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 38 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C1-Is. 30, 31. 1900. passage of railway trains over the same and the approaches thereto upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use, which compensation may be different in case of different railways. In case of disagreement as to compensation for the use of said bridge, the difference shall be determined by the Secretary of lVar upon hearing the allegations and proof of- the parties in interest. ap%§§;**}§g;igg *3;*;* *0 Sec. 5: That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ’shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of 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 drawings of said bridge, and a map of the loca- _, tion, prepared with reference to known datum plane upon prescribed scale, furnished by the engineer officer having supervision of said river, and giving, for the space of two miles above and two miles below the proposed location of the bridge, the topography of the banks of the river, with shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridgeS, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject. And until the said plans and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of the plan of the said bridge during the process of construction such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Wa1·, and said Structure shall be changed at the costs and expense of the owners thereof from time to time, as the Secretary of War may direct, so as to reserve the free and convenient navigation of said river. ,,,,%°@§,§,§“p‘i§§O$,f"°““ S)EG. I6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year, and \ completed within three years from the date hereof. Am°“dm°“*· Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. - Approved, March 1, 1900. March 1,1900. CHAP. 31.-—An Act Authorizing the construction by the Texarkana, Shreveport ··——·;·-‘ and Natchez Railway Company of a bridge across Twelve-mile Bayou near Shreve- _ port, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represe1ztatives of the United '1`<¢¤¤rk¤¤¤» Shreve- States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the Texarkana, Shrevel°}9;t;¤§¤I;°:€;wl$illi1a§ié port and Natchez Railway Company, a railroad corporation duly incorf§"“€‘ml ° B“Y°“· porated under the laws of the State of Louisiana, its successors or assigns, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a railway bridge and approaches thereto over and across Twelve·mile Bayou, in Caddo Paris, Louisiana, at or about eight miles above the ’ '1`ranSit,t0ll,etc. point where said bayou empties into Red River. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway t1'3.lDS and, at the option of said company, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the passage of animals, an for foot passengers for such reasonable rateS of toll as may be approved from time nmw. to time b the Secretary of War; that said bridge shall be a drawbridge with a draw over the main channel of the bayou, and said draw shall be opened promptly,,u ‘on reasonable signals, for the passing of Lights boats and water crafts; and) said complany S all maintain, at its own . expense, fronrsunset to sunrisethroug out the season of navigation, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Bpard may prescribe.
 * ‘°h““€°“· `War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in