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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 942, 943. 1890. 483 passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or plublic highways leading} to said mdge; and 1t shall enjoy the rig ts and privileges of other post- Um b M roads in the United States, and equal privileges in the use of said m.,e0mp{ms€?1°ph* bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the nited States shall have the  t of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegrap purposes; Provided, also, That rmi telegraph. other railroad companies shall have the right to run their cars over use ny other mm. said bridge and approaches, upon such just and reasonable terms as ’“.,£}‘,&_ may be agreed upon bfy them and the corporation owning or controllibngdstpid bmgggiegandl i Sthe pjartiesfcaxp not agree, then the terms shall e e ermi the ecre ary o ’ar. Sec. 4. That tlie right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Amendment, em. expressly reserved, and the right to reguire any changes in said Structural changes, structure, or its removal, at the expense o the owners thereof, when- °*°- etyer Elie Secretary of War glial] decide that the public interest requires 1, is so ex ress reserv. Sec. 5. Tdat this act shall be null and void if actual construction commeucemeuzsnd. of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year °°"'¤"°“°”- and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, September 26, 1890. mCHAP£hM&—A:k act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Oconee September $,1890. 'ver in e Georgia.' *"———"‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R§p·resentati·ve.s of the United Qates of America in Congress assemble, That the assent of m§i¤;:g_%t£:m¤gg Congress is hereb given to the Savannah, Americus and Mont- way Comp.:," my- ome Railway (lompany, an organization incorporated under the T °°°¤* Fl'"- Ews Sl the State of Georgia, its successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a brid e over the Oconee River in the tate of Georgia. Sec. 2. That the bridge shall be so constructed, by draw, span, or com;-ucuou. otherwise, that a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to u§f°'“‘” °‘ ""*€“‘ all vessels and other water-craft navigating said river. That any bridge 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 shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for s,,,,,,,;:,,; wuw his examination and approval, a design with drawings of the bridge, approve p ,ew. piers, and a proaches, 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-lmes at high and 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 may be re uired for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; add until said plan and location of the bridgle are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be bu' t, and after such approval by the Secretary of War the approved dplans and design for the bridge shall not be deviated from or adde to, either during the cmge or plans. construction or after the completion of the bridge, until the proposed change shall have been sulbmitted to the Secretary of War and received his approval; and the said bridge shall be at all times so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and proper means for the ge of vessels through or under said bridge; and if said bridge K3 built with a draw, said draw shall be opened promptly, upon rea- nmwumge. sonable signal, for the passing of boats, and the said company or opmngozamm corporation shall maintam at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise,