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 44 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 39-41, 45. 1894. certificate issued to steam vessels of the merchant marine, without _ reference to the fact that said steam boilers, steam pipes, and appurtenances were not constructed pursuant to the laws of the United States and were not constructed of iron stamped pursuant to said laws; and the tests in the inspection of said boilers, steam pipes, and appurtenances shall be the same in all respects as to strength and safety as are required in the inspection of boilers constructed in the United States for marine purposes. Approved, March 14, 1894. Mm-ch 14, 1894. CHAP. 40.-—An Act To make service connections with water mains and sewers in Ar.,-——-—-— the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mmm of comm- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the p W- District of Columbia are hereby authorized whenever the roadway of a. c0Y,'§,‘{‘{,,,§”‘i,,,,°°°{,°;,Y street is about to be paved or macadamized to make service connections pwvvd ¤¤r¤·¤¤· in such street for all abutting lots and premises with the water mains and sewer provided for the service of said lots and premises. The Hman, 0, mt entire cost of the said connections shall be paid from the current appro- . priations respectively for the extension of the sewer and water supply systems and shall be assessed against the abutting property and collected in like manner as assessments which are levied under the compulsory permit system; the sums so collected shall be credited to the respective appropriations for the extension of the sewer and water supply systems for the nscal year during which said collections are made. Approved, March 14, 1894. March M mM_ CHAP. 41.—An Act To amend "An Act authorizing the construction of a bridge ,...;...4 across the East River, between the city of New York and Long Island," approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven., Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Emmm, N_ Y_ States of America in Congress assembled, That section three of an Act Hamm of ,,,,,,,,,0 entitled **An Act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the may mroduced. East River, between the city of New York and Long Island,” approved vn, 2, p_ ,6,, March third,eighteen hundred and eightyseven, is hereby amended so 'as to read as follows: C0ns,__m,m__ Sec. 3. That such bridge shall be constructed at right angles with the channels of said river, the piers or abutments to be constructed on H,.,,,,, the land side of the harbor or pierhead lines established by law. The lowest part of the superstructure of such bridge, over the entire width of waterways, shall not be less than one hundred and thirty-five feet above mean high water of spring tides. Approved, March 14, 1894. March 2 1, ,8% CHAP. 45.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construc- _____.__.;_. tion of a high wagon bridge at or near Sioux City, Iowa," approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. as amended by Acts of April thirtieth. eighteen hundred and ninety, and February seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 3,%., ,,.,,0.., sn,. States of [America in Congress assembled, That section seven of an Act gg;} 10;;:7 #*5 S¤·>¤¤ entitled ‘·Au Act authorizing the construction of a high wagon bridge across the Missouri River at or near Sioux City, Iowa," approved vox. zs. 11849; vin. March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, as amended by an @,1*- 79; V°‘· *"·*’· Act entitled *‘An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act authorizing Post.pp.46,22r the construction of a high wagon bridge across the Missouri River at or near Sioux City, Iowa,"’ approved April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and as amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend an