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 90 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 101, 102. 1894. made; and the President shall appoint a board, consisting of five comnngamsr commu- petent, disinterested, expert bridge engineers, of whom one shall be
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`of the United States Army, and the others from civil life, who shall, within thirty days after their appointment, meet together and, after examination of the question, shall, within sixty days after their first mmm length. meeting, recommend what length of.span, not less than two thousand feet, would be safe and practicable for a railroad bridge to be constructed over said river, and file such recommendation with the Secretary of War, but it shall not be final or conclusive until it hasreceived his written approval. In case any vacancy shall occur in said board, cmpmmas. the President shall ill] the same. The compensation and expenses of said board of engineers shall be nxed by the Secretary of War and paid by the said bridge companies, which said companies shall deposit with the Secretary of War such sum of money as he may designate and rm ts ming rs- require for such purpose: Provided, always, That nothing herein con-. P°"— tained shall be construed as preventing the said board of engineers from meeting, investigating, and tiling their recommendation after the expiration of said time herein mentioned. ’ mghu. m Fourth. The companies operating under this law shall maintain on the bridge, at their own expense irom sunset to sunrise, such lights and signals as the United States Light-House Board may prescribe. Tom Fifth. The said company or companies availing themselves of the privileges of this Act shall not charge a higher rate of toll than authorized by the laws of the State of New York or New Jersey, 'and the mails and troops of the United States shall be transported free of charge over said bridge. scum to in"- Sixth. That said company or companies shall be subject to the inter- “‘“*°""“""'°° ’*"· state-commerce law, and to all amendments thereof, and when such Lawfnl mum,.-s bridge is constructed under the provisions of this Act it shall be a ¤¤* vm *°¤¤*· lawful military and post road and a lawful structure. Ampums, puns, Seventh. That the said company or companies availing themselves g*:é;°°gu,';°°§§$d"Y*’” of the privileges of this Act shall iile an acceptance of its terms with the Secretary of War, and shall submit to the Secretary of War, within one year after the passage of this Act, for examination and approval, drawings showing plan and location of the bridge and its approaches; c,,m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_,,,,, and the construction of said bridge shall be commenced within one ¤<>¤u>1¤¤¤¤- year after said location and plans have been approved of, as herein provided; and said company or companies shall expend, within the tirst year after construction has commenced, as herein required, not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in m0110y, and in rmiyupnanm. each year thereafter not less than one million of dollars in money in the actual construction work of said bridge, which shall be reported to the Secretary of War; and the said bridge shall be completed within ten years from the commencement of the construction of the same, as herein required; and, unless the actual construction of said bridge shall be commenced, proceeded with, and completed within the time and according to the provisions herein provided, this Act shall be null and void. Amendment, sw. The right to amend, alter, modify, or repeal this Act is hereby reserved. Approved, June 7, 1894. Jun 8. BN- CHAP. 102.-An Act To amend section eight of "A.n Act to authorize the con- ";""‘** struction of a bridge across the Calumet River/’ approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mfpdggggu 61:5; States oj America an Congress assembled, That section eight of “An county. nl.Act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Calumet River," v,,_ m,,,_m_ approved March iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, be, and is hereby, amended so that the time within which the actual construction