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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 258-260 . MAY 1, 1936. 1253 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 thirty years from the completion thereof. After a Maintenance as free bridge after amortizing sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so pro- costs, etc. vided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to pro- vide 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 cost of toeso r d rofeipts endi- the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 5. The ri ht to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A mend men t. ex pres sly rese rve. Approved, May 1, 1936. [CH APTER 259 .1 AN ACT Mare 1, 1936. To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress 	[a .R. 11476 .] to the Lamar Lumber Company to construct, maintain, and operate a rai lroa d [Public, No. 543 .] bridge across the West Pearl River, at or near Talisheek, Louisiana", approved J une 17, 1930. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Act West Pe arl River. Authori tre fo r brid g. approved June 17, 1930, granting the consent of Congress to the ing, at Tal isheek, La ., Lamar Lumber Company, its successors and assigns, to construct revived, etc. ' Vol . 46, p. 766. maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the West Pearl River, at or near Talisheek, Louisiana, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted : Provided, That this Act shall be null and Ti me limitation. void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, o r repeal this A ct is hereby Amen dme nt. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1936. [CHAPTER 260 .] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge 	[H. 8 .11478.1 across the Mississippi River between Saint Louis, Missouri, and Stites, Illinois . [Public, No. 544.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Mis sis sip pi River. extended e for comm encing and comp leting the cons truction of a bridge across t he bridgin g , between Missi ssip pi R iver, at or near a p oint on Broa dway bet ween Flo rida Saines, Louis, Mo ., and and Mullanphy Stree ts in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the town of Stites, in the county of Saint Clai r, State of Ill inois, and conn ecting with Sa int Clair Avenue extended in said town, authorized to be built by the county of Saint Clair, Illinois, by an Act of Congress approved August 30, 193 5, Ante, p. 1057. are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from August 30, 1936 . Sac. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amen dme nt. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1936.