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 444 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 401, 407 . 1928 . cient to amort ize the amoun t paid theref or, 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 Maintenance as free date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such bridge, aft er amor- amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its appr oach es, the actu al e xpen ditu res for main tain ing, rep airi ng, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall b e avail able fo r the informa tion of all p ersons interes ted. Sworn statement of construction costs, etc SEC . 6 . The Great Falls Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, ., to be filed after com- shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file pletion. With the Secre tary of War a nd with the h ighway departm ents of the States of Virginia and Maryland a sworn itemized statement showing the act ual ori ginal c ost of constr ucting the br idge an d its a pproac hes, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary re Examination onation by See- therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secre- tary of War may, and upon request of the highway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion 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 such investigation the said Great Falls Bridge Company, its successors and assigns shall make available all of its records in Findings of Secretary connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. conclusive . The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be con- clusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. cone redto sell, etc ., Sac. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Great Falls Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation 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 Am endment. conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 21, 1928. April 23, 1928. . [H. R. 11887.1 CHAP. 407 .-An Act Authorizing the Interstate Bridge Company, its sue- tP ubl ic. No. 298.] cessors and assigns, to construct, maint ain, and operate a br idge across the Missouri River at or near Nebraska City, Nebraska. Missouri River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the Int erstate Bridge United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Company may bridge, at Nebraska City, facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- Nebr. vide for military and other purposes, the Interstate Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be and is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Construction. Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at Vol.34, p.84. or near Nebraska City, Nebraska, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled " An Act to regulate the construction of bridges

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