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 900 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 406. 1889. river; and in order to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving. for the space of one half mile above and one-half mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore- ines at high and low water, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as inay be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the sub ect; and until the said vplan and location of the, bridge are approved by the Secretary of 'ar the bridge shall not be commenced or built: hams. Provided, That 1f the said bridge shall be built with unbroken and Spans. · continuout; spaéqs tgiey sihall cpqfprm Lip gngth gud] hpighplto tlje requiremen o e ecre ary o ar: 7L rovi e, a so, lat i an mw. bridge pugt undpr tlpsdact shall be cgnstigctpd as a pawléridge, thi; same s a cons ruc e as a pivot raw ri ge, wit a raw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable oint, and with spans of such length as the Secretary of War shall) prescribe, and the head room under said bridge shall conform to the re- . quirements of the Secretary of War: Provided, also, That said draw 0r¤¤i¤s<1¤‘¤W· shall be o ened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of - boats; and) said compan or corporation shall maintain. at its own Ushw. em expense, from sunset tillrsunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shah prescribe: Provided, also, . That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passingof boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain, . at its own expense, from sunset ti l sunrise, such lights or other sig- , nals on said ridge as the Li ht-House Board shall rescribe: Prouse by other com- vided, also, 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 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 upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all mveggiggmgf Sega matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of · ry ’` War upon a hearing of the alle ations and proofs of the parties. `i·¥ggp¤E¤ti,<;g1S¤fm¤v Sec. 3. That the Secretar r of War is hereb authorized and di- Y°r°" ° P ’°rected, upon receiving the pjlan and map and other information, and upon being satisfied that a ridge built on such plan and with such accessory works_ at at such locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, to notify the company that he approves the V same; and upon receiving suc notification the saidcoinpany may proceed to an erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to t ie apcmmges, em. proved pjan and location; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or said accessory works during die progress of the work thereon such change shall be subject likewise to the approval Urisatim of the Secretary of War; and in case of any litigation arising from _ any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, caused or allege to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the circuit court of the United States of the district of the State of Missouri, in whose jurisdiction and portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located. All chan es in said bridge required at any timely the Secretary of War shall be made at the ekpense of the persons or corporation owning or controlling said bridge 1·=¤wl¤i ¤¢¤¤¢’¢¤¤¤ Sec. 4. That the said bridge and accessory works, when built and md p°`m°°t°' ponstrplpted pndlprutlps imcufapd according to she tierlmsdand llimittaions ereo s a e aw u structures; an said ri e s a e · recognized and known as a post-route, upon which alsogno 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 paid for the transportation over the railroads or public O