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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 275-277 . 1928 . 379 cor pora tion s for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to Condemnation p ro. b e asc ertained and paid accordin g to the laws of such State, and ceedings. the proceedi ngs therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The said city of Atchison, Kansas, and county of Buchanan, Tolls authorized. Missouri, or either of them, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the Vol .34,p.8s. authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Rates applied to op- SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such eratin g, sinki ng fund, bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient 'to ' to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operat- ing the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a brMai ntenace as free sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so tiling costs. provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained 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 main tena nce, rep air, and ope rati on o f th e br idge and its app roac hes Record of eapendf- under economical management. An accurate reco rd of the cos t of tures and rece ipts . the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures' for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and s hall be availa ble fo r the i nformat ion of all pe rsons intere sted. SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, March 29, 1928. CHAP. 276 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana [H. March R .7, 7927 ]	27 .) Highway Commission of the State of Louisi ana to construct, ma intain, and [Public, No . 206 .] operate a free highway bridge across the Atchafalaya River at or near Melville, Louisiana . Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Atchafalaya River . Louisiana H ighway of Congress is hereby granted to the Louisiana Highway Commission C o m m i s s i o n m a y of the State of Louisiana to construct, maintain, and operate a free brid ge, at Melville, La . highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Atchafalaya River, at a po int sui table t o the interes ts of n avigat ion at or near Melvi lle, Construction. Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Vo].34,p.s4. Act to r egul ate the cons truc tion of brid ges over nav igab le w ater s," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, March 29, 1928. March 29, 1928. CHAP. 277.-An Act To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act 	[H . R . 8897 .] granting the consent of Congress to the city of Chicago to construct a bridge [Public, No. 207 .] across the Calumet River at or near One hundred and thirtieth Street in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois," approved March 21, 1924. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Calumet Rive r. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Act of Chicago, Ill. , may Congress approved March 21, 1924, granting the consent of Congress bridge, at One hundred > > granting and thirtieth St reet . to the city of Chicago to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge Vol.43, p.29. -5483Y-29--FT 1-28

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