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 FIF] IETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 624, 625. 1888. 301 Sec. . That the said bridge and accessory aids to navigation herein Free navigation. authorized and provided for shall be so kept and managed at all times as to afford proper means 2t11d ways for the passage of vessels, rafts, and other water craft under or throu h it both by day and night. There shall be displayed on said bridge from sunset to sunrise such lights and signals as may be directed by the Secretary of Lights, em. War. And such changes may be made from time to time in the structureof said bridge as Congress may direct, at the expense of said ra1lwvay.in order the more eifectually to reserve the free navigation of said river; or the said structure shall be altogether removed if, in the gndglment of Congress, the public good may require such removal, and wrt out expense. or charge to the United States. Sec. 8. That the right to a ter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Amndlneuc. expressly reserved. , _ Ec. 9. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after E¤*¢¢*>· 1ts passage. _ - Sec. 10: That this act shall be null and void if actual construction cnmniencemenrnna of the bridge authorized by this act be not commenced within one °°m°1°“°"‘ year and completed within two years from the date of this act. Approved, July 16, 1888. CHAP. 625.-—An act to authorize the construction of abridge over the Tennessee July 16. 1888. River, between Bridgeport and Sheffield, Alabama. "`"‘"'*" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Cong-ress assembled, That the Cincin- cincinnati and Bin. nati and Birmingham Railroad Company, a cor oration existing un- E]§§§{‘g‘,§ ,,$a§,*{,§§’d;§ der the laws of the State of Tennessee, be, andis hereby, authorized to Q`;gg:¤;;#d Rivg be construct, operate, and maintain a bridge over the Tennessee River, su¤me1d,.d:i’° md between Bridgeport and Shefiield, in the State of Alabama. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the persons by whom it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for ,0§g§lg3Y·W¤s¤¤.¤d the transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, for such reasonable ge' rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War; and in case of any litigation concerning any alle ed obstruc- Litigation. tion to the free navigation of said river on account of said bridge, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in whose jurisdiction any portion of said obstruction or bridge is located. Sec. 2. That an bridge constructed under this act and accordin to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized nuiénlggélrghgélclllie and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall ` be 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 eading to said bridge; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph companies; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal-telegraph and telephone pur- Postal telegraph. poses across said bridge. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be made under such specifications and °<>¤S*¤¤¢¤i¤¤- plans as to the spans, draw~bridge, and so forth, as may be approved y the Secretary of War. Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge 0**1; <=<>¤¤l>¤¤l¤¤ shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to may ' the passage of railway trains over the same, an over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several rail- ` road companies, or any of them desiring such use. shall fail to agree f u on 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