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 12 FIFTYTFIRST CONGRESS. .Snss; I. CHS. 17, 18. 1890. N°*m°•“*m, °* •P· Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed, upon receiving such lan, map, and other information, and upon being satisfied that theqnidge built u n such plan and with uch accessory works and at such locality willoconform to the prescribed conditions of this act, to notify said company or corporation that he approves the same; and upon receiving such notincation said company or corporation may proceed to the erection of said bridge, conformipdg to the crumgu. approved plan and location; and should any change be m e in the plan of the bridge or said accessory works, either during the progress of the work thereon or after it shall be completed, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War; Litigation. and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged • obstruction to the free navigation of said river caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the circuit court elf thefUni{;ed tS§1.tes of the district where said bridge or any part t ereo is oca e. mI&•Wf¤lglu:;_§¤¤¢¤¤¤ Sec. 4. That the said bridge and accessory works, when built and P""' constructed under this act and according to the terms and limitations thereof, shall be lawful structures, and shall be recognized and known as a post·route having the rights and rivileges accorded to other post-routes; that no higher charge shall be ma e for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading thereto, and ph phat thied Stpltps shall have the right of way across said bridge · orpos· ·eegra mes. VN W WW wm- Sec. 5. That all railroad companies desir·i the use of said bridge °°"°°` shall have and be entitled to equal rights aiid privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the Rm approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such u e; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge 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 rules and conditions to w ich each shall conform in using said bridge, all swam-ys;w..-to matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of •*°°**° ‘“°°€’°°'¤°¤** War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. ¤0!:;¤°'¤l °*°b¤*¤¤°· Sec. 6. That Congress shall have power at any time to cause to be removed all material and substantia obstructions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works. and the expense of altering said bridge or removing such obstructions shall be borne by the 0wners of or persons controlling the same. mQ1¤¤gr;]¤gg;j);m¢¤= Src 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction ° p` ‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date hereof. Am°°dm°”‘-‘*'°· Sec. 8. Congress shall have power, at all times, to amend or repeal this act as in its judgment the public interests shall require. Approved, February 21, 1890. Februm-y 21, l$0. CHAP. 18.-An act to amend and alter an act entitled "An act to authorize the ·····*`·i··· construction of a railroad, wagon. and foot-passenger bridge across the Mississippi River at or near- Burlington, Iowa," approved August sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the s,lf’p*jd{,j§vgj°ga%¤¤*gj United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for ten; rows.commencement and completion of the bridge authorized by said act, ,,,T‘§e’,,‘}{',,d°f’“s"“°" as provided in section six thereof, be, and is hereby, each extended €'·36¤· two years from the passage of this act. 0f.‘“,,},,'°,j‘;§'§§°;fég; Sec. 2. That the said Burlington and Illinois Bridge Company, its and fwtbridsv. successors and assigns, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct