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 880 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 397, 398. 1889. of the currents, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War no work upon the bridge shall be commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Am¢¤d¤¤<¤¤¢· Sec. 3. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act at any time; and that if at any time navigation of said river shall in any manner be obstructe or impaired by the said bridge, the Secretary of War shall have authority, and it shall be Changes his duty, to require the said railroad company to alter and change the said bridge at its own expense, in such manner as may be proper to secure free and complete navigation without impediment; an if upon reasonable notice to said railroad company to make such change or improvements the said company fails to do so, the Secretary of War shall have authority to make the same at the expense of said company, and all the rights conferred by this act shall be forfeited; and Congress shall have power to do any and all things necessary to F=¢¤¤¤iS¤¤¤¤~ secure the free navigation of the river. mu. Sec. 4. That said company shall be permitted to charge and take such rates of toll for crossing said bridge, as may be reasonable, subject to the approval of the Secretarfy of War. Opening draws- Sec. 5. That the draw provided or the bridge herein authorized to be constructed shall be opened romptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats; and said compan or corporation shall mgm, ac. maintain, at its own ex ense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said b)ridge as the Light House Board shall pre- ` scribe. Use by crhcr com- Sec. 6. That all railroad companies 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 compensation. thereto, upon 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 to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and u on rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said) bridge, all matters mgegeigvuby 5**+ at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, ' upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; and if oemmeucemeutmi said bridge is not commenced within three years and completed °°mP*°°*°°· within live years from the assage of this act the rights and privi— leges hereby granted shall be null and void. Approved, March 2, 1889. March 2, 1880. CHAP. 398.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Saint "_“` “ "“"——‘ J ohn’s River in the State of Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hg¤f;;¤é{¤g¤’g;;d United States of America in Con ress assembled, That the Saint l V l' . g? • · · . • Company mugbndgs John s and Halifax River Bridge gompany be, and is hereby, au- §,j¥;{k·_{;’h”” "' °’ thorized to construct a bridge over the river Saint J ohn’s, in the county of Putnam and State of Florida, at or near the city of Palatka. réuzmmma mm- Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be constructed with a draw, so that g" ° ‘ a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to all vessels and other water-craft navigatin said river. mtyrrpuizmmwud _ Sec. _3. That any bridge built under this act, and subject to its °°° ‘ limitations, shall e a lawful structure, and 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, or passengers or