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 48 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 51, 52. 1894. less, below the mouth of Streets Run and above the foundation of the . old coal tipple at Hays Station, all within the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania. That said Glenwood_Highway Bridge Clempany shall not commence the construction of 1ts_br1dge, bridge piers, abutments, causeway, and other works over or in said Monongahela River until the location and plan of the same shall have been sub- ` mitted to and approved by the Secretary of War. _ sammy of www Sec. 2. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ·'*PP’°"° P‘°"’· °‘°· shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one—half mile above and one-half mile below the proposed location the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the currents at low and at high water, with the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream,. and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be sufficiently 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 any change be made in the plans of said bridge during the progress of its construction, such changes shall be subject to the P,,,,,,,, approval of the Secretary of War: Provided, That the channel span ¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤ •r¤¤- of said bridge shall be not less than five hundred feet in length in the I clear and the clear height of the superstructure shall not be less than fifty-three feet above the level of the water at pool full in said river. omimmcm navi~ Sec. 3. That said bridge herein authorized to be constructed shall be ¤*°°“· so kept and managed at all times as to afford proper means and ways for the passage of vessels, barges, or rafts, both by day and by night, and there shall be displayed on said bridge by the owners thereof, from Lights, sit. sunset to sunrise, such lights and other signals as the Light-House Board may prescribe; and such changes shall be made from time to time in the structure of said bridge as the Secretary of War may direct, at the expense of said bridge company, in order the more effectually to preserve the free navigation of said river. Commencement and Sec. 4. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of <¤·¤i>l=·¤¤¤· the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the approving this act. smtmimmt, ew. Sino. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 2, 1894. Apri12.1894. CHAP. 52.——-An Act Authorizing the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Com- ~—·· —·v"‘*·‘; pany to bridge the Calcasieu and Sabine riversin the States of Louisiana and Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _·r.¤mkii¤¤i.¤·1r¤r¤ Staten of America in Congress assembled, That the Texarkana and Fort §§,‘§;,",,,f,$j}‘,§f.‘]f,{,,,°§§,‘}j Smith ltailway Company, its successors or assigns, be, and is hereby, csyiezlpizer. ¤¤g authorized to construct and maintain a railway bridge, and approaches 5,2]* °" “"“" thereto, over and across Calcasieu River in Louisiana; and also a railway bridge and approaches thereto, over and across Sabine River in Louisiana and Texas, at such points as may be selected by said railway company for crossing said rivers with its railroad line, said points i¤.ii·y»,·.w»g»¤,a¤¤ selected to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of llfar. Said ‘°°” *’""€·'“· bridges shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of said company, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and tor T<>¤- foot passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved Hm, bridgm from time to time by the Secretary of Wa1·. That if the said bridges,