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 868 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 389. 1889. as may be fixed and determined by the Secretary of War: Provided opening draws. also, That the said draws shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, and in no case shall unnecessary delay occur; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own USMS ew- expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridges as the Light House Board shall prescribe: And provided also, { {sg Bae wagon and That said bridges, at the option of the Corporation or Company by °° " g°S‘ which they may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons or vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passen- T¤“·_ gers, for such reasonable rate of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. · ¥&¤Wf¤1¤¢¤¤¢¤¤·¤¤ Sec. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this °° °°S"°°”' act shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, 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, or for through passengers or freight passing over said bridge or bridges, than the rate per mile for their transportation over the railroads leading to the said bridge or bridges; and equal rivileges in the use of said bridges shall be granted to all telegraph ·com anies and the United Postal w1ezmp1=· States shall have the right of way for a postal) telegraph across said bridge or bridges. Said bridge or bridges, and the construction and extension of the line from its present terminus at Cedar Point across to Dauphin’s Island, and the terminal facilities at and between Dauphin’s Island and Cedar Point, where they project into navigable water, shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the securit of navigation of navi able rivers and waters as the Secretary of Vilar shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of ap§)°;°•f$;E3§`ftf” War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of any ' such bridges or constructions, and a map of location, giving, for the · space of one mile above and one mile elow the proposed location, t etopography of the banks of the river, and shores of Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Sound, or Strait connecting Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, 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 and channel of the stream, the location of any other bri ge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and location of the bridge or bridges or constructions are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge or constructions shall not be built; and should any camgea change be made in the plan of any such bridge or construction during the progress of construction thereof, such change shall be, subject to the approval of the Secretarg of War. mg; by °*h°*' °°‘”‘ Sec. 4. That a 1 railroad comlpanies esiring the use of any bridge ` constructed under this act sha] have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railways trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reason- Compensation. able cornpeiisation for such use; and in case the 0W1I9i' OI' OWHGTS 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 which each shall conform in using t Dgcpigp by Secre said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by m ° "' the Secretary of YVar, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. A***=¤**i<>¤¤— Sec. 5. That such alterations or changes as may be required by the Secretarv of War or Congress in bridges or other structures built under the provisions of this act shall be made by the persons or corporations owning or controlling said bridges or structures at Litisemu. their own expense; and if any litigation shall arise in regard to said