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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 7-L8. 1888. 371 transit of animals and for foot-passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as maybe approved, from time to time, by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed S°°*?'*"Y °*W¤”*¢> without interference with the security and convenience of navigation approve plans' em of said river; and in order to secure a compliance with these conditions the corporation. previous to commencing the construction of the bridge, shall submit to the Secretary of War a plan of the bridge and of any accessory works, together with a detailed map of the river at the proposed site of the bridge and for a distance of a mile above and below the site, together with all other information touching said bridge and river and accessory works as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether the said bridge when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act; Provided, That Pr¤vi··¤>=- the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river, Pierswith clear openings between them, the axis of the bridge as nearly as. possible at right angles thereto, and the lowest part of the superstructure at least six feet above the "level of the water at its highest stage: And Provided, also, That any bridge built under this act shall be con- D""'- structed as a pivot draw-bridge, with a draw_over the main channel of the river at the most accessible and navigable point, and and with spans of not less than one hundred feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot-pier of the draw, and with the piers adjacent to the draw o enings provided with suitable guide cribs or piers: Provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or Lights. em other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- pr§§jf“"°“ °* °P‘ rected, upon receiving any such plan and map and other informa— tion, and upon being satisfied that a bridge built on such plan and with such accessory works and at such locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, to notify the company that he approves of the same; and upon receiving such notification the said company may proceed to an erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location, but until the Secretary of War approves of the plan and location of said bridge and accessory works and notifies the company of the same, the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or said accessory works during the progress of the work thereon, such ggange shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of ar. Sec. 4. That any bridge and accessory works, when built and con- L¤j~‘f¤¤1 ¤¤‘¤¢‘w¤‘¤¤»nd structed under this act and according to the terms and limitations lm `mum thereof, shall be a lawful structure; and said bridge shall be recognized 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 aid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-routes in the United States; 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 across said iridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes; and Con- Postal telegraph. gress reserves the right at any time to regulate by appropriate legislation the charges for freight and passengers over said bridge. Sec.  That all railroafcompanies desiring the use of said bridge Use by other mmshall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to °°“’“‘ the passage of railway trains over the same. and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge. and the several railroad companies, or any one of them desiring such use, shall fail