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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 417, -121. 1886. 79 railway companies desiring to use the said bridge shall have and be enti· Other companies tled to equal rights and privileges in the passage over the same,'and in *° h°·"° right of the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof and of all the approaches “`”X‘ thereto, for a. reasonable compensation to be paid to the owners of said bridge under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed Secretarycfwar by the Secretary of War upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the *° P’°¤°¤b° *°¤¤¤· parties in case they shall not agree. Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be constructed as a pivot draw-bridge, Draw. with a draw over the main channel of the sound at an 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 said spans shall not be less than thirty-two feet above mean lowwater mark measuring to the lowest member of the bridge superstructure: And provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon Proviso. reasonable signal, except when trains are passing over the said bridge, Opening draws. for the passage of the boats whose construction shall not be such as to admit of their passage under the draw of said bridge when closed; , but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening the said draw after the passage of trains; and the said company or corporation shall Lights, etc. maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light- House Board shall prescribe. SBO. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act and according To be a lawful to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized stmcmfe ml 19**5*- and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be r°ut°‘ 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 mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for p,,Smm,rem,ph_ postal-telegraph purposes across said bridge. Sec. 4. That the plan and location of said bridge, with a detailed Plans, etc.,to be map of the sound at the proposed site of the bridge and near thereto, °·PP¥°"°?`$Y S°°‘ exhibiting the depths and currents, shall be submitted to the Secretary '°°"y ° M" of War for his approval, and until he approve the plan and location of said bridge it shall not be built; but upon the approval of said plan by the Secretary of War the said companies, or either of them, may proceed to the erection of said bridge in conformity with said approved plan; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of the work thereon, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War. lf the Secretary of War shall at any time deem any change or alteration necessary in the said bridge, so that the same shall not obstruct navigation, or if he shall think the removal of the whole structure necessary, the alteration so required or the removal of the whole structure shall be made at the _ expense of the parties owning said bridge; and if said bridge shall not T0 l>•¤¤i¤¤*=<l¤¤ be nnished within two years from the passage of this act, the rights *"'°V°"*"· and privileges hereby granted shall determine and cease. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby this¤= *0 ;_f¤¤d» expressly reserved. ° °" "°°" Approved, June 16, 1886. CHAP. 4-21.-·An act to abolish certain fees for omeial services toAmerlenn vos- June 19, 18%. eels, and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen, and ownem ·······—·";"" of vessels, and for other purposes. X Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep escntatives of the United _, _ ` Sfates of America in Congress assembled, Thag on and after July first, (7¤1‘*b:1£;1b1g1>1¤8 eighteen hundred and eighty-six, no fees s be charged or collected f°“ “ ° · by collectors or other officers of customs, or by inspectors of stumvessels or shipping commissioners, for the following services to_vessels of the United States, to witjllleasurement of tonnage and certifying the 3.8.4186, p.8W.