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 798 · FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 492. 1E91. per mile charged for the transportation of the same over the railroads or public highways lea ing to the said bridge, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post_roads in the United Use by telegraph. States. Equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be(g1-anted °*‘°··°°‘""“"‘°“· to all telegraph and telephone companies; and the Unite States mm meg.-spn shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for ’ postal—tele raph purposes. mn or vivor Sec. 3. That the said bridge shall be constructed with a draw or b"d‘°· pivot span, which shall be over the main channel of the river at an mm openings. accessible navigable point, and the openings on each side of the riivot pier shall not be less than one hun red and sixty feet in the c ear, and as nearly as practicable both of said openings shall be accessible spam at all stages of water; that the spans sha be not less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest point of the superstructure of said bridge- that mmnamwmm the piers and draw rests of said bridge shall be built parallel with the current at that stage of the river which is most important for navigation, and the bri ge itself at right an les thereto; and that no Eucreachmantuwn riprap or other outside protection for imperfect foundations shall be “'“"'°l“” permitted to approach nearer than four feet to the surface of the water 'at its extreme low stage, or otherwise to encroach upon the umm. channel ways rovided for in this act: Provided, That said draw Openings: mw. shall be opened) by the company or persons owning or controlling said bridge upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats or rafts, and there shall be maintained, at the expense of the owners thereof, Lights. ew. from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. use by cum com- Sec. 4. That all railroad companies dedring the use of said bridge ¥'°'“°· shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of trains over the same upon payment o a reasonable Terms compensation for such use ; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad comlpanies, or any of them, desirin I>i¤¤zr¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions towhich each shall conform in using said Qg{ by bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the ` Slecretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of t e parties. agen-ny or mvsga Sec. 5, That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to such re ulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of War shall reumggwum scribe, and to secure that opject the owner or owners thereof shall ‘W"°'° °°° submit to the Secretary of ar, for his examination and a proval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the lbcation, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the current at all stages of the water with the soundings. accurately showing the bed of the stream, and the location of any other bridge or bridges. such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to 'udge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may ber eguired for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; an until such plran and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of ar, the bridge shall not be comcmugumpm. menced or built, and should any change be made in the lan of said bridge  the progress of construction, or after completion, such change shall be su ject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Am¤¤<1¤¤<=¤¤,e¢c. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herebv expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said Btmctural changes. structure, or its entire removal at the ex ense of the owners thereof whenever Congress or the Secretary of {Var shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved.