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 940 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 166. 1911. the river at all times, nor in any way to interfere with the use and control of the same b the United States or the maintenance of the R¢8¤‘¤¤°¤¤·°*°· water surface above gre dam at the established pool level; and the Secretary of War is hereb authorized to prescribe regulations to govern the use of the saidy water power and the_ operations of the plant and force employed in connection therewith; and no claim shall be made a ainst the United States for any_ failure of water ‘ G°§'°°¤'*¢,g°¤‘$,*j;,,'k;’, power, resulting grom any cause whatsoever; Promded further, That a·ee°&°i?;¢,. the contracting party shall furnish to the United States, free of cost, such electric current as may be necessary for c;pAerat;.§ the Government lock and lighting its uildings and groim : A dprovuledfur- E•¤¤*¤¤¤*· ther, That the contracting party may have  an egress over Government lands in the construction and operation of the plant. B°"°·°°°‘ The Secretary of War may re uire the contracting party to execute a bond, with proper securitiesfbefore the commencement of the work, in such amount as he may consider necessary, to insure the beginning, . prosecution, and completion of the work and compliance with the terms and requirements of this Act, and m case of ailure to comply with the requirements of said bond the contracting party shall fo ent i¤¤P¤=*¤¤·¤*°· to the United States the full amount thereof: Promded That a suit- . able force of inspectors shall be employed on the work by the Secretary of War, at the expense of the contracting party, to see that the _ plans and spigciiications and the terms and requirements of the _Act mshsm •.1¤,e¢a and the con `tions of the contract are strictly camed out. Oopigress reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal the rights and pri egcs hereby conferred and the United States shall incur no liabilit because of the alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof: Providezz “,é,“,§‘}°,‘{,‘y,°‘ S°°’°‘ That to insure compliance with the terms of this contract or to rotect the interests of navigation and other interests of the United States, the Secretary of War shall have power, at any time, to order a suspension of all privileges hereby granted, and a compliance with such order may be enforced by an injunction of the court of the United States exercising juris iction m the district in which the work is situated, and prcéxler proceedings to this end shall be instituted by the Attorney neral upon request of the Secretary of -',¤¤ ¤¤i¤¤¤¤ ¤¤*¤¤· War. Nothing here1n_ shall be construed as in any way abridging the exclusive jurisdiction and control by the United States of the Coosa River, and of any structure therein, or as repealing or modifying any of the provisions or laws now existing for the pfotection of d_1jx,jL;;¤gB{l¤;,ig;¤,; ¤= navrgation. The contracting party, m consideration of the privileges " gganted hereby, must, under suc regulations as the Secretary of ar may require, obligate and bind itself its successors or HSS1 s, to raise the height of said dam at Lock Numbered Four three fitdt, and shall stop the leaks above Dam Numbered Four by which water escapes under such dam, so far_ as the_ same can be done, and to keep Stones ¤¤¤i¤- said eaks stopped so far as it is possible so to do. In consideration of making said _ improvements, the said contractinglparty shall have the right to raise said dam duringblow water to suc a height as may common.  necessary to give it a storage asin above the dam, in order that it may develop and operate a water power: Prowkled, That the said oversaw amazes. storage does not_ interfere with nanggtion: Provided further, That the said contracting party shall pay a damages incurred b reason Payment rorpewer. of overtlowed lands. Beginning with the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five, the contracting party shall {pay to the United States for _ the power due to the natura owage of the river the sum of one dollar in;g<;g¤gg;¤k;g{ Her ten-hour horsepower per year: Provided, That in case the natural voixs. owage of the river is increased at this point by storage reservoirs ` above this pomt, the wer company shall have the right to lease · for a period not excecdEii.g the life of this authorization, gre increased power due to said storage, and shall pay on all power above that due.