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 412 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 15, 16. 1892. Benjamin Weil, or any detinable and severable part thereof, was not obtained through fraud as aforesaid, then the Secretary of State shall proceed to distribute so much of the said award as shall be found not so obtained through iraud, or the proceeds thereof remaining for distribution, if any, to the persons entitled thereto. Approved, December 28, 1892. D¤°°¤¤b°*‘ 28-1992- CHAP. 16.-An act to authorize the Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Company to ""”"?“— bridge across the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives eg the United Trgl>•¤B E, G,¤‘3:n•l States of America in Congress assembled, That the Alabama rand Trunk ymy snags rn. Railroad Company, organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, ?;y•'*A,f,:m‘°°*° be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and use a bridge, ' · and approaches thereto, over the Tallapoosa River, near Hatchett Ferry, and also a bridge, and approaches thereto over the Coosa River, at some point between Cedar Bluff and Tripp Bzerry, both of said proposed n•nw•y,w•g¤•¤·r bridges being in the State of Alabama. Said bridges shall be con- ""'""""' strncted to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the corporation by which either of said bridges may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of annuals, and for foot passengers. _¥(•$m;,*:•;°*¤** Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limi- · tations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States; and, upon just compensation being paid to said company, equal privileges in the use of said bridge or - bridges shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies; and the United States shall have the right of way, free of cost, over said ’°°“‘ *°*°g”P"· bridge or bridges for postal-telegraph purposes. p_E,·:_”>’ °“°* °°¤· SEO. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge or ` bridges shall have and be entitl ed to equal rights and privileges relative _ to the passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches °°'“¥’°“’“°°"· thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation to the said Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge or bridges, and the several railroad companies, or any 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 or bridges, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearin g of the allegations and proofs of the parties. Secrmyvf Wn w Sec. 4. That the bridges authorized to be constructed under this uct ""’°"° P °" °°°‘ shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said rivers as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that obiect the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of each of said bridges, when necessary to construct either of them, and a map of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge or bridges is approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built; ¤h•¤z¤•- and should any change be made in the plan of either of said bridges during the progress of construction, such changes shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and the expense of such change, and of any other changes at any time required by the Secretary of War