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 144 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 409, 410. 1890. the location, giving, for the space of one-half mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shoreines 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 shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and ·c1¤mg¤mpm. satisfactory understanding of the subject; but should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construcppn such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of ar. A¤*°°dm*¤°· Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ¤¤¤¤¤¢¤» ¤¤=- expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in the said structure or its entire removal at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interest so requires, is also expressl reserved. m€£;*lg;§)*;°¤m¤¤*¤d SEO. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction ` of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, June 10, 1890. J¤11¤10. 1890- CHAP. 410.—An act donating Lake Contrary, in the State of Missouri, to the ’_"‘"‘_" city of Saint Joseph, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the  (f,§’“,§,f°_}`,§' United States of America in Congress assembledgw That there be, and seph. M¤· is hereby, granted to the citpof Saint Josepglz in the State of Missouri, » G'? ,°'m*§;hj';‘} the tract of land covered y water and own as Lake Contrary, mm. together with lands on the margin thereof, not heretofore disposed of by the Government and not occupied by persons in good aith, claiming to enter the same under the settlement laws of the United States, as said tract of land is shown upon the official maps of the survey of townships numbered fifty-six and fifty-seven north, range thirty-six west, fifth principal meridian, Missouri, on Hle in the General Land Ciiice, approved July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and November fourth, eighteen hundred and forty, and bein portions of fractional sections numbered three, ten, and eleven of the first-named township, and fractional sections twenty-six, _ twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and thirty-five of the last-named town- ¤<>¤·“¤<>¤ ship, upon the express condition that said lake shall be held for _ public use, resort, and recreation without discrimination or distinc- G””“ ‘”*“°”°*’*°· tion, said lands or any right hereby granted to be inalienable; and whenever said tracts shall cease to be used for the purposes above .eQ,?‘§l§°$,.°f,'}k°: $$5.1 mentioned, or whenever Conglress shall declare the trust herein ¤¤¤· declared to have been violate, said tract, and all rights hereby granted shall revert immediately to the United States, but the rights “§f,§P‘“ °’ *°°°°°“ of lessees under this act shall be saved to them according to the terms of their respective leases. ‘·°°’°"- Sec. 2. That leases may be made by said city of Saint Joseph of privileges to keep places of entertainment, boats, and other appli- U’”“°“°"~"· °“· ances for purposes of recreation upon said lake for terms not exceeding ten ears, the proceeds to be applied to the improvement of said lake and the roads leading thereto; ut no lease shall be so made as to interfere with the proper use of said lake by the public. . Approved, June 10, 1890.