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 792 F1FTY·SIX’I`H CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 374,377. 1901. construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge, with as many tracks as they shall deem necessary for railroad tratlic, across the Delaware River between a point in or near the city of Trenton, in the State of New J erieyg, alrgd a goént in or lpear the borough of Morrisville, in the county o uc S an tate of ennsy vania. a Sigggring *;:3 *0 Sec. 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act pp P ’shall be located and bui t under and subject to such requirements for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object the railroad company shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination and approval a design and drawing of the brid e and a map of the location, giving for the s ace of one miie the depgi and current of the .river at all oints andp the location of any other bridge or bridges, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed re uisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether said bridge w(hen built will conform to the provisions of this Act and cause no serious obstrucion to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the ilow of water.. D,§$3“g*;§°¤ °f W Sec. 3. That the Secretaiéy of War is hereby authorized and directed, . "` upon receiving said plan an map and upon being satisfied that a bridge built on such lan and at said locality will conform to the provisions of this Act and) cause no serious obstruction to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the flow of water, to notify the said company that he approves the same, and upon receiving such notification the said company may proceed to the erection of said bridge, conforming strictly; to the approved plan and location ; but until the Secretary of War s all approve the lan and location of the said brid e and notify the said companies of tli)e same in writing the bridge shalT not be built or commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge during the progress of the work thereon or after completion sngcpvchange shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary o a1·. miéaw igéugructure Sec. 4. That any bridge constructed under this Act shall be a legal imstructure and shall be cnown as a post road, over which no highe1· charge shall be made for the transportation of mails, troops, and munitions of war, or other roperty of the United States over the same than the rate per mile cliar ·ed for their transportation over the P<>S¥¤l¢€1€K¤*Ph· railways of and public highwaysgleading to Said bridge. The United States splall also have the right of way over said bridge for postaltele ra ur oses. Ugg &<§>g;m¤¢i¤¤ W 8%:.%. iihzit the said bridge shall be so kept and managed at all gtimes as not to interfere with the passage of vessels, barges, or rafts both by day and by night, and there shall be displayed on said bridge Lights. by thp owp§rsLth1erepf, froiéi suéiset to sunriie, such lights or other Si na s as e i t- ouse oar may prescribe. °g*Ig¤y;¢§g;¤m¤¤*¤¤d gSEc. 6. That tiis Act shall be null and void unless the bridge herein Papthorized séiall be-ilcoénmelpced Evithin one year and completed within t ree ears rom the ate ereo. "“°“°m°““ ‘ Smeg}?. That th; right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express y reserve . Approved, February 15, 1901. February 18, 1901. CHAP. 377.-An Act Amending the Act providing for the appointment of a Mis- "-‘*""‘*'- sissi pi River Commission, and so forth, approved June twenty-eighth, c 'ghteen hundred) and seventy-nine. " Be it enacted-by the Senate and House of Representatives gfthe United c0l‘Q§§j,;‘,g{°,* Ri"' States of America in Ooagress assembled, That an Act ent1t ed "An Act V0l.21.p.é8&m8¤d- to provide forthe appointment of a Mississippi River Commission, for °°‘ the improvement of said river from the Hea of the Passes near its