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 1],8 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 160. 1892. Jury 13, 1892, _ CHAP. 160.-An act authorizing The Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company —————————— to construct a bridge across the Corpus Christi Channel, known as the Morris and Cummings Ship Channel, in Aransas County, Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Mmm H,,,;,,,,,,,,.; States of America in Congress assembled, That The Aransas Harbor m*;=¤i;;1$’d¤>’ Terminal Railway Company, a corporation chartered under the laws of coming cm-ida chg the State of Texas, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, con- °°l’ ttillit t“i?§2°‘Ei"k“£“ °""?{J‘°f& b”*dg° 3  "“** “°‘éIF’ lt? °°’i"*S 1 n n wn as e orris an ummings 1 anne in R=*¤W=¤N *·*i·*s*=· Aransas County, Texas. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains on and over a double or single track Dm?, as Said Argpsas Harbor Terminal Railway Company may elect. ‘ E0. 2. at said bridge shall be constructed with a draw or turn of _ sufficient capacity to afford free passage to such vessels and boats as P*•*W°*- navigate said channel: Provided, That said bridge shall be opened '0P°¤i¤8 rirw- promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats and other _ water craft, except when trains are passing over the draw or turn; but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening the draw or turn ` gterixthef passage lc? gains or at any other time; and the said Aransas ar r erminal a` way Company shall maintain at its own expense m€"“· °"’· €lL0mUSuDSaCg to sunfise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as e United States ight·House Board shall prescribe. And no bridge shall be erected and maintained under the authority of this act which gagbgmtmmd “"*‘ zlhall ziit any time stibstantially orbmaterially obstruct the free naviga- ' on o said c nne · and if any ridge erected under su h auth 't shall, in the opinion bf the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigaftlbnbi he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of such bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction, and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner of said bridge. And in case of any obstrucmigmm tmn, og aélleged obssizucltion, tg tlhe (pavigation of said channel, caused, or ‘ a ege e can y said ri ge the case ma be b htth _ _ circuit conrt of the Uiiited States in which any portion otfgaldl oligrucé dming ****5 ¤°’° tion or bridge may be located: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of navigation of rivers or to exempt this bridge from the operations of the same. That all mQ;:__‘>Y °**=°* °*¤¤· railroad companies desiring the use of any bridge constructed under this act shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges rela- Tom, five to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto upon payment ofa reasonable compensation tor 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, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon 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 a Seann? of W t he;;1gg3ofqtlhetalleg::)tie1ns ancplproofsdof tam parties. V ur ¤ . . a any· ri ge au orize to e constructed u der th' . t °”'°v° P “"°' °°°‘ shall located and built under and subject to such reguldltions fd; the aecsmrity of said channel as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and cure that object, the said corporation shall, at least two months previous to the commencementof the construction of said bridge submit to the Secretary of War, thr his examination and approval a dbsign and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving such information as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such information as may be required for a inll and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until such plan and location of the bridge are approved C by the Secretary of War, the bridge shall not be built- a11d should any "‘“g"“· clcilmige be mad? in the plan of said bridge during the, progress of cons c ion or a er completion such chan e h ll be b' - proval of the Secretary of War. g S a Su ject to the ap