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 372 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 748, 749. 1888. Terms 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 the hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. Ameudmvnt- Sec. 6. hat the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require any changes in said structure, or entire removal, at the exppnse of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interests require it, 1S also express y reserved. cfugqgiepnmwtwd Sec. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction p ‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three year from the date thereof. _ Approved, August 6, 1888. August6,1$8. CHAP. 'I4·9.—An act to authorize the construction and maintenance of a pile _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House eZ` Representatives of the a§,°**g¤rB§{'*>*mB5f§; United States of America in Congress assem led, That to the Halifax Cornpauyunmy bi-nge River Bridge and Street Railway Company, a body corporate exist- ` · g‘$,"§,,_ "' ‘" D""’ ing by and under the laws of the State of Florida, its successors or assigns, is granted the consent of the Government to construct and maintain a pile bridge provided with a suitable draw, over the Halifax River at Daytona, Volusia County, Florida, to be used for the b1?)ai1w_E.w»g¤¤,¤nd passage of foot-passengers, animals, and vehicles of all kinds, for ‘ reasonable rates of toll, to be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War, and, at the option of the company, to be used for the passage of railway trains an street-cars. 0P¤¤i¤·z¤¤*- Sec. 2. That the draw of said bridge shall be in charge of some grson, so that at all times the same may, without unnecessary delay, opened for the passage of steam and sail boats or other water-craft navigating said river, and said company shall maintain, at its own L*€l¤*S· expense, such lights on the bridge as may be required by the Light- House Board for the safety of navigation. _`m»·ru1s¤mc¤me¤¤d Sec. 3. That the bridge constructed under this act shall be a law- 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 other persons pay for like transportation; 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 roam epnegruvk a way for postal telegraph across said bridge, and all railroad; com- br ¤r¤¤ ¤¤¤=· pgmies desiring the use of said bridge shall 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 mm of a reasonable compensation or 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 to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to w ich each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon hearing of the alle ations and 1"¤>vi··>·>··- proofs of the parties: Provided, That before this act snallqtake effect the plans therefor and the location of said bridge shall be submitted semcgmiwuco to and approved by the Secretary of War, an the company shall °”'°°“’ °°°‘ further submit to him a detailed map of the river at the proposed site, and for one mile above and one mile below the same, viug the topogra hy 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 the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or ridges, and shall furnish such other information
 * _*"“—" bridge over the Halifax River at Daytona, Volusia County, Florida.
 * ‘°S"°“'°· · ful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route,