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 28 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 46, 47. 1890*. _ to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall con- ' form in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall smeaquwuw be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allega- ‘°“°"""'°°"‘°'“‘ tions and proofs of the parties; and equal gpivileges in the use of ‘ wgw by °t1¤¤=r•h said bridge shall be granted to all telegrap and telephone com— °""°°“* ‘ pames. nvm in-uenue Sec. 11. That the bridge constructed, maintained, and operated "'“'*’°"*'°"‘°· under this act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon: which also no higher charge shall be made for the transports on- _ 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 V of said mails, troops, and munitions over the railroads and Ipublic highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shal have mmimmpma the right of ~·way for postal te egraph and telephone purposes over- emmgmmnsmd Sec. 12. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction: ‘?°”"““‘°"‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years: and completed within four years from the date of approval thereof. df ww Sec. 13. That all former acts or parts of acts granting authority v¤Lg,'Q,,l#'°°"‘ for the erection of an bridge or bridges over the portion of said Columbia River over which the construction of a bridge is authorized by this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed in each and every case where actual construction of said bridge or bridges be not commenced on or before the date of the approval of this act. _ ummm. Sue. 14. That the rightto alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require the entire removal of the bridge constructed under the provisions of this act at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide thatthe public interests require it, is also express y reserved. Approved, March 24, 1890. · Much CHAP. 47.-An act to amend the actthea roval and sanction of Con·—· the route and termini of the and Igltomac River Railroad in the- 'of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the w·gw¤¢g$*_;_ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act givmnc. amended. ’ ing the sanction and approval of ongress to the route and termini ¥§};}§·f,;$ of the Anacostia and otomac River Railroad, approved February; V0!-¤Zr.¤¤& eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, amended Marc twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and seven y-six. and August iirst eighteen hundre and eighty-eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize the said company to lay tracks and run. camp umu. cars thereon from the intersection of its tracks on M street south with Eleventh street east; along Eleventh street to its tracks on G street Extension or ems. south. That the time for the completion of its track is extended oneyear. That in the construction o the tracks herein authorized the App¤·¤v•1¤¢¤n,m. Batten of rail used shall be approved by the Commissioners of the· ’strict of Columbia, and that all rails laid under authority of this. 1-mm. act shall be on a level with the surface of the street: Provided so much ’°°‘ ‘* of the act of August first eighteen hundred and eighty-eight as authorized the conipany herein named to lay its tracks on Seventh street east between street and G is hereby repealed. m1£€'t;3eme¤u,m., thSEO.t 2. That Congress may at any time amend, alter, or repeal · is ac. Approved, March 24, 1890.
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