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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 31, 33. 1900. 39 Sec. 2. That the bridge herein authorized shall be built and located ap§$§g“,§§,§Q ‘;,*;' *° under and in accordance with such regulations for th.e security of ’ ` navigation as the Secretary of War shall rescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to tge Secretary of Wair, for his examination and approval, drawings showingthe lan and location of said b1 idge, said drawings to give, for the space ofpone-half mile above and one—half mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and stren th of the current at all stages, and the soundings accurately showinggie bed of the stream, and such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and ··°h¤¤8*=¤· any change in the plan of said bridge, either before or after construction, shall be subject to the approval of the Secretar of War, and any chaxrgge in said bridge during or after construction wiiich the Secretary of ar may require in the mterest of navigation shall be made by the said company at its own expense. Sec. 3. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the. §<2t;<> <>bS¤¤¤¢¤¤v- authority of this Act which shall at any time substantially or materi- igu 10 ` ally obstruct the free navigation of said bayou; and if any bridge ..,,ieemi(,,.s_ erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navi ation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alterations org such bridge to be made as will eifectually obviate such obstructions, and all such alterations shall be made, and all such obstructions shall be removed, at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. ` Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its lim- m}`gal;fdl¤*;{¤§ Simcitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be. recognized and known p° °u °° as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission 0VB1' the same of mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per m1 e paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to said bridge, and it shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States. 3 ., Sec. 5. That all railway companies desiring the use of said brid e Rishwfrailrcadsto shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to tge °S°` passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bri ge and the several railroad companies, or any of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proof of the parties. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. ex ressly reserved. Sec. 7. That this Act shall be null and void if the bridge herein cempiemm. authorized be not completed within two years from the approval of this Act. - · Approved, March 1, 1900. CHAP. 33.-—An Act To authorize the Union Railroad Company to construct and Much 2. 1900- maintain a bridge across the Monongahela River. `*"`L‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House offfegzresentatices of the Z/bzited States 0 f America in Oangress assembled, That the Union Railroad bgéiign 1I&¤:ggg§=da£¤5g Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Penn- nad, re. g sylvania, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad brid e, with single or double track, for railroad traffic across the Monongaiela River, within the limits of Allegheny County, State