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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 724, 726. 1890. 311 aéppropriations for the expenses of the government of the District of 0 urnbia, approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty- Vol.25,pp.7’9'7,798. nine, or dpneumatic or other modern motive power which shall be · approve _ by the Commissioners of the Distnct of Columbia, but Approval 0s_ comnothing in this act contained shall in any wise authorize the use of m§?,`?,$$;i,§§3`¥”,;°,gg_ overhead appliances: Provided, That if any such comppny pperating rm-ao. a line or lines of street railroad from Georgetown or est ashington to and beyond the Capitol grounds shall fail to substitute for m·:e¤;m_¤: muhorse power the power herein provided for on all its lines within ‘$$,§-Y f“‘l“'° *° two years from the date of this act, such company shall forfeit its corporate franchises. Approved August 6, 1890. CHAP. 726-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Savan- August 7, 1800. nah River. ··—·—;—···· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the · United States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of m§g¤¤g0 B<>¤¤d RM1- Railroad Company," a corporation incorporated by the laws of the of “s'°"°"° State of Geor 'a and by the laws of the State of South Carolina, its` successors andlassigns, and suchother persons as may be associated with it, to construct and maintain a bridge over the Savannah River at a point b it to be selected at or near "Sister’s Ferry," in the County of gham. Sec. 2. That the bridge shall be so constructed, by draw span or vnwspmomnmotherwise, that a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to "’°‘ all vessels and other water-craft navigating said river. That any semmgiwarm bridge constructed under this act shall e bu t and located under and ‘”'°'° P °°°· subypct to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretar of War shall plrescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, the design and drawings of the bridge, piers, and approaches, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of at least one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore- ines at high water and at low water, and the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream and the location of other bridge or bridges, wharves, landings, or ferries, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfacto understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location olfllshe bridge are approved by the Secretarylof War the brigge shall not be bui t, and a ter such approval by the Secretary Change of plans. of ar the approved 9(plans and designs for the bridge shall not be deviated from or add to either during the construction or after the completion of the bridge until the proposed changplshall have been submitted to the Secretary of War and receivedapproval; and the said bridge shall be at all times so kept and manag as to offer reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said bridge, and if said bridge be built with a draw said draw Opening or mw. shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats or other craft, and the said company or corporation s all maintain, at its own extpense, from sunset until sunrise, such lights or Hshmm. other signals on said bridge as the Lifght-House Board shall prescribe; and if at any time the navigation o said river shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired bty the bridge authorized by this act to be uQ_¤¤¤¤’¤<=¢¤d ¤¤vis¤· constructed the Secretary o War shall have authority, and it shall ° ' be his duty, to require said company to alter and change said bridge, Almntions at its own expense, in such manner as may be proper to secure free and complete navigation without impediment; an if upon reason-
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