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 416 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 340, 341 . 1928. D escri ptio n. All unreserved lands lying south of Salmon River in townships 10 and 11 north, range 16 east, Boise meridian. Township 10 north, range 17 east, Boise meridian : Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, and 22 ; west half section 23 ; sections 26, 27, and 34 ; west half section 35. Township 10 north, range 18 east, Boise meridian : So ut h ha lf section 4 ; sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 ; west half section 15 ; sections 16,17,18, 20,and21. Township 9 north, range 17 east, Boise meridian : Sections 3, 17, 20 ; south half section 23 ; sections 24, 25, and 26 ; east half section 27 ; sections 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, .and 36. Township 9 north, range 18 east, Boise meridian : Sections 17 to 36, inclusive. Township 9 north, range 19 east, Boise meridian : Sections 21, and 28 to 33, inclusive. Township 8 north, range 17 east, Boise meridian : Sections 4, 5, 8, and 9. Township 8 north, range 18 east, Boise meridian : Sections 1 to 5, inclusive. Township 8 north, range 19 east, Boise meridian : Section 6. Approved, April 10, 1928. Apr il 10, 19 28, [H. R CHAP. 341 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway [Public, No. 254.1 department of the State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Cumberland River on the projected State highway between Leb anon and Hartsvi lle and Gallatin near Hunters Po int, in Wilson a nd Trous- dale Counties, Tennessee. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Te l ana River. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent essee may bridge, in Wilson and of Congress is hereby granted to the highway department of the Trousdale Counties. State o f Tenn essee to con struct, main tain, a nd ope rate a bridg e and approaches thereto across the Cumberland River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, on the projected State highway between Lebanon and Hartsville and Gallatin near Hunters Point in Wilson and Trousdale Counties, in the State of Tennessee, in Construction, accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- Vol.34,p.84. late the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 and subject to the conditions and limitations con- tained in this let. Rates of toll applied to operation, sinking SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of fund, etc ° toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide - sinking fund which, together with the sinking fund created from the tolls from other bridges authorized by the law of the State of Tennessee which provides for the construction of the bridge to be built under this Act, shall be sufficient to amortize the bonds issued under such Act, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty-five years from the com- Maintenance as free pletion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortiza- bridge, etc ., after amor- . tilin g costs, etc. tion shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall there- after be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the tures and of re cei pts . i- bri dge a nd i ts ap proac hes under econ omic al ma nagem ent. An accu- rate record of thcosts of the bridge and its approaches, the expendi- tures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of

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