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 986 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cris. 365-367. 1899. gift, purchase, or otherwise, a site for, and cause to be erected thereon, a suitable building, including fireproof vaults, heating and Ventilating apparatus and approaches for the use and accommodation of the United States postofiice and other Government offices at the city of Limit of price- Monmouth, in the State of Illinois. The site and building thereon, with its appurtenances, when completed upon plans and specitications to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of torty seven thousand dol- Fire ¤v¤¢¢· lars. The building shall be unexposed to danger from fire by an open ~ space of at least lorty feet on each side, including streets and alleys. Approved, March 2, 1899. March 2, 1899. CHAP. 366.—·Au Act Authorizing the construction of three bridges across the ——-·-—·; Conecuh River, a nayigable stream, in Escambia County, Alabama. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mgiigigigz tpgiagg States of America in Gongress assembled, That the court of county commh 1,,,,,,,,,],,,,,,,,,, missioners of Fscambia County, in the State of Alabama, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate three bridges across the Conecuh River, a navigable stream, in Escambia County, xaicmuii. Y Alabama; said bridges to be located, one at J urnegans Ferry, near Pollard, Alabama; one in the neighborhood of Hendleys Ferry, near Brglwgon, Alpbiama, and one near where Parkers Ferry now crosses sai onecu 1ver. — _g:0r;;¤;{a_g;‘;:fw Sec. 2. That said bridges shall be located and built under and sub~ ’ ject to such regulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and to secure that object the said court of county commissioners shall submit for his examination designs and drawings of the bridges and maps of the locations, and until the said plans and locations are approved by him the bridges shall not be commenced or built; and should any changes be made in either of said briggeihbefore or aftzir ipmpletion, such changes shall be likewise subjec o e approva o t c Secretary of War. Aidsto navigation- SEO. 3. That the said bridges shall be so kept and managed as to _ offer reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels and other L¤s¤¤¤- craft through or under the same; and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridges, from sunset to sunrise, at the expense of the owners thereof, such lights or other signals E:p<>¤¤c¤f¤1i¤¤z¤¤- as the Light-House Board may prescribe. And any changes in either of said bridges which the_Secretary of War may at any time deem necessary, aud order in the interests of navigation, shall be made by the owners thereof at their own expense. c0g<$·_;;·i•j)¤;1e¤¤¤¤¤¢ ¤¤d SEC: 4. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the sam briglgesi be not commenced in one year and completed in three years rom e ate hereof. Ameiiiiiiiiiiit. MSE1g8i, Iqélggt th; right to alter, amend. or repeal this Act is hereby x rve . Approved, March 2, 1899. M. im 2. isms. CHAP. 36'7.—A A t T 'd f h * · ——iY--— ,...i.ii.i iiiiiiiiiiig ii.;}..; i.i‘3.£’i€ZEf‘i§ i?.2“Si?.i%“5F'i?iZT.3£.“ “"° ”“"‘ ""° °’°°“‘°" °f “ ` V Be it enacted  the Senate and House of Representatives of the United gliiligéilizildiuw al]. Mates of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the iiitimii. ” Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and to contract for the erection and completion thereon of a suitable building, including tireproof vaulgs, heatingand ventilatingapparatus, and approaches, for the use an accommodation of the United States post-office and other