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 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS or run UNITED S'FATES Passed at the second session, which was be un and held at the cit o Washin on in the District of Columbia, on Mondaygij the third day of Decgmber, 1888,gdnd was adjourned without day on Saturday, the second day of March, 1889. Gnovnn CLEVELAND, President; Jo11N J. INoA1.Ls,` President of the Senate pro tempore; JOHN G. CARLISLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. 1.-An act to authorize the ui] ’ f' m mm.- -,.pimm.u..om,wmm£ °“"° “ ”“dg° °' ”’T"‘°“ “°'°“"""’ L°°°l—@i'*i'*e Be it enacted by the Senaw and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the La Crosse La cmm and mnand Minnesota Bridge and Ferrfy Company, a corporation created by §.‘;“,,‘Q,;* Cf;'d8° Md or under the laws of the State o Wisconsin, its successors or assigns, bridge Missidupinhiz be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge or °' ‘° L“ °"‘?"°· Wisbridges, for the passage of vehicles of all kinds, animals, and foot- Wagon and met passengers, across that part of the Mississippi River west of the main b"dg°‘ channel of said river at a point opposite the said city of La Crosse: Provided, That it shall not be lawful to construct said bridge or Jwwxm. bridges until the Secretary of War shall certify that the same will Ux¤<>b¤¤¤¤c¤=·d mwinot materially obstruct the navigation of said river: And provided gm)"` further, That the location and plan or manner of constructing said bridge or bridges shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary M~¤¤m*\’¤rr¤ of ar, and until approved by him the bri ge or bridges shall not °"”`°v°' °°°‘ be built. And there shall be submitted to the Secretarty of War for his examination and approval, a design and drawing o the bridge, and a mapepf the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile low the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges. and all other information required. Sec. 2. That said La Crosse and Minnesota Bridge and Ferry Com- Tous pany shall have the right to charge and collect a reasonable rate of toll, not exceeding the amount limited by the laws of Minnesota or \rViscousin. and approved by the Secretary of War. Sec. 3. That this act shal be null and void if actual construction Connrrgeucemeurand of the bridge or bridges herein authorized be not commenced within °°'“" ° t'°“‘ one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage hereof. _ Sm:. 4. That any bridge or bridges built under this act and sub- au§,*;)'OgQ}rf);{g*»°*¤’# ject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure or structures. and ' shall be reco nized and known as a post-route, upon which no higher charge shall Te made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and the munitions of war of the United States passing over '