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 476 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 923, 924. 1890. Sec. 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction ""'l of the bridges herein authorized be not commenced within one year alpld completed within three years from the date of the approval of t 's act. mfs°w:’ °“f ¤“· Sec. 6. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridges shall have and be entitled to equal rights an privileges relative to the passage of railroad trains or cars over the same, and over the Nm approaches to the same, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use, and in case the owner or owners of said bri ges 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 the dw w rules and condition to which each shall conform in using said bridges, all matters at issue between them shall be decided y the Shecretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of e parties. Approved, September 25, 1890. 8¤¤¢¢¤b¤r2¤.iN0- CHAP. 924.-An act to authorize the Chicago, Henderson, Bowling Green and ";"""`""" Chattanooga Railway Company to construct a bridge over Green and Barren Rivers, in the State of Kentucky. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ,,,,°,*$§·,’§',°.,‘¥,,‘,i,°”,[°,fg; United States of America'in Congress assembled, That the Chicago, g;_¤··¤¤wg;R{)z*ag Henderson, Bowling Green and Chattanooga Railway Company, ewwés tim-eu organized under an act of the general assembly of the Common- maintain one or more bridges, and the approaches thereto, over Green River and Barren River, in the State of Kentucky,.at such u¤u¤¤•,e¤. points as said company mag deem suitable for the passage of its said road over said rivers. aid bridges shall be constructed to pro- R•¤vr•y.¤r;¤i}w¤y£ vide for the passage of railway trains and, at the opgsion of the cor- ' of wagons and vehicles of a l kinds and for foot passengers. JM ¤¤r¤•=¤¤·¤¤ Sec. 2. That any bridges built under this act and subject to its °°°°`"""°` limitations shall e lawful structures, recognized and known as post—rontes, and they shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as other (post-roads in the United States. Equal privileges in the use ,,§_’ff,,};?pf,f,},,°F“°“· of said bridges shall be granted to all telegraph and te ephone com- Pcgapuugnph, panies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridges and their approaches for postal-telegraph purposes. nlfgw °“*•' °°°°· Sec. 3. That all railroad companies esiringl the use o said bridges shall have and be entitled to equal rights an {privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same, an over t ie approaches T°““'· thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridges and the several railroad companies, or any of them desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, an utpon rules and conditions to which each shall conform m using said bridges, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and roofs of the parties. Sec. 4. That any bridges authorized) to be constructed under this S I M NME__ act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations nm. for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridges and a map of W gftlhe location theredoig anld until the sam plan imdb lqfationh o§ the · ¤‘ r1 ges are approv yt eSecretar o art e ri gess a not °°°" ° °°h°°'°°°' be commenced) or built; and shouldyanty changes be made in the plan of said bridges during the progress o construction, such changse
 * “'°”·KY- · wealth of Kentucky, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and
 * -T{§§_°' "‘ °° poration by which they may be built, may be used or the passage