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 422 rrrrvrinsr conennss. sm. 1. ons. 857, sn. 1890. rsemem. oint, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with, and the MMS- bridge itself at right angles to, the current or the river: Provided, 01»¢¤i¤s<>f d¤¤w· also, That said draw shall be opened promptly by said com any, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats and rafts, and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from Lights,etc. sunset until sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light·House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any Sepuriw offrwmv- time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said ig°°'°"‘ river, and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the _Obstmcwd mviga opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is °"'f§}g,,,,g,,S,m_ hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will eiectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said brid e; and in case of Lmgauou. any litigation arising from any obstruction, or alleged obstruction, to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused b said bridge, the case may be brought in the district court of the Uiiiited States of the State of Missouri in which any ortion of said N0_re§al, ew., or obstruction or bridge may be located: And providedpfumther, That `ming "‘ nothing in this act shall be construed as to repeal or modify any of Y _ 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. I °‘ ”“"€’* Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this ` act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War . um%<gw¤w shall prescribe; and to secure that object the` said company or cor— ‘°”"°'° ’°"‘ poration shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the brid e, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one—half mile below the pro— posed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shoreines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at al stages, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such information as may be require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the sailplan and location of the brid e are approved by the Secretary of ar the bridge ·cmmge orphan. shall not be buht; and should anty change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress o construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. ·¤~¤¤¤¤<1¤¤·¤¤¢»<>¤=· Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. And the right to require any changes in said Structural changes. structure, or its entire removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, °"‘ - whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interests re uires it, is also expressly reserved. gEC. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction wgmlggumwtm of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year P ‘ and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, September 2, 1890. September 4,lH)0. mC!?; 8’l1.—A.n act to authorize the construction of two bridges across Bceuf _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rgpresentatives of the a,`°‘,,$,`,§2,Kfi‘?,,‘f,*,;$,i$j United States of Ameriea in Congress assemble, That the New Orgmy €g;P`1g¤,{,vg;¤3{ leans, Natchez and Fort Scott Railway Company, or its successors, mnedgilcug can- men- a corporation created and existing under the laws of the State of Qgibéfggzkg Louisiana, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain gf Ic; Caldwell Pur- a bridge and approaches thereto over Boeuf River, at or near to the
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