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 494 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 349, 350. 1887. Free navigation tially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if not t¤b¤<>b¤¢r¤¤¤- any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the °d· Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to. cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or own- Litigation. ers of said bridge; and in any case of litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the district court of the United States of the State of Missouri in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modiiy any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of ` the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same. S¤•=r¤¤¤¥¤fW=¤¤‘ · Smc 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act. t'; “PP"°" PI““"» shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the ° °' security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said persons or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, at design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundmgs, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change he 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. ‘ Other ronuoinay Sec. 5 That. all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge ¤•¤- shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges rehtive to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches Compensation. thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or towlpers of said bridgp and the several railroad companies, or any one o them, esiring suc u shall fail to a e u n m§,°;f;f:;{8‘f;';:_’ the sum or sums to be paid, and upon mlzgand conditiongifi wliigb moms. each shall conform in using said bridge, the Secretary of War shall tix the same u n a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. Right to ,,,,,,,,1, Sec. 6. CII3i;; the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby - etc., reserved. expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said structure or its entire removal at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also. expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1887. Mar. 3, 1887.. C  350.-An act for the relief of Saint Dominick Church, in the District or ·······*v"""‘*""·"‘ 0 Hm 18. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Saint Domirric’s States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the Clgvchi D- 0 District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed nitfxsr °‘°·» ’°‘ to remit all taxes, penalties, and interest heretofore assessed and now due and unpaid on all that portion of square numbered four hundred and sixty-six in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, which is exclusively used for religious and educational purposes. Approved, March 3, 1887. ‘