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 110 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1375. 1906. bank of said I'lV01' in Douglas County to some convenient and practicable point on the west bank in Kittitas or Yakima counties, in the State of Washington. wwmw °° Sec. 2. That the bridge herein authorized shall be located and conlmmw structed under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his approval, a plan of said bridge and a map of the location, showing for one mile above and one mile below the proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, the shore hues at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current, soundings showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge in that vicinity, and such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location are approved by the Secretary of War the said bri ge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction or after completion such change shall also be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. _ mIa•P::,'{})u;*;¤¤“¤ Sec. 3. That the bridge and its accessories constructed according to ` the provisions of this Act shall be a lawful structure, and the same is hereby declared to be a post route, and no higher charge shall be - made for the transportation of the mails and the troops and munitions of war of the United States over the same than the rate per mile paid Thcivzferh- ¤¤¤-· for their transportation over the railroads leading to said bridge; and ng m the United States shall have the right of way across said bri (ge and its aplproaches for postal, telegraph, and telephone purposes, an equal privi egcs in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies. Un ¥>r<>¤¤¤rr¤••1¤ Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring to use said bridge shall have and- be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of railroad trains over the same and the approaches thereto under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War u n hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties in ease they shallphot agree. ¥é*£b¤*'“°°°d '”"*· Sec. 5. That the said bridge herein authorized to be constructed gushall be kept and maintained so as to secure at all times reasonable and proper {provisions for the passage of vessels through the same; and Liz¤¤¤,¤¢¤- there s all be maintained on said bridge by the company aforesaid, from sunset to sunrise during the season of navigation, such lights as G¤¤¤S¤¤· the Light-liouse Board shall prescribe; and such changes shall be made from time to time in said brid rc, and at the expense of the company aforesaid, as the Secretary of liN'ar may direct, in order to preuugauon. serve the free navigation of said river: and in case of any litigation arising by reason o the construction and maintenance of said bridge, the same may be tried in the circuit or district courts of the United States for the districts of Washington. in whose jurisdiction said bridge ,xisl g laiw not. . . . . . uname. to repeal or modify any of the provisions of the law now existing rn reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt this bridge from the operations of the same. mj:f¤° °' °°¤¤¤'¤°· 81:0. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if the actual construction of the bridge herein authorized shall not be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date this Act takes effect. _ expressly reserved. ` Approved, April 9., 1906.
 * €’*·¢*‘{";;· _ is lovutedi /'r~2·¢°r{e¢Y. That nothing in this Act shall he so construed as
 * ~¤*°¤‘l¤°“”- Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebv