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 560 FIFTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 113-L. 1890. known as a post—route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than is charged other arties for like privile es; and it shall enjoy the rights and rivi—. ~ lleges of other post-roads in the United States, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches rosmi-zeiegmpn. for postal-telegra h purposes; and equal rights as to constructing ` Um by telegraph, and maintaining their lines over. said bridge shall be granted to all °°°" °°m°°°`”' telegraph and telephone companies desiring to use the same. - enum-mmm. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed as a ponton draw- P<>¤¤¤¤ <i¤¤W·SP¤¤- s an brid e, and shall contain a ponton draw-span of not less than three hundred feet in lenggh, which said draw-s an shall be maintained on the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point; Piemetc. and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with, and the bridge nemo;. itself at right angles to, the current of the river: Provided, also, openings: mw. That said draw shall be opened promptly by the said com any, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats and rafts; and said company or corporation shall maintain at their own expense, from sunugm, em - set to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. N o bridge shall be constructed or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any rmmvigmou. time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if an bridge erected under said authority shall, in the ommem mmgu- opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is “°"· . hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge Structural changes to be made as will effectually 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 bridge; and in case of any magma;. _ litigation arising from any obstruction or alle ed obstruction to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said ` bridgle, suit may be brought in the district court of the United States ‘ for the western district of the State of Arkansas to remove or remedy igzoexempnen n-em the same; Provided further, That nothing in this_act shall be so con- °"’““g h""' strued 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. uswurity •>f ¤¤viz¤- Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this °°` act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations nping fgw for the security of 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 together with drawings of the said brid e, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one-half mile helow the proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the current at all stages, with the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream an the location of any other brid e or bridges, such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to `udge of the proper ocation of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of Gbnncevf plan. the subgect; but should any change be made in the plan of said bridge uring the progress of construction, such change shall be _ subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Am°¤‘*¤°¤”·•>°*=· Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in the said €t§¤¤¤¢¢¤r¤1 changes. structure, or its entire removai at the expense of the owners thereof, - ' whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interest so requires, is also expressly reserved. c0*!`§>;j;Q;;*;1°°m°¤*¤¤d Sec. 6. _That this act shall be null and void if actual construction ' of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, September 30, 1890.