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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. (Jus. 952, 953. 1906. 65 prescribe, and to secure that object the said railroad companies shall submit to the Secretar_y of War for his examination and approval a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the splace of one mile the depth and current of the river at all points and the location of any other bridge or bridges, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether said bridge when built will conform to the provisions of this Act and cause no serious obstruction to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the How of water. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, @gggb°*'°°'°d ”°"*· upon receiving said plan and map and upon bein satisfied thatabridge ` built on such plan and at said locality will congorm to the provisions of this Act and cause no serious obstruction to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the flow of water, to notify the said companies that he approves the same, and upon receiving such notification the said companies may proceed to the erection of said bridge, conforming strictlv to the approved lan and location; but until the Secretary of War shall approve the plim and location of the said bridge and notifiy the said companies of the same in writing the bridge shall not be bui t or commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of the C*‘°·¤8°* bridge during the progress of the work thereon or after completion, sucpvchange shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary , of ar. · Sec. 4. That an bridge constructed under this Act shall be a legal I ******1* ¤¤"*°¤"° structure and shall be known as a post-road, over which no higher ndp°m`°m` charge shall be made for the trans rtation of mails, troops and munitions of war, or other property ofpthe United States than the rate per mile charged for their trans rtation over the railwalyis and pu lic highways leading to said bridge The United States s all also have rig$€¤*‘¤Ph- ¤°¤·· the right of way over said bridge for postal-telegraph and telephone ` purposes, and equal privileges in the use of said brggge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone com(panies: Bwi, That all railroad {;f.g"{*;·0,hu mum companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and the approaches thereto upon payment of a reason- cmmpsmaaon. able compensation for such use, or, in case o disagreement, upon such terms an conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War upon hearin the allegations and proofs of the parties in interest. Sec. 5. That the said bridge shall be so kept and managed at all times Liam!. sw. as not to interfere with the passage of vessels, barges, or rafts, both by day and by night, and there shall be displayed on said bridge by the owners thereof, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the Light-House Board may prescribe. Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge herein [,3***0 of ¤¤¤¤¤‘¤<> authorized shall be commenced within one year and completed within ` tive years from the date hereof. ` Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤¤¤¤d¤¤•¤¤- expressly reserved. Approved, March 16, 1906. CHAP. 953.-An Act Permitting the building of a dam acres the Red Lake River March 16, 1906. at or near the junction of Black River with said Red Lake River in Red Lake County, [S. 4128.*] Minnesota- [Pubns, N0. 49.]- S Be tt enacted by tim Senate and House of Rq>resentattoe8 of the United State.; of America in Lbnpress assembled, That the consent of Congress Mined me mm, is hereby granted to Wil iam J. Murphy., his successors and assigns, iiilih by wmxm J, to build a dam across the Red Lake iver at or near the yunction of “{*.fP;,_P{,g,;f“”’”*°· the Black River, so called, with said Red Lake River, in Red Lake vm. xxxrv, rr 1-—»'>