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 18 FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 501, 502. 1906. February 23. 1906. GHAI. 501.-An Act Authorizing the Pea River Power Company to erect a dam [H· R· 7*5*] in Coffee County, Alabama. [mum, Nu ml Be it enacted by the Senate and House of11??»resentctvIves of the United 1***** R*é’i°{;r·“{,;,wc,. States of America in Oongrees assembled, That the Pea River Power Coliiipsny buy am. Company, a corporation, be, and is hereby, authorized to erect, build, I"°‘°°“‘ have, and maintain a steel and concrete dam, or dam of other material, on Pea River at a point four miles below, or about four miles below; mg 0, wu ,0 the town of Elba, in Coifee County, State of Alabama: Prmnded, That _ approve pisnmw:. the plans of said dam shall be submitted to mid bB 21ppl‘0VBd by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before construction is C"*°8°¤- commenced; and the Secretary of War may at any time reqmre and enforce, at the expense of the owners, such modifications in the cont struction of said dam as he mav deem advisable 1H the mterestsot S‘“‘°°"'” navigation: Pr0mided_hn·tber, That there shall be placed and manntained in connection with said dam a sluiceway so arranged as to permit logs, timber, and lumber to pass around, through, or over said dam without unreasonable delay or hindrance and wit out toll or_charges; ““*“'°"· and suitable iishways, to be approved by the United States Fish Commission, shall be constructed and maintained on said dam. _ t,},`f"‘° °‘ °°”“"“°‘ Sec. 2. That this Act shall be null and void unless the darn herein `authorized is commenced within one year and completed within three Amendment years from the datehereof. _ _ ‘ Sec. 3. That the right to amend or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. . Approved, February 23, 1906. WWW A 1**- GHAP. 502.-An Act To authorise the construction of a bridge across the navi- gable waters of Saint Andrews Bay. [ruins, No. 21.] _ Be it enacted by t/oe Senate and House of Repreaentati»·ex of the United m?“"A"d'°°" B""• States of America` in Congress assembled, That the Birmingham, bggggghglgfylggj Columbus and Saint Andrews Railroad Company, a corporation duly crews xmnmd com- created and existing, is hereby authorized to build and maintain a rail- ¤>¢‘¤**°¤· Washington County. Florida. at or near a point on the north arm of K-Q£gb¤*m¢¤°d ¤¤**· said bay known as Grassy Point, on North Bay, the said bridge to be ` so constructed as not to interfere with the navigation of said navigable waters. ,,;,,”°,‘jf$,,°’f‘;{}j’,{,,l’°'§'Q_*° Sec. 2. That any bridge constructed under this Act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said navigable waters as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Secretary of V\’ar, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the proposed bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of at east one—half mile above and one—half mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the arm of the bay, the shore lines at high and low water, and the direction and strength of the current, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, and shall_ furnish such other information as may be required for a full and sausfactory understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location of the bridge are a proved by the Secretarv of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be mdde in the plan of said bridgle during the progress of eonstruction or after its gpmplegtgcpn such c ange shall be subject to the approval of the Secrery o ar. ,:;‘p',f_§‘f.,{u§e’T“°*“" Sec. 3. That the bridge constructed under this Act shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route upon which no higher charge shal be made for the transportation over the
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