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 FOBTY-NINTH CON GBESS. Sess. II. Gus. 156, 157. 1887. 407 CHAP. 156.-An act to amend an act entitled "Au act for the erection of a. public Feb. 21, 1887. building at Chattanooga, Tennessee," approved February twenty-Efth, eighteen hun- ··————·—· dred and eighty-ive. B0 it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act; entitled “Au act; Ch¤¤==¤¤0¢>g¤, for the erection of a public building at Chattanooga, Tennessee! ap- T°1E;‘{)uc buildin proved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ei ghty-five, be, and VOL 23, p_ 320_g' the same is hereby, so amended as to provide that the cost; of said build- Limit of cost iniug, iuchidiug site and building complete, shall not exceed the sum of ¤¤>==¤¤¤d· two hundred thousand dollars: Provided., That the site shall not be I’">¤>*¤•¢· purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish snilicient accommodations for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not: exceed in cost the balance of the sum herein Cost. limited after the site shall have been purchased and paid for, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and no purchase of site, nor plan for said building, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the sum of two hundred thousand dollars for site and building. Approved, February 21, 1887. CHAP. 157.+An act to authorize the construction of a bridge acrom the Tmde· Feb. 21, 1887. water River by the Ohio Valley Railway Company. ""*_*‘—_‘ Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Ohio Valley Railway 0h¤°V¤U¢YB¤¤1· Company, organized under act; of the general assembly of the common- H]';’;_i;;%“¥g“:%3“g wealth of Kentucky, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and Tmdcwamrgivg, maintain a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Tradewatcr River, Ky. ' in the State of Kentucky, at such point as said company may deem ' suitable for the passage of its said road over said river. Said bridge shall B¤ii‘=*=¤5’» €= ° * be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the 'md "“g°“ "“d“°‘ option of the corporation by which it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act; and subject to its limita- T0 be ¤· i=¤w*`¤l tions shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as “’:;‘;*“'°‘“d Pm"' a posvroute, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post- m ° roads in the United States. _ Sec. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge Other ¤°¤¤P°·¤¤°¤ shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the *° h“"“ “"°‘ passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any of them, desiring such use, shall tail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them S*{°*’?3°'_{°fW“' shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allega- 3*6;:: ° '°°gr°°' tions and proofs of the parties. S20. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act Plans, ew., tobc . shall bcbuilt and located under and subject to such regulations for the ’·*PP'°‘g‘$*’YS·°°’°‘ security of navigation ofmsaid river as the Secretary of War shall pre- ***7 ° "' scribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a. map of the location thereof; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secrotary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. 81:0. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 21, 1887.