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. SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 165, 166. 1911. 933 CHAP. 165.-An Act To authorize the construction of drawless bridges across u F°b¤‘¤¤¤'Y 2'7· 1911- eertain portion of the Charles River in the State of Mawwhusetts. [H‘ R' 26181] [Public, No. 424..] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represmtati·ves of the United — States of America in Ormgreaa assembled, That the Metropolitan Park §',}{}{;§ Ifxgbmd Commission, or any town or city, or any other public body authorized agimss between cmby the State of Massachusetts, all or any of them, be, and they hereby ir.? "G B°°t°“‘ are, authorized to construct, at ang time hereafter, drawless bridges ,_ across the Charles River in the tate of Massachusetts connecting River Street in Cambridge and Cambridge Street in the Brighton district, so called, of Boston, and at any other points upon said river, at, near, or above said Cambridge and River Streets: Provided, That said §;‘{§·]§gw_ bridges shall be at least twelve feet above the ordinary level of the ’ water in the basin over the main ship channel, and the piers and other obstructions to the flow of the river shall be constructed in such form C0 and in such places as the Secretary of War shall approve: Provided Owngswéiatiiiviurliig further-, That before the construction of said bridges or any of them P'°P°"Y· is begnm the State of Massachusetts shall by legislative enactment provide for adequate compensation for the owner, owners, lessee or essees of property abutting on said river above any of the isaid bridges, for damages if any caused to said property or leasehold interests therein by reason of interference with the access by water to said property, due to the construction of bridges without draws: Provided “,fS ‘° M further, That said legislative enactment shall provide for the appointment of three commissioners to hear the parties in interest an assess the damages to said proferty; their decision as to the amount of damages and chuestions o fact. to be final; said commissioners to be appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Except $*§{fg¤•;°*‘g;{· as inconsistent herewith, this Act shall be subject to the provisions of ` an Act entitled "An Act to regplate the construction of ridges over nagigable waters/’ approved arch twenty-third, nineteen undred an six. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby *'¤°¤°¤*°¤*~ expressly reserved. Approved, February 27, 1911. CHAP. 168.-An Act Makin appropriations for the construction, me 'r, and '°b'“°"Y 27-1***- pregervatiou of certain public woliksliilxi ri)vers and harbors, and for other pxipigoses. 0, . . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o{ America in Congress assemble, That the following sums of ,p*f;*,§f,§‘g,‘t§‘°‘},,'f"”°” money e, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of an}; monely in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediate y avsi - able, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the construction, compgation, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter name : Breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor, §‘§‘§,§”§f,§§'f,‘Q_M°· Maine: Continuing construction, thirty thousand dollars: Provided, gggygyém That the Secretary of War may enter into a contract or contracts for ' such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the said pro'eet, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed H1 the aggregate one hundred and forty· five thousand two hundred dollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated. Improving Pepperells Cove, Maine: Continuing improvement, P°PP°*°“¤ C°"°·M°· thirty-five thousand dollars. Im roving Saco River, Maine: Completing improvement, twenty- sw»mm·,ue. five thousand dollars. . Improving Exeter River, New Hampshire: Com leting improve· xmel-mm·,rz. 11. ment in accordance with the report su mitted in §ouse Document 88740°——voL 36, rr 1—·11——·61