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 18 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 45-46. 1892. and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be suiiiciently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall 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 are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built, and should Ch¤¤g¤¤- any chan ge be made in the plans of said bridge during the progress of gs constructtipp such changes shall be subject to the approval of the ecretary 0 a1·. Cnmrncncement and Sec. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of ‘°‘“*"°“°“‘ the biidge herein authorized be not clqmmenced witihinPonedj;elarTa1nd rmno. comp eted within three years from the ate hereo : rovi, at Amendment M- Congress relserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act whenever the pu lic interests so require. Approved, April 15, 1892. April 15, 1892. CHAP. 46.-A.n act authorizing the Velasco Terminal~Railway Company to con- ——————-——; struct a bridge across the Brazos River, in the State of Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United veism Terminal States of America. in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress , glwggi {500mg3E0g is hereby given to the Velasco Terminal Railway Company, a corporamm, Teri. tion incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Texas, and to its successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a bridge and approaches tgerego across the Brazois River, in the State of Texas, etween its mout an a point twelve mi es up said river. Said brid e fw1:¤;g,v;gréw¤g¤m wi shall be so constructed as to provide for the passage of railway traiii, ' and, at the option of the said corporation, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for '¤¤¤¤· foo; passengelrs{,f¢¥·hre§sé0nal:>al;ziyra1;t_ez`;>f toll, to be fixed by said company, an approve y e cre o ar. Construction- Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel at an accessible Svm- and the best navigable point, and with spans giving a clear water way, measured at the lowest stage of water known at the locality, of such width and height as the Secretary of War may, upon examination, prescribe; and the lowest part of the superstructure of the bridge shall be _ of such elevation above the plane of the highest ilood known at the Fw"- locality_ as the Secretary of War may deem advisable; and the piers of _ said bridge shall be parallel to and the bridge shall be at right angles P·¤· to the current of the river: Brovided, That the draw shall be opened opening mw. promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats and other water craft, except when trams are passing over the draw; but in no gse shall unqeeéessary delpy orécru in openinghthe draw during or after e passage o rams; an said corporation s all maintain at its own Lights. ew. expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights and other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe, and said corporation shall provide at its own expense such_ sheer booms, guide piers, and other device as may be necessary to facilitate the safe passage of boats or other water crait thrpugh the spans of said bridge. The said bridge Imaam. shall be located and built under and subject to such regulations for the _ security of the mavigatiomlpftsalid rivir as $18 Secretary of War shall prescribe· an secure a o 'ect the said com an shall ` apsgcorggarizer rxr w the Secretary of War, for his examination and aplprojval, a dzgigiilgiid ’ P '”" ‘ drawings of said bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile below and one mile above 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 current at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed and channel of the stream, and shall iiirmsh such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfactory understanding oi the subject; and until the said location and