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 836 FIFTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 561, 562. 1903. be changed at the cost and expense of the owners thereof from time to time, as the Secretary of War may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river. d£1¤¤ 0* °°¤¤*’¤°· Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of ' the biidgp herlein agithorized be notth codmmeipced yvithin one year and com etc wit in t ree ears from e te ereo. expressly reserved. Approved, February 18, 1903. 1'°l”'““Y 18- 19*- CHAP. 562.-An Act To authorize the board of commissioners for the Connecti- Ipubum N0_ gg_] cut bri;1`ge_and hghway district to construct a bridge across the Connecticut River at . Hartfo, m the tate of Connecticut. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of1r1fe£2·eaentatives of tlae United ‘,§‘;{§;,‘3¥°‘}{,R,§}§°,€5_ States of America in Congress assem, t the board of commis- °°b¤:;'¤*h,,¤°¤¤¢ sioners for the Connecticut bridge and highway district, a body politic ` and corporate, created by the laws of the State of Connecticut, be, and hereby is, authorized to construct and maintain a drawbridge across thehConnecticIuI;Rtgver at lilgtford, in gzlggtaltpnoé Cznnecticut, between the cit of r ord an e town o t or. ` ,,§g§°J,*,‘$§f,lv,§Y” Sec. 2. Thatxsaid bridge shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and to secure that object the said board of commissioners shall submit for his examination and approval designs and drawings of the bridgz, and maps of the lpcation, giving, for the space of one-half mile a ve 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 strength of the currents, and the soundin, accurately showing the bed of the river, and shall furnish such otbeer information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the sulject; and until the said plans and locations are laipdproved by him the bri ge shall not be commenced or built; and sho any ohm be made in said bridge before or after completion, such cpapége s be likewise subjected to the approval of the Secretar o ar. g:é¤£>¤*¤¤*¤d ¤·'i· Slisc. 3. That said bridge shall be kept and managed so as to offer ` reasonable and proper means for the passa e of vessels through or L*Gb°¤-°*°· under the same, and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridge from sunset to sunrise such lights or changes in said bridge which the Secretary of ar may at any time deem necessary to be made and shall order in the interest of navigation shall be made by said board of commissioners at their own ex nse. .n‘;‘,foQ;‘}W{;f“°“’° Silo. 4. That the bridge constructed, maintained, and operated under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for transportation of said mails, troops, and muni- "',f:¤'°Ph· °'°·- gontsmpfswar ovlprupgblic qighwagrs geading to sqid brglgeg and the ni tates s a ave the ri to way or te egra, stal, and telephone purposes over said Tiridge, and equal priirilelgbs in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone com mes. · u°'ff¤° °* °°¤¤“¤*~“ Srl: 5. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the said bridge be not commenced in two years and completed in six years from the date hereof.
 * m°°d”‘°”*~ Sec. 7. That the right, to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby
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