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 782 FIFTY-FIRST coiveanss. sm. 11. 011. esa. 1891. and notify the company of the same, the bridge shall not be built or cnmgeoqnn. commenced; and s ou d any change be made in the plan of the bridge or accessory works during the progress of the work thereon, such chagge shall be subject likewise to the approval of the_Secretary of ar, not, however, to be in anywise inconsistent with the mma. provisions or conditions of this act: Provided, That if at any time, nmsptm. in the opinion of the Secretary of War, a raft span in said bridge shall be necessary for the interests of commerce the said company shall put in a span of such width, not less than one hundred and fifty feet, as the Secretary of War may direct. L¤wf¤1=m·¤¤¤ur¤¤¤d Sec. 5. That any bridge and accessory works when built and con- ’°°"°"°°‘ structed under this act and according to the terms and limitations thereof shall be a lawful structure; and said bridge shall be recognized and 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 munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rig ts an privileges of the other post routes in the United States; and Congress reserves the right at anty time to regulate by prplper leg- Fr¤iz1¤¤.¤w·,¤hnrzes- islation the charges for freight an passengers over said bri ge; and rosmmiegmpu. the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph and telephone lines free of charge across said bridge. mEd¤¤°°*g ·>*·!¤¤‘ ¤=¤· Sec. 6. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge °°m°°‘ shall have and be entitled to equal rights an privileges relative to the passage of railroad trains or cars over the same, and over the re-me. approaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use, and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies or any one of them, desiring such use Disagreemmts. shall fail to agree on the sum or sums to be paid, and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon the hearin of the allegations and proofs of the parties. ,S*?°l'°°*·’Y °* W°"·° Sec. 7. That it shadl be the duty of the Secretary of War to reluaéw mvigmeu. quire the company`or persons owning said bridge to cause such aids to the passage of said ridge authorized bty the provision of this act to be constructed. placed, and maintaine at their own expense and cost, in the form of booms, dykes, piers, or other suitable and proper structures for the confinin of the How of water toapermanent channel and for the guiding of steamboats, rafts, and other water craft safely through the draw and raft span, as shall be specified in his rmmmmmma. order in that behalf, and on the failure of the company or persons aforesaid to make and establish such additional structures within a umm states to reasonable time, the said Secretary shall proceed to cause the same °’““‘* to be built or made at the expense of the United States, and shall mgggwwtipn w re- refer the matter without delay to the Attorney-General of the United °°°States. whose duty it shall be to institute in the name of the United States proceedings in any circuit court of the United States for the circuit in which said bridge or any part thereof is located for the mggvew ¤f ¤¤¤r¤i¤z recovery of the cost thereof. and a l moneys accruing from such ’°' proceedin ssliall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. A¤¤·*¤·i¤¤•¤¤¤-¤¤¤- ’ Sec. 8. gfhat the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require anyl changes in said stmceum changes. structure, at the ex ense of the owners thereof, w enever Congress shall dgcide that the public interests require it, is also expressly reserve. c(g·;*(g$J=j1¤¤¤¤¤¤=¤¤d Sec. 9._ 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: And ro- @-:,0. · vided,  at if either of the corporations named in this act shallpfor pf;l;{l;*gg§gg¤;§w*· the period of eight months from the date hereof neglect, refuse, or