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 1090 rirrr-sixrn oonensss. sm. n. cas. sie, sia 1901. or shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be -made as will eifectually obviate such obstruction- ` and such alteration shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. jrgvtijivggivn ¤f ap- Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War upon receiving the designs, P W ’ °drawin s, and specifications of said bridge, and a map of the location, and suclr other information as he may call for, and upon bein satisfied that the bridge, when built according to such designs ang drawings, will be in accordance with the requirements of this Act and will not unreasonably obstruct the navigation of said river, be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to approve said designs, drawings, and specifications, and to so notify the said railway company, and upon receipt of such notification the said railway company may proceed to construct said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved designs, drawings, and specifications. _ _ _ ,m‘§’{,’{,;*,$,§,§,f¤$°°“‘ Sec. 5. This Act shall be null and void if the actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year from the date of a proval of this Act, and so forth, and completed within three years idiom the date thereafter. ` Iaawfgl sggcvure Sec. 6. That said bridge built under this Act and subject to its °‘° p°S r°limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads T€l°g”Ph·°‘°··°°m‘ in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said brid e PEDIGS. , E - shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of wav across said bridge and its ` approaches for postal telegraph- and telephone purposes. · wkizhw vi milrwds nc. 7. That all railroa companies desiring the use of said bridge , °’°°' shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and the aplproaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for suc use; or, in case o disagreement, upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed bly the Secretary of War upon hearing the allegations and proofs of t e arties in interest. A¤¤¤¤d¤¤¤¤t· Sgo. 8. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby .. . expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1901. MM<:h3,19L)r CHAP. 843.-An Act Authorizing the board of supervisors of Pima Coimty, Ari- ""_"”_’”-‘ zona Territory, to issue fifty·year four per centum bonds of Pima County, Arizona Territory, to redeem certain bonded indebtedness of said county. Be tt enacted by the Senate and [lense. ?ZfRepresentatéves of the United Pima Cgglijggéggizé; States 0{America in Congress ctssernbte, That the board of supervis- Blgliésggftnn exnniig ors of ima County, Arizona Territorv, be, and they are hereby, bonds of the said ima County, in accordance with the provisions of title thirty-one, chapter two, county indebtedness, of the revised statutes of Arizona, approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty- seven, bearing interest not exceeding four per centum pgr annum, both principal and interest payable only in gold coin of the nited States of America of present standard, the proceeds to be used only for the redemption of the one hundred and forty-seven negotiable coupon bonds, ‘ each in the sum of one thousand dollars, and dated June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, issued by the supervisors of Pima
 * ’°”d’· authorized to prerigrre, execute, sell, and deliver, from time to time,