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 762 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 167, 168. 1891. mmmeneemenennd Sec. 8. That this act shall be null and void if construction of Said °°““"°°‘°“· bridge shall not be commenced on or before the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and be completed on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Approved, February 13, 1891. V Febmary 12, 1891. CHAP. 168.-An act to give consent of Congress to the construction of a bridge """_;"‘_ over the Duck River in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the The cmmtycf Hum- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent fiid? ’n¤i§im1¥1€gi~°iK of Congress is hereby given to the county of Humphreys, in the }};'§P'”*°>’S C°“”¤’· State of Tennessee, to construct and maintain a bridge and ap- Loeation. proaches thereto over the Duck River, at or near the present crossing of any public road leading from Waverly to Bakerville, in the . said county of Humphreys, Tennessee. Said bridge shall be con- Fmwsgonmdgm structed to provide for the free passage of wagons and vehicles of Lawfulstructure and Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its ’°°°”°"”‘ limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and rivileges . p,,,,,;,,,_ of other post—r0ads in the United States: Provided, That the United man miegmpt, Sltates mlay cpnstruct a postal telegraph over said bridge without c arge there or. _secunty or uavigw Sec. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said county shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a u¤ps,¢1¤s1g¤s,ete. design and drawings of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any ot ier bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfac· Sem Story undepstplndlingl of the subjectd fhidhungil the saidf plmi ami v°¤·’¥ 0* W¤**¤> ocation 0 the ri e are a rove uy e ecretar 0 ar t ie “"&.’2..§.l°.»§’?{,‘»‘£.‘2;.°‘°‘ bridge shall not be guilt. anciighould any change be malls in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. And the said bridge shall be at all times so managed and kept as to offer reasonrmsgecr mans. able and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said brid e; and to secure the safe passage of vessels at night there I·izh¤¤,em. shall be chsplayed on said bridge, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other si als as ma be prescribed by the Light—House Board Amenamentee. Sec. 4. Fhlat the riglit to alter, amen, or repeal this act is hereby smitten: changes, expressly reserved, and the right to require an changes in said °‘°‘ structure, or its entire removal at the expense of the owners thereof, whqnever Congress shall! decide that the public interest requires it, is a so express y reserve. mggnémmeucmc Sec. 5. 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. Approved, February 13, 1891.
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