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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 187-189 . 1928 . 295 of the highway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investi- gate su ch cos ts and deter mine t he acc uracy a nd the reaso nablen ess 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 such investigation the said American Bridge and Ferry Company (Incorporated), its successor s and ass igns, sha ll make a vailable all of it s records in con- nection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be con- conclusive. of Secretary elusive for t he pur poses mentio ned in sectio n 4 of this Act, s ubject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Right to sell, etc ., SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred. rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby grant ed to the Amer ican Bridg e an d Fer ry Co mpany (In corpo rated ), its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigne d, or transf erred, or wh o shal l acqui re the same by mor tgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to ex- ercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ex- Am endment. pressly reserved. Approved, March 10, 1928. March 10, 1028. CHAP. 188 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Ala-	[H . R. 8896.] bama to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the [Public, No. 142 .] Conecuh River on the Brewton-Andalusia Road in Escambia County, Alabama. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent A c, ~a. R y bridge, of Congress is hereby granted to the highway department of the in Escambia County. State o f Alab ama to const ruct, mainta in, and opera te a f ree hi ghway bridge and approaches thereto across the Conecuh River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, on the Brewton-Andalusia Road in Escambia County, in the State of Alabama, in accordance construction. with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the con- Vol.34, p.84. struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am endment . ex pressl y rese rved. Approved, March 10, 1928 March 10, 1928. CHAP. 189 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway 	[H. R. 9064.1 department of the State of Alabama to construct, maintain, and operate a free [Public, No. 144 .] highway bridge across the C oosa River at or nea r Pell City on the P ell City- Anniston Road between Calhoun and Saint Clair Counties, Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Coosa Riv er. th e Unit ed Sta tes of Ameri ca in Congre ss asse mbled, Tha t the consen t Alabama may bridge, of Congress is hereby granted to the highway department of the at Pell City. State of Alabama to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridg e and approa ches t hereto acros s the C oosa R iver, at a p oint suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Pell City on the Pell City-Anniston Road between Calhoun and Saint Clair Counties ; in the State of Alabama, in accordance with the provisions of the Vol 4 4,, rp .'84. Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906.

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