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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Cris. 562,563. 1903. 837 Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A'”°”‘“'*°°*· expressly reserved. ` Approved, February 18, 1903. CHAP. 563.—An·Act To authorize the Pittsburg, Carnegie and Western Railroad F¢b1'¤¤·¥Y 18,190% Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Allegheny River. Be it enacted  t/ie Senate and Hm;?` R@reaentatd·ves af the United States of America an Oongresx aauembl, That the Fittsburg, Carnegie P:“°gh°“Y Rim'- and Western Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws Pittsburg, Carnegie of the State of Pennsylvania, its successors and assiglns, be, and the Z‘,'Q,{{,w°°§°,‘Q,';§‘1‘,$ $Z2'ii°§‘.1?.£,.;2’i’;¥a2;‘t‘*;2‘?i’H‘§ i‘I..°°"i€·E“°? ‘F"""°“i“’ *,12 ‘i$Z.°‘l"° “ “2"` " "m”" g ny ve rom a poi a u seven y- tive feet elast of the southeast corner of Fourth street and Duquesne way, in the city of Pittsbur in the State of Pennsylvania, to a point on the opposite bank of said, river, at right angles with the current thereof, in the county of Allegheny in said State, the exact location, jpnglth egaspap; andfhejght of gajdhbrjdgp tp be_determip[e1d and gplpuéved y e cre ry o ar an ‘ IC o ngmeers. e said ri e when built in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this Act, shall be a legal and lawful structure, and may be used as a highwa for railway urposes. e, · Sino. 2. That tllie bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act spigfgzg §g**° shall be located and bui t under and subject to such regulations for the` security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescrgbggc and to sqcunije thpt ojsject the_sai;d comrpny shall lsnbénit to the sai re o ar or IS examina ion an approva, a esign an , drawing of ge bridge and piers, and a map of thellocation, giving for gra o n e s EES £E’§§° °{.£“° ¥“2iI’.i}3°E ‘II}‘i£§$r'€’j}"..l’3l€§Z °lI$£i‘$£Z§$.t J{’°E°Z33 low water, and giving for the space of one-half mile above and onehalf mile below the proposed location an accurate representation of the bottom of} the riyer, determined by! actulal szundiqgs, and the location of any other bri ge or bri ges, an suc other in ormation as may be required for the full and satisfactory understanding of the subject by the Secretary of War; and the construction of said bridge shall not be commenced until said location and plans have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War; and said plans, after having been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, shall not be deviated from either before or after completion of the structure unless the modification of said plans be previously submitted to and receive the approval of the Chief of Engineers and the Sieciéetary of War; and the said companydshlallé at Ghnnses its own expense, ma e rom time to time suc c anges in said ri ge as the Secretary of War may order in the interests of navigation. Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this Act shal be a law- m¥é¤y::;0;{;¤¤¢¤rc ful structure and shall be known as a p0st—r0ad, upon which no higher ` charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, the troops, 8g1d mrjlnitions of war of the UniteddStates gianhthle rate ,r mile pai for the transportation over rai roa sor pu ic i ways liiading to Enid bridge; and sajji béidgtgghéall pnjoy gnehriglhtstagrédéidvilcges of other post- in the m ta es, an the ni tates shall also have thte rigpht to construct a postal telegraph over said bridge without charge there or. Sec. 4. That said bridge herein authorized to be constructed shall ga'égg§¤”¤°¤d ¤•*'*· be so kept and maintained as at all times to afford proper means and ways for the passage of vessels, barges, or rafts, both by day and by night; and there shall be displaye on said bridge by the owners