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 290 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cas. 182, 183 . 1928 . taining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor including reasonable interest and financing co st, as soon a s possible un der reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquir- Mae, etc ., aft as free briageer amor- ing the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization tiz ing costs. shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be main- tained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the Record of expendi- bridge and its approaches under economical management. An tares and receipts. accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. construction Sworn costs, of SEC. 6 . The said Osc ar Baertch, C hrist Buhmann, and Fred Rei ter, cost s, et c., > to be rued after com- their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall, within ninety pletion. days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual origi- nal cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, Investigation by Sec- and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of retary of War. War ma y, and upon reque st of the hi ghway depar tment of eit her of such States shall, at any time within three years after the com- pletion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of suc h investigati on the said O scar Baertch, Christ Buh- mann, and Fred Reiter, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all their records in connection with the construc- Findings of Secretary tion, financing, and promotion thereof. The finding of the Secre- conclusive. tary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. conferred to sell, etc., SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privile ges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, and Fred Reiter, their heirs, legal r epresentative s, and assign s, and any cor poration to ,which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Amen dment. SEC. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 10, 1928. March 10, 1928. [a. R.8749.] CHAP. 183 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of [Public, No. 138 .] Cook, State of Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Little Calumet River in Cook County, State of Illinois. Little Ca lu met Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Rive r. Unit ed S tate s of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That the consent may bri dg e, ar' Asb'- of Congress is hereby granted to the county of Cook, State of Illinois, land Avenue. t o cons truct, maint ain, and op erate a fre e high way br idge a nd app roaches there to across Lit tle Calumet Ri ver at Ashlan d Avenue,

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