bridge shall be at right angles to and its piers parallel with the current of the rivcr: Pm- Provloo. vided, That if the same shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw prow -pi vot or pivot shui] be over the main channel at au accessible point, and the b¤d8°· spans shall not be less than one hundred and sixty feet in the clear, Spam. and nbc piers of said bridge shall bcpomllel with and tho bridgcitself at right angles to, the current of the river, and the spans shall not be less than ten that above extreme high-water mark, as understood at tho point of locati0u,to the lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge: Provided also, That the said draw shall be opened promptly by said cor- Produc. poration upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats ; and said cor- DMW- poration shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board Light. md .1;. shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the mls. authority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct tho frac navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected me Mvigaum under such authority shall, in tho opinion of the Secretary of War, ob- maintained. struct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge tobc made as will cffectually obviatc such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at tho expense of said city of Nashville; and in casa of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction no the time navigation of said river caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the circuitcourtoftho United States of the middle district of Tennessee in which any portion of said ob· ° szmozion or bridge may belocatcd: Provided fnrther, That nothing in P~•|•v-