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 244 75TH CONGRESS, 1 sT SES SION- CHS. 2 89-291 -JUNE 2, 193 7 [CHAPTER 289] June 2, 1937 AN ACT [H. R. 5468] To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge [Public, No. 131] across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Morgan and Wash Streets in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Morgan and Wash Streets in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, authorized to be built by the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois by an Act of Congress appr oved May 3, 19 34, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved August 5, 1935 and May 1, 1 936, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from May 3, 1937 . SEC. 2 . The ri ht to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ex pressly re served. Approved, June 2, 1937. Mississippi River. Time extended for bridging, Saint Louis, Mo., to East Saint Lo uis, Ill. 48 Stat. 661; 49 Stat. 536, 1254 . Amendment. [ CHA PTER 29 1] June 2, 1937 AN ACT [H. R. 5595] To extend the time for completing the construction of two bridges, one across a [Public, No. 133] part of Lake Michigan at or near the entrance to the Chicago River, Illinois, and the other across t he Michigan Canal or Og den Slip, in city of Chi cago, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for completing the construction of two bridges, one across that part of Lake Michigan lying opposite the entrance to the Chicago River in Illinois and the other across the Michigan Canal known as Ogden Slip in the city of C hicago, Il linois, au thorized t o be built by the Chicago Park D istrict (succe ssor by operat ion of law to both th e South P ark Com mission ers and the Co mmissio ners of Lincol n Park), by an Act of Congress approved January 14, 1929, heretofore extended b y Act of Co ngres s app roved Febru ary 14, 1933, is hereby fur ther extended one year from January 14, 1937. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expr essly rese rved. Approved, June 2, 1937. Lake Michigan. Bridge construction; time extended. Opposite mouth of Chicago River. Ogden Slip, Chi- cago, Ill. 45 Stat. 1078; Stat. 806. 47 Amendment. [CHAPTER 290] AN ACT June 2, 1937 [H. R. 5579] Gr anting the co nsent o f Congr ess to the Sta te of Mississ ippi to constr uct, ma in- [Public, No. 132] Pearl River. Mississippi may bri dge, at J ackson. tain, and ope rate a free h ighway bridge across Pearl R iver at or ne ar Jack son, in Hinds County, Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congres s assem bled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Mississippi to con- struct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across Pearl River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- Cons truction . 34 Stat. 84. 33U.S.C.°°491- la te the constr uction of brid ges ove r navig able wa ter", a pproved 498 . Amendment . March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations con- tained in this Act. SEC. 2. The ri ft to a lter, amend, or repe al this Act is hereby expressly reserve. Approved, June 2, 1937.