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 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 1138,1139. 1904. 167 navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such authority s all, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, unreasonably obstruct - such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause the entire removal thereof, or such change or alteration of such bridge to be made as will Cl"*°¥°'· eifectually obviate such obstruction, and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge; and in case of any litigation arising “"¤'°*°“· from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the district court of the United States of the State of North Dakota in whose jurisdiction any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located: Provided further, That nothing in this Act n,}'§.$§°¤ 1**** “°" shal be construed as to repeal or modify any of the rovisions of the ` law now existing in reference to the rotection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt this bridge from the operations of the same. Sec. 4. That an bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ,,,*§,‘Q,’$,§“,§f,,{’,f,_°,Q',;f *° shall be built and lbcated 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 object the said company or corporation sliall submit to the Secretary of Wa1·, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location the topograplay of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, an the soundin, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and the location of any otilsr bridge or brid es, such ma to be sufiieiently in detail to enable the Secretary of Wgnr to °udge of) the proper location of said bridge  shall furnish such otlaer information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the sub- °ect, and until the said plan and location of the   are approved lwy the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built, and should any change be made in the plans of said bridge during the progress of its construction or after completion such changes shall be sub]ect to the approval of the Secretary of Wa1·. Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge herein m;§f'° °* °°“"""‘“ authorized be commenced within one year and completed wit in three years from the date hereof. _ Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ·*“‘°'*°“**“‘· expressly reserved. Approved, April 11, 1904. CHAP. 1139.-An Act Permitting the building of a railway bridge across the Aprnm. 1904. Red Lake River at the city of Thief River Falls, in the county of Red Lake and State [S- 4402-] _ of Minnesota. [PubliU.No.9v$.| Be it entacterl by the Senate and House rg f Representat2}ves of the United States (if America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress Mg? Lnke- Ri\‘<·f· is here >y granted to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte nninespons. sam: Marie Railway Company, a railwayvorporation organized under the },’;j‘,§g‘“,§‘,§`*f‘,§,§§.S*,§,{’,{,€ laws of the States of Michigan, isconsin, Minnesota, and North ggé }¤gg_L_1;_ri?lg¤- M Dakota, its successors or assigns, to build a railway bridge across the " ‘ Red Lake River at the city of Thief River Falls, in the county of Red Lake and State of Minnesota: Provielecl, That the plans for the _ g;{g;{;;;__0, M_, W construction of said bridge and agpurtenant works shall be submitted approve pians. me to and a proved by the Chief of ingineers and the Secretaxzy of lVar before the commencement of the construction of such bri ge: And ovided fin·the1·, That said illinneapolis, Saint Paul and Sau t Sainte C*¤m€°*~ Marie Railway Company, its successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such plans after such approval, either before or after the completion of the said bridge. unless the modification of said plans shall