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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 345, 346 . 1928 . 419 State of Tennessee to construct maintain, and operate a bride and Tenne ssee m a y 9 g bridge, in Henry a nd approaches thereto across the Tennessee River at a point suitable to Stewart Counties. the interests of navigation, on the Paris-Dover Road in Henry and Stewart Counties, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the Const ruction . provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to rgulate the construction Vol .34,p .84. of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Rates of toll applied SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of to operation, sinkin g toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the fund, etc. reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, under economical management, and to provide a 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 comple- tion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization Maintenance as free t> bridge, etc ., after amor- shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be tiling costs, etc ° 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An Re cord of egpe ndi- tures and receipts, accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the e xpend iture s fo r mai ntain ing, repa iring, and ope ratin g the sam e, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available fo r the inform ation of all perso ns int erested. SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am endment. ex pressl y rese rved. Approved, April 10, 1928. April 10, 1928. CHAP. 346 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Highway 	[H. R. 9199.1 Department of the State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and operate a [Public, No. 259 .1 bridge across the Cumberland River on the Dover-Clarksville Road in Stewart County, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Cumberland River. Unit ed St ates of Am eric a in Congr ess assem bled, That the conse nt Tennessee may of Congress is hereby granted to the Highway Department of the qty. 'n Stewart State of Ten nessee to co nstruc t, mai ntain, and op erate a brid ge and approaches thereto across the Cumberland River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, on the Dover-Clarksville Road in Construction. Stewart County, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the vol.34, p.84. provis ions of the Act en titled "An A ct to r egulat e the constr uction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subjec t to t he con dition s and limita tions c ontain ed in this A ct. Rates of t oll appli ed SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged, for the use of such bridge, the rates of to operation, sinking toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the fund, etc. reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a 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- pletion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortiza- br M idge, etnaaf te afr ee mo a tion shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be tizing costs, etc° maintain ed and op erated fr ee of tol ls, or t he rates of toll s hall ther e-

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