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 302 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 625, 626. 1888. ¤S¢¤,¤'°*·¤¤’ °* W¤ *° between them shall bedecided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations_and proofs of the parties. _ W¤**»° Sec. 5. That any brid e authorized to e constructed under this act °°P°°v° °t°` 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 sugimit to tihtc Secretarytci Ella;, for hcs exaniipialtiqn arid approyal, ' so e r1 e an ama 0 e oca10n,g1ving foreshglsgdce cdaldiidigriile above addbne mile llelow the proposed loca; tion, the topogralphyiof the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and lclw watgr, the recticg and strengclh Ogg3i1B ccgrects at alllstcges, t, accura s owing e o e s ream, e ocais  9;.iMs sdsss zrsssszrsstrr orma ionasma re uu- ora u an a is ac 0 of the subjcct; alrnd unllil the said plan  1 ·cation of the bridge are a proved y the Secretar of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the prog-_ ress of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and 1f said bridge is not commenced within two ` years and completed within three years from the passage of this act, the rights and rlprivileges hereby agranted shall be null an void. _ A¤¤¤¤<1¤¤¤¤¤- Sec. 6. hat the right to ter, amend, or repeal this act IS hereby expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said structure, or its entire removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved. Approved, July 16, 1888. July 1c, ms. CHA?. 626.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Caney ———-————- Fork River, between Rock Island and Carthage, in Tennessee. ` Re it enacted by the_Senafe and House of Representahbves of the ¤¤¤¢i¤¤¤g United States of America m Congress assemble, That the Cincin- Qomvwy may new nati and Birmmglham Railroad Company, a corporation existing gggggggglsggmd under the laws of the State of Tennessee, be, and is hereby, authorized ommge, rem. cp consagcct, opiagatlc crid maingaénrchbddge cv? the Caney Fork iver, ween oc s an an a age in the tate o en ess. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide, for the passage of rldilwggy trains an, atthe option of the persons by whom 1t ma]-y be built, may f°q•¤•g¤y.w¤s¤¤.•¤¤ pe  for the passagefof yvagons and vehmles ofha kmdsmfor the ransi o aruma s an or oo —  or suc reasona e ra s of toll as may be approved from tlme to time by the Secretary of War; ¤¤e¤¢i¤¤- and in case of any itigation concerning any alle ed obstruction to the free navigation of said river on account of  bridge, the cause niaysdbettried beforct the ccrcuig ccpct ohthe U1li)it_eid Statcs in whose jun ic ion any po ion o said o s ruc ion or r1 ge is ocated. mriiczzgirgktizccure Sec._2. _ That anyllpridge constructed under this act, and accordirgg to étskhmitations s tll beta lawful structure, and shall be recogmz an nown as a pos -rou e, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, anddtaermggitgqczpf wx of the United States than the rate per mile _ _ _ por ion over the railroads or public highways lirding to said bridge; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be grantedto all telegraph companies; and the United States rmaewnpu xl have the (pf way for post telegraph and telephone purs across said 1-1 ge. ommmmi. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall  made under such specifications and Iglfcs cc; hg the €pans}¢%16aw—br1dge, and so forth as may be ap- _ prov y e ecre ary 0 ar. m°;”;;,°°“"‘“'°' Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to