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 206 FHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 823. 1902. U!***°~ °'°· of boats or rafts upon reasonable signal; and the owners of said bridge shall maintain at their own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or otherals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall niasmmvsgmnn. prescribe;  further, That the said Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway Company, its successors or assigns, shall, at its own expense, build and maintain such guide piers, dikes, booms,_ wing me cartpther gtructugeshasdmuay be necegsaryltp mlaintaim a navigabtlle nne rou oneo the ws nso said ri ge, vin a ep of water not lgss than that normalllylexisting in the channel sieve and below said bridge, and that such structures or works shall be satisfac- ,¤¤¤*°¤•¤¤¤, °* to to and sub act to the approval of the Secretary of War; and if Badge and Terminal Railway Com ny, its successors or assigns, shallto maintain such channel as aidresaid, then the Secretary of War may cause said channel to be opened and maintained at proper denth for navigation through one of said spans at the expense of said Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway Company, its successors or ass s. N¤****·=;**,*j_¤;l__°:tc·jP· "Sm1€l14. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and mnlo P directed, u n receiving such plan and other information, and upon being satisiligd that a bridge so built will conform to the requirements of this Act, to notify the company or corporation authorized to build the same that he approves of the same, and upon receiving such notification the said company or corporation mayxproceed to complete said brid e, conformin strictly to the approv plan and location; and should any changebe made in the lan of the bridge or accessory works ‘ during the  of {hz; véprlgghereon, sigh? change shall be subject · likewise to a rova o e rotary o ar. mI;,•p‘;f,“,},u,':'°°1“” I “Sm. 5. Thglsilcplépy byidgpllbuhtcp-nder tlgs Act xd subjecigetéo its ` imitations s a aw stm re, an shall recogn an 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 the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leadinglto the said bridge, and it shall enjoy the rigyts and privileges of other resuiuugnpn. post roads in the United States; and the nited States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph U1 ses. me bv ¤¤¤=¥ com- P ‘m:c. 6. That all railroad and street railway companies desiring P°m°°' the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights an P*‘*;':¤s* ·"“1r.;;*:*;:c1::S:s·’2.£.*:i'r:*d :%*:.;;:;;:,*1: sam n over e cr ay · <¤>¤¤r¤¤¤•¤¤¤- comgnsation for such) use; and in case the Cl)mahag31glge and Term;- nal ilway Com ny, its successors or assigns, an e several rai · road or street ralillway companies, or any one 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 p,'f,§;Q‘P"· °‘°·· War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the dparties; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be grante to all tele- Amendment graph and telephone companies. _ · Sec. 7. That Congress shall have the power at any time to alter, amepdd or repeal this Act; and the Slecréetary of; Ygar, wgepever hs shal eem it necessary, may cause the ma a r1 ge an ermin a$$i°°"l°‘°°"'°°` Railwa Company, its successors or assigns, to remove all material S and substantial obstructions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works, or to prevent such obstruction; and the expense of altering said bridge or removing such obstruction shall be pai by the Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway Company, its successors or assigns.