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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 355, 356. 1886. 65 accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than two hundred feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw, and the next adjoining span or spans to the draw shall not be less than three hundred feet, and the head-room under such span shall not be less than ten feet above high-water mark: Provided Lights, ctc. also, That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe: Provided also, That all railway companies desiring to use said bridge shall OHM ¤¤r;¤p¤¤i•¢s have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of ffa h"·"° “f=’h“ °f the same, and in the use of the machinery and iixtures thereof, and of y' all the approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions S¤¤¤9*¤F5j¤fW¤¤ as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon hearing the alle- ;‘:°‘:1Q:";:;l;“f‘§*°°‘ gations and proots of the parties, in case they shall not agree. ,t,,_ m°’ Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, Sccretsryctwvu upon receiving such plan and map and other information, and upon *° ¤°*i*`Y °°¤¤P¤¤Y being satisfied that a bridge built on such plan and with such accessory '?f “pP’°"`“1‘ works and at such locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, to notify the company that he approves the same; and upon receiving such notiiication the said company may proceed to an erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or said accessory works, during the progress of the work thereon, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruc- Litigation. tion to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the circuit court of the United States of the State of Kansas or State of Missouri in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located. Sec. 4. That the said bridge and accessory works, when built and To be a lawful constructed under this act, and according to the terms and limitations •*¤;°*¤¤'° *¤dP°¤*>· thereof, shall be lawful structures; and said bridge shall be recognized '°“ T and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per m11e paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-routes in the United States; and Congress reserves the right at any time to regulate by appropriate legislation the chargesfor freight Charges. aud passengers over said bridge. Sec. 5. That the United States shall have the right of way for such Pcsmimegrapu. postal-telegraph lines across said bridge as the Government may construct or control. Sec. 6. That Congress shall have power at any time to alter, amend, Right to amend, or repeal this act so as to prevent or remove all material and substan- °*°·» '°•°”'°d· tial obstructions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works; and the expense of altering said bridge or removing such obstructions shall be at the expense of the owners of or persons controlling such bridge. Approved, May 17, 1886. CHAP. 356.-An act to suthoriasths construction and maintenance of a bm by May 17, 1886. the Dakota Central Railway Company across the Missouri River, at Pierre, cts. ---—··—··· Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Dakota Central Bail- 1?¤k¤¤¤· C¢¤*¤·l way Company, a corporation duly organized under the general incorpo- f:‘:;";{?;’:‘g“‘g ration laws of the Territory of Dakota, its successors and assigns, _1s bridge ,,1,,],1,,,80,1, hereby authorized to construct and maintain a bridge across the Mas- ri River at Pierre, sonri River at or near the city of Pierre, Hughes County, Dakota, and Daksnur L-—\’0L xxxvr-5