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 FORTY-NINTLI CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 335, 336. 1887. 471 of them, desiring such use, slmll ihil to agree upon the sum or sums to sw-sm-yn5W,,, be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in to decide disagreeusing said bridge, all such matters of difference between them shall be '”°“*°· decided by the Secretary of YV:u·, upon an hearing of the allegations and proots of the parties. Sec. 4. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this act T0 be n lawful shall be a, lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a. post- “t"};°*“’°“”d1‘°’*‘ route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post-route, upon which mu °° also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States, or for through railway passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile for their transmission over the railroads leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way across Postultelegruph. said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act, so as to Right to amend, prevent or remove all material and subst antinl obstructions to the nav- BW-- F¤¤¤¤'¤d· igation of said river by the construction of the said bridge is hereby expressly reserved ; and any alterations or changes that may be required by'Congress in the bridge constructed under this act shall be made by. the corporation owning or controlling the same, at its own expense; and if said bridge shall not be finished within two years from the passage of this act, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall be null and void. l _ _ Approved, March 3, 1887. ' CHAP. 336.-An act to give the assent of Congress to the construction of a free Mar. 3, 1887. bridge by the county of Davidson, Tennessee, over the Cumberland River. —*···** Bc it cnacied by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the county of Davidson, t D¥;;m°“‘ in the State of Tennessee, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct biidgo Cum},":?; and maintain a. bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Cumberland lan d River, •: River near the city of Nashville and between the Hydcs Ferry and N¤¤hViU¤· Buena. Vista Ferry Turnpikes, in the county of Davidson, Tennessee. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the tree passage of Wagon and foot wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals} and for MM26- foot-passciigers. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limit- Tv be =¤ lswful ations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known :_;';1‘:*“'°““dP°“*‘ as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other ` post-road in the United States: Provided, That the United States may Postniwlvgruph. construct an postal telegraph ovcr said bridge without charge therefor. _ Sec. 3. That if said bridge shall be made with unbroken and contlnu- C°““*'“°"°”· ous spans, the spans thereof shell not be less than one hundred and sixty- Spsus. four feet in length in the clear, and the main span shall beovcr the mein channel of the river. The lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge shall be at least thirty-four feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood ut the point of location, and the bridge shall be at right angles to and its piers parallel with the current of the river: Pro- rmsw. vided, That if the same shall be constructed as a drew-bridge, the draw or D¤¤- pivot shall be over the main channel at an accessible point, and the spans shall not be less than one hundred and sixty feet in the clear, und the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with and the bridge itself at right angles to the current of the river, and the spans shall not be less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest part of the superstrnct ure of said bridge: Provided also, That the said draw shall be opened promptly by said county upon Opening draw. reasonable signal for the passage of boats; and said county shall maintain, at its own expense, hom sunset till sunrise, such lights or other Lights ¤¤=· signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act