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 700 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 33, 34. 1890. shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; and equal privileges in the use of etpsgonpgagggggmph, sail bridge andapproaches shall be granted to all telegraph and tel- ·· · e one com anies. Commencementand PSec. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction °°mpm'°°‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed within four years from the date of approval thereof. A¤¤¢¤<1¤¤<>¤¤,<¤¢¤- Sec. 8. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; andthe right to require the entire removal of the Removal. bridge constructed under the provisions of this act, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interests require it, is also expressly reserved. Approved, December 26, 1890. Dwémbef 26, 1890- CHAP. 34.-An act authorizing the Bowling Green and Northern Railroad ”;—*`;’— Company to bridge Green and Barren Rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 0{ the Nfggglg ggqgjgg United States p America in Congress assembled, That it shal be company my mage lawful for the owling Green and Northern Railroad Company, a fj,'§‘g‘,$”° B*"""’“ R"’ corporation created and existing under and by virtue of the laws of ‘IZ¤c¤¤i<>¤s- the State of Kentucky, to build or cause to be built a bridge across Green River at a point near the mon th of Bear Creek, also one across Barren River near Graham’s Landing, or at such other points as may be selected by the said railroad company and approved by the Railway bridges, Secretary; of fwaizlii and to lay pntor over said brgdgle or qridgep rail; wa trac s, or e more r ec connection o e rai way rac ‘ . their may hereafter build,ft>€ the points to be selected for crossing sai rivers. 1>r¤w¤r¤v¤¤· Sec. 2. That any bridge or bridges built under the lprovisions of this act may, at the option of said railway company, e built as a mmm. draw-bridge or with unbroken or continuous spans: Provided, That if any such bridge or bridges shall be built with unbroken and continuspans. ous spans the spans thereof over and above the channels of said river u,,g¤,,,,w_ or rivers shall not be less than two hundred feet in length in the clear, and the main span or spans shall be over the main channels of the above-mentioned rivers. The lowest part of the superstructure of Height. said bridges shall be of such height above extreme high—water mark, as understogd at gh? points pfblogation, as Ehe Selcretafy olf lllllar ` mav rescribe, an i an suc ri e is cons ructe asa ow ri ge, Dmwwpenings, ew- it shagl have such clear height and le provided with draw-openings of such wigtliv and  sqphdlocatgpqlas shall pe prepcribed gy lfhe Secretar o ar. e ri ges s a e at rig it ang es to an their im-¤,ew. piers padallel with the current of the rivers: And provided also, That Optional use for said bridges, at the option of the corporation or company by which ,Q”§,“,§_‘“° ‘°°*"“‘ they may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals and for foot-passen— T¤“¤· gers, forijsuqh réeasonable rpw of toll as may be approved from time to time the ecretary o ar. Lawmi so-umu-es Sec. 3. yThat any bridge or bridges authorized to be constructed °“°‘ ¥’°“"'°“'**`~ ungeg this act shall be lawfpl itrucliuiies, and shplllpe recpgnizeg an nown as pos -routes, an the s 1a en`o a e ri its an privileges of other post-roads in the United Sltaltes, upon which also Railroad charges. no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troo s, and the munitions of war of the United States, or for through passengers or freight passing over said bridge or bridges and approaches, than the rate per mile paid for transportation over the railroads leading to said bridge or bridges; P¤sta1re1egr¤ph.evc· and the United States shall have the right of way for postal tele raph and telephone purposes without charge therefor across said bridge or bridges and approaches.