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 FlFTY·SEV ENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cus. 7 7 9-7 80. 1902. 19]. necessary to enable the Secretary of War to judge whether the location selected is a proper one; and until the said plans and location are approved by the ecretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any changes be made in the plans of said bridge C”“°g°“· duringxgzhe progress of construction or after completion such changes shall subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and all changes in said bridge re uired by the Secretary of War at any time, or its entire remova, shalll be at the expense of the corporation owning or operating said bridge. E0. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge ,,,Yj§,_*" °“‘°’ °°’“' shall be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of railroad trains over the same, and the approaches thereto, upon the payment C°¤P¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- of a reasonable compensation therefor, and in case the owner or owners of said brid e and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring sucgh use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in the use of said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided ` b the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. . _ Sec. 5. That if the bridge built under authority of this Act Shall be °’°m”€ d'"'- built as a drawbrid e, the draw shall be opened prom tly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, an whatever find of bridge is constructed, the owner or owners thereof shall maintain thereon, Li8¤¤¤. cwat their own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the Li ht-House Board shall prescribe. Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction ,,}Q,'f“° °* °°”““'“°‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date hereof. Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby *“‘°“°“‘°“*· expressly reserved. Approved, May 7, 1902. CHAP. 780.-·An Act To provide for a light-house keeper’s' dwelling, Ecorse M¤y7,1a02. range-light station, Detroit River, in the State of Michigan. "i Be it enacted lu; the Senate and House ofR'?0rese1ztatives of the United States of America in Omagress assembled hat the Secretary of the ggglgyiggeig {*,31;- Treasury be., and he hereby is, authorized and directed to cause to be keepefsdweglng au; erected on the site now owned by the United States a building to be "‘°“'°"· used as and for a lighthouse keeper’s dwellii§, Ecorse ran e-light station, in the Detroit River. in the State of ichigan, whigh shall cost not to exceed five thousand dollars. The plans, specifications, and *’*·¤¤· °'¤=· full estimates for said building shall be made and approved, accordin to law, before work on said building shall be commenced, and a valid title vested in the United States, over which exclusive jurisdiction shall be ceded to said United States during ownership for all purposes except the administration of the criminal law and the service of civil process of said State of Michigan. Until this is done none of the money so rim appropriated shall be used except such part as may be required for the or inary preliminary expenses for examination, investigation, and report. Approved, May 7, 1902.