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 FIFTY-Fo URTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 77, 78. 1896. 79 _ That the said drawbridge shall span the entire canal, or at least span D¤‘•*l¤’¤s¤ with one draw span the sixty-foot bottom width of the canal, and shall be built with suitable girders and retaining walls, similar to what have been built by the United States at the bridges at Milan, Illinois, and with the axis of the bridge perpendicular to the axis of the canal: Provided also, That the lowest member of the bridge shall be above the might. grade of the north embankment, and suitable provision be made for the towpath, and highway crossings along the crossing of the south embankment of the canal and the railroad tracks and embankment: And provided further, That the draw shall be opened promptly upon Opening ami. reasonable signal for the passing of boats; and the owners of the bridge shall maintain, at their own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights Lights. scc. or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board may prescribe. Sec. 2. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the g¤¤b¤¢r¤¤*¤·¤ rmiauthority of this Act which shall at any time substantially or materially g° °°' obstruct the navigation of said canal; and no bridge shall be commenced or built under this Act until the location thereof and the plans and speciilcations for its construction shall have been submitted to and approved Sm, 0, wm, to by the Secretary of War; and any change in the plan of such construe- ¤rrr¤v:>`L¤. ew. tion or any alteration in the bridge after its construction shall be subject to the like approval; and whenever said bridge shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, substantially obstruct the free navigation of said canal, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of Al¢¤¤·ti<>¤¤· said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction, and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge, or the persons operating or controlling the same. Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤t¤*·=· expressly reserved. Sec. 4. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of mmmmi ml the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the approval of this Act. Approved, March 28, 1896. CHAP. 78.-—An Act 'I‘o authorize the construction of a bridge across the Tennes- March 28, 1896. see River at Knoxville, Tennessee. _;; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o_/'America in Congress assembled, That the county of Knox, in K¤<L¤$&¤¤¤,}y·'1`¤¤¤-· the State of Tennessee, in its corporate capacity, and either alone or in giver? k°n n°;:ili: conjunction with the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, as said county may T°“"· elect, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain a bridge over and across the Tennessee River, at or near the site, and in lieu of the present bridge over the said river at the city of Knoxville, so as to connect said city of Knoxville with the opposite or south bank of said river. Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be so constructed that a reasonably ‘g::l··*=¤’¤¤**=·* ¤•"*· free and unobstructed passageway may be secured to all water craft g ' navigating said river at the point aforesaid; and if said bridge shall be constructed as a drawbridge the draw shall be opened promptly upon D,.,wbddg,,_ reasonable signal for the passage of boats and vessels; and whatever kind of bridge is constructed the owners thereof shall maintain, at their own expense, {rom sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals thereon Liam. cwas the Light-House Board shall prescribe: Provided, That if saidbridge gm?. me be constructed to accommodate streetrailway traffic, all street-car and m §§m,§,§,,,,_ t* °°°‘· electric-car companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of a l reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of disagreement ¤<>¤¤r·¤¤¤¢¤¤¤- between the owners of the bridge and the several electric and street-car companies, or any of them desiring such use, in regard to the sum or sums to be paid, or the rules and conditions to be conformed to, all