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 366 rirrr-riser ooivennss. sm. 1. ons. sm, sir. 1890. the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-routes in the United States. P¤¤¢¤1—*·¤1¢z¤vb· Sec. 5. That the United States shall have the right of way for such postal and telegraph lines across said bridge as the Government Um by other me- ma construct or control, and all telegraph and telephone companies ',{}`§,P"* °‘°·* °°“‘p“‘ shall have equal rights and (privileges in constructing and maintainin their lines over said bri ge. ' Amendment. ew. Sec. 6. That Congress shall have power at any time to alter, ‘ amend, or repeal this act whenever in its judgment the public in- A1w¤·¤¤¤¤. ew- terests so require ; and all alterations of said bridge, or its entire removal, shall be made at the expense of the owners of or persons Proviw. controlling such bridge: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of ¤¤'*€¤· law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of ` rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same. Comlergwwmwtwd Sec. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction °°'"p '°"‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed within four years from the date thereof. Approved, August 29, 1890. August zo, m0. CHAP. 81'I.—An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Colum- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Orescnlwlvnyllx- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Oregon Rum", mag ‘{;'],”§§,{‘,§i{ Railway Extensions Company, a corporation existing under the laws m'°*¤¢¤‘V¤¤<=¤¤**>*· of the State of Oregon, its successors, and assigns, be, and is hereby, Lminueuasw. authorized to construct and maintain, 1f in the oginion of the Sec- ·, retary of War the same be a public necemity, a ridge across the Columbia River at a place suitable to commerce and not interfering with navigation, at a point at or near Vancouver, in the State of Washington, and to lay on or over said bridge a track or tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river, on either or both sides thereof, at · or opposite said point, under the limitations and conditions here- Freenaviwion. inafter provided; that said bridge shall not interfere with the free uugauon navigation of said river, and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, by reason of the construction of said bridge, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in whose jurisdiction any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage amwsynnuiway, of railroad trains, and, at the option of the said company or corpora- {jig;) "“’ ‘°°° tion, its successors and assigns, for the safe and convenient passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, animals and foot-passengers, ron. for such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of War. D’”‘°P°¤i¤S¤· Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be provided with two or more drawcmumei-way. openings, each having not less than two hundred feet clear channelrama cmnneisvnns. way, and in addition to said draw-openings one or more fixed channelcmnnaway. spans, each having not less than t ree hundred and fifty feet clear c annel—way; and every part of the superstructure of said bridge new-mom. shall 've a clear headroom of not less than ten feet above ex- P’°*”***°*· tremehnown high-water mark; Provided, That all spans shall be m¥&°¢g;;¤¤(h?;w¤_g¤¤;; so located as to aiford the greatest possible accommodation to the mg. pe river traiiic, and a draw-opening shal, if practicable, be located next Re<1··¤<¤51 ieuigteh c; or near shore: Provided also, That if the physical characteristics of R32? num r ° the locality so require, and the interests of navigation be not in`ured thereby, the lengths of the tixed spans or the number of draw-
 * 1***-** bia River by the Oregon Railway Extensions Company. _