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 38 · FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 29-31. 1894. F¤bf¤¤'y2i. 189¢· CHAP. 29.-An Act Fixing the limit of indebtedness which may be incurred by it Salt Lake City. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Salt Lake City. States of America in Congress assembled, That Salt Lake City, in the °°f{‘,;,,, 0, ,,,1,,,,,% Territory of Utah, may become indebted to an amount in the aggre- ¤¤¤¤ ¤¤•¤*» gate, including existing indebtedness, not to exceed six per centum on the value of the taxable property within said city, to be ascertained by the last assessment for Territorial and county taxes previous to the Excesk v<>i•r incurring of Such indebtedness; and all bonds and obligations in excess of such amount given by said city shall be void. Approved, February 21, 1894. February 24, 1894. CHAP. 30.-An Act Granting to the Des Moines Rapids Power Company the right ‘_·"*""·*~“ to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a wing dam, canal, and power station in the Mississippi River in Hancock County, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wlgegthéggnw Bag}? States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress is build d,m_’§,'§{ MJ hereby given to the Des Moines Rapids Power Company, a corporation ·*··‘PPi Ri*¤¤ m created and organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a canal along the east bank of the Mississippi River, between Nauvoo and Hamilton, in Hancock County, in the State of Illinois, to erect, construct, operate, and maintain a power station thereon, and to project, erect, construct, operate, and maintain a wing dam five hundred feet into the river from the head of said canal, and to make such other improvements as may be necessary within said limit for the deve1opment of water power and the generation, use, and transmission thereform of electric energy and power at, in, and upon the Des Moines ‘ §¤¤;i•¤:, t b_ Rapids of the Mississippi River: Provided, That the constructions ,,,,;`§;§? ‘°" "° ° hereby authorized do not in any way interfere with the existing lowwater channel over the Des Moines Rapids, or with any interests of swmesigtr wu m navigation: And provided further, That until the plans and locations "”"°"°P ““·°"°· of the works herein authorized, so far as they ailect the interests of navigation, have been approved by the Secretary of "War the canal shall not be commenced or built. mEg_¤T;¤§:1¤¤¤¤¢¤¤ Md Size. 2. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of ' the works herein authorized be not commenced within two vears and completed within four years from the date hereof. ` Ame¤·1¤¤»¤=.¤rc» Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 24, 1894. Ai, ¥?igpve;;sp; tag7E;;vg%{0;Ap`OA§tkiggyexlléegigldaglie time for building a street railway on the mili- Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re resentatives o th " ' “_;·:¤&£;§>’K·>¤¤¤’=‘·· gigfgmog Iéérggrigg in Copgigss 3ssen2bledCTlIat the Act di" _ _ way o e unc ion it · and Fort Ri i m_'{‘;¤:»emfi>;8‘l;¤;g;i;gse Transit Street Railway Company into and upgn the Fort Rilc-igyiiixitdrg ,,,,,,,,1% L ‘ reservation, in the State of Kansas, approved February twenty~ Wl- ‘2°- P· •89· seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, is hereby amended so that the time for building the said street railway shall be extended eighteen months beyond the date mentioned in the said Act so as to cgase $;lgld;t<f1;1m;lié¢€)p;;v;he twentyseventh day of August, eighteen hun- Approved, March 6, 1894.