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 788 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 291, 342. 1891. Fobrusry24, 1891. CHAP. 291.-—An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the construction of YU a bridge at South Saint Pa11l, Minnesota." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Bggutb .,S=*i¤,° fg;} United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act enp§¥’s_bxjidEe Ever- titled "An act or the construction of a railroad and wagon bridge S0u,_'fgQ}ut"{,‘f,'u’{‘ across the Mississippi River at South Saint Paul, Minnesota," ap- Minn. ° roved April twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety, be, and hereby is, amended as follows: . Ante, p-69.¤m¤¤d- First, by strikin out section one of Said bill and substituting in °d‘ lieu thereof the following, to wit: " That the South Saint Paul Belt Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorize to construct and maintain, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, a railroad bridge or a combined railroad, wagon, and foot passenger bridge Location- across the Mississippi river from a suitable point on its west bank, at or near the city of South Saint Paul, in the State of Minnesota, ¤ and within the limits of section thirty-five, township twenty-eight, range twenty-two west, to a corresponding point on its east bank, and to lay on or over said bridge a railroad track or tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river, on either or both sides thereof at or opposite said places, under the limitations and conditions hereinafter rmunvigwon. provided; that said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted, and in case of any . magma litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, or damage resulting from the same, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in which any rtion of said bridge or ob- F·¤¤¤¤Y»<>f5¤}w¤v€ struction touc es; said bridge may, atxlahe option of the company K-}§°’ °° °° building the same, be constructed to provide for the passa e of railroad trains alone, or for the passage of railroad trains and for the safe passage of wagons and vehic es of all kinds, for the transit of '1’<>¤¤- animals, and for foot passengers, all for such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of War." B;-*"*°» P· "l· °—'”°°d‘ Second, by striking out section seven of said bill and substituting ` in lieu thereof the fo lowing, to wit: xgangizmrgggfeg "Sec. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construc- ° tion of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the approval of these amendments. Approved, February 24, 189]. February 27, l@1. CHAP. 342.-—An act granting right of way to the Junction City and Fort Riley """"‘°"' Street Railway Company into and upon the Fort Riley military reservation in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ,.(','{“R°,§§‘H,‘f*p§§’1§:,f United States of America in Congress assembled, That the right of sir Srrm Railway way be, and the same is hereby. granted to the Junction City and ?g'§`§°T,“}ywa’§{§,'Qf,§g Fort Riley Rapid Transit Street Railway Company, of Junction fg;;F§j{,¤§;‘*;g;Y City, Geary County, State of Kansas, to construct and operate a Kaus:" line of street railway from a point commencing at or near the north ·¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤i¤s mint- end of the public bridge, over the Republican River in Geary County, near and west of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge ; thence Direction. ew. north and northeast through said military reservation to a point at or near the post of said Fort Riley as shall hereinafter be designated and determined upon.