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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. OHS. 628, 629. 1888. 307 the United Statesshlalldhave the right of way for postal-telegraph Poem mnegmph. purposes across said r1 ge. Sec. -1. That all railway companies desiring to use said bridge shall Other ¤<>mr>¤¤i¤s have and be entitled to ecpual rights and privileges in the passages of my "°°' the same, and in the use 0 the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all the approaches thereto. under and upon such terms and condi- 'f"¤=F» tions as S all be prescribed by the Secretary of War, u on hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, in case they shall not agree. Sec. 5. That the structure herein authorized shall be built and Secmwmrggwurto located under and subject to such regulations for the securit of the °Ppr°v° M navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall rescribe; and to secure that obyect the Said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of _ ar, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one m11e above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-line at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current at all Stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required or a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are decided by the Secretary of War to be such as will not materially affect the interests of navigation, the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, such change s all be subject to the approval of the Secretary of'War; and the said bridge shall be constructed with su.ch aids to the' passage of said bridge, in the form of booms, Mdsfomvigatiom dikes, iers, or other suitable and proper structures for coniiniug the How ofp water to a ermanent and easi ynavi ated channel, for a distance of not less tllan one mile above the bridge location, and for the guiding of rafts, steam-boats, and other water-craft safely through the draw and raft spans, as the Secretary of War shall prescribe and order to be constructed and maintained at the expense of the company owning said bridge; and the said structure shall be at all times so kept and mana ed as to offer reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said structure; and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridge, _ from the hours of sunset to sunrise, such lights as may be prescribed L*8'**°· by the Light-House Board; and the said structure shall be changed or removed at the cost and expense of the owners thereof from time to time, as the Secretary of War may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority to erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation and modification when the public good, in the judgment of the Secretary of ¥Var, so requires. without an expense or c args to the United States. _ Sec. 6. That if actuabconstruction of the bridge herein authorized coggqmzmmmcma shall not be commenced within one year from the passage of this act, p ` and be completed in three ears from the same date, the rights and privileges hereb granted shall cease and be determined. _ Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal tins act is hereby Ameudmenc. expressly reserved. Approved, July 16, 1888. cna? .. t riz’ the Little Rock and Alexandria Railway Com- Ju] 16,18sS. pany to mghtainlhlhrlcgohgtgict dnlllidge across Bayou D’Arbonne, in Louisiana. ""?·L····· Be it enacted by the Senale and House of Representatives cg the Un {ted States of America in Congress assembled, That the ittle rgpleangcnkandégex- Rock and Alexandria Railway Company, in Louisiana, and Ark¤n— itu? m¤}'“§}m$ sas, a corporation duly and legally organized and existing under and Fxmm ¤• by virtue of the laws of the States of Louisiana and Arkansas, be, and ’