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 408 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1161,1299. 1902. obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the case may be brought in the district court of the United States for govygjvdon to mM_ the district of Minnesota: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be gamm. so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt said bridge from the operation of same. gggsbv <>*h¢¤‘ <>¤¤· Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring to use the said bridge Wshall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the 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 com ensation for the use of said bridge the diference shall be determined) by the Secretary of War upon hearing the allegations and proof of the parties in interest. 8  *5:* *0 Sno; 5. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act pp P ’shall be built and locate under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall rescribe; and to secure that obyect the said company or corporation slhall submit to the Secretary of Vi ar, for his examination and approval, a. design and drawing of said bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location of the bridge, the topography of the bank of the river, with shore line at high and low water, the direction and stren th 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 said plans and location of the brid e are a proved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be buii;. and srliould any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the process of construction or after completion, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. ,,g]*j¤° °‘ °°“¤*'¤°* Sec. 6. 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 four years from the date hereof. _ expressly reserved. Approved. June 27, 1902. _ J¤¤¤ 28. 1902- CHAP. 1299.-An Act To amend an Art entitled "An Act makin appropriations ‘?I§,f,]{c#§;]`,§,]" for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public woris on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes} approved June thirteenth, nineteen hundred and two. A Be it e»2.00z‘ed by the $32120:*0 and [Muse of Represe2a.Zc¢tZz·e.s of the [United T_f;,‘Q,‘f‘b"‘l“"‘l R“`°’· Slate.? of Ame1·£ca in Lbngres-s as.s·enzNerl, That the Act entitled "An 1mvrcvem•=¤¤r<¤f. Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserva- · tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur- Aw. p. M. poses," approved June thirteenth, nineteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the two paragraphs thereof proriding for the improvement of the Cumberland River, 'Tennessee, below Nashville. and of the Cumberland River, Tennessee, above Nashville. Shall read as follows: ,,;j;gl{h*¥{,fm{;?¤* *** “Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee, below Nashville; For the completion of the lock and dam at Harpeth Shoals and for maintenance. one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. L"“"““*“’**‘" N"·l· “Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee, above Nashville; Continuing improvement, and for maintenance, two hundred thousand dollars. of which so much as may be necessary shall be used for the €,Q`““*"‘P°“`°' l€"~*°’*· completion of Lock and Dam Numbered One. And the Secretary of
 * “"°“"“‘°“"· Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or- repeal this Act is hereby