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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 487, 494. 1888. 205 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 shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon Semww <>f WMM the hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. d°°m mmS’ °t°' Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act 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 company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination ,£’jf,"§,§“L]{u‘j§ {QQ? °° and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of ’ ` the location, giving, for the space of one mile below and one mile above 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 current at all stages, and soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be re uired for a full and satisfactory understanding of the sub`ect; andl 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 be made in the plan of said bridge during the rogress of construction, such change shall be submitted to and sulhject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act, so as to A¤¤+=¤d¤¤¢¤¤.¤t¤- prevent or remove aT] material and substantial obstruction to the ` navigation of said river by the construction of the said bridge, is hereby expressly reserved; and any alterations or changes that may be required by Secretary of War in the bridge constructed under this act, or its entire removal shall be made by the corporation own· _ _ ing or controlling the same, at its own expense; and if any litigation L“'g““°“· shall arise in regard to said bridge, the same may be had in the circuit court of the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction any part of said bridge is located. Furthermore, if the construction c0°HQ;{;Q§(]{]°°¤°”*¤¤° of said bridge shall not be commenced within two and completed ' _within four years after the passage of this act, all privileges conferred hereby, and this act, s all become null and void. Approved, June 25, 1888. CHAP. 494.-An act to authorize the Paris, Choctaw and Little Rock Rnilwa June 2**. 1888. Company to construct and operate 0, railway, telegraph and telephone line through """"""“"_` the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senafe cmd Hozcse of Rc¤presmfafi·ves of the United States of America. in Congress as-semb ed, T nat the Paris, Choc- ,_,1&¤,;¤¤h§@mz;z·l_g¤¤ taw and Little Rock Railwaly Company, a corporation duly created company" may imiid under and b virtue of the laws 0 the State of Texas, be, and the Q$,Q",§,{Q·h§;’,l;¤*`g¥;f*é same is hereby, invested and empowered with the right of locating, thrquzh Iiidian Terriconstructing, owning, equipping, operating, using, and maintaining °°”‘ a railway and telegraph an telephone line throng the Indian Territory, beginning at a point, to be selected by said company, on Red L<><=¤=i<>¤- River, at the most convenient crossing of said river, at or near the oint known as Hooks’ Ferry, a crossing of said river from the south hank of the same in Red River County, Texas, near the northwest corner thereof; thence in a northeasterly direction, in the general direction of Hot Springs and Little Rock, Arkansas. to a point on the east boundary line of the Indian Territory in the Choctaw Nation, which is the west boundary line of the State of Arkansas, with the right to construct, use, and maintain such tracks, turnouts, branches, sidings, and extensions as said company may deem it to their interest to construct along and upon the right of way and depot grounds herein provided for.