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834 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 522. 1891. Lake. in said county of Houghton. between the villages of Houghton Proms0e. and Hancock; Provided, That said bridge shall be so constructed and Umusu-uma navi- built by draw._ span, or otherwise, as not to obstruct, impair, or in- ¤*·*°¤· juriously modify the navigation of said Portage Lake; and in order to secure a compliance with these conditions said county of Houghton, previous to commencuég the construction of said ridge, shall Swnmig www submit to the Secretary of ar for his examination and approval, a ¤PP*°'°P ·°°°· desi n and drawings of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for {die space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed locawas Sspsaeatyséstz baziz°£.:*;:;;zt·*;,2*1;*..;*12::.2:;*.m*; an w a e , on , soundings accurately showing the bed of the lake, and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge o the proper location of sa1d bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may be reqpired for a lfull anld satiigactory uxpdersgandilnlg oé the subjegtl; and s oulc} an c an e e m ein the an o said ri ge uring e progresso cozlstructdon or after compldtion, such change shall be subject to the Drnw. approval of the Secretary of War: Provide also, That if the bridge lherein aeighorizedalbe constructedbgs a draivpbrpllge, saiddragvbshgll e o en prom u on reasona esi na or e passage o oa s, and gvhatever kind, ofp bridge is built Cie said County of Houghton Lights. etc- shall maintain at its 0 expense from sunset to sunrise such ights or opléer signals on saidlbridge as the Light—House Board shall prescri . N¤¤¤<>¤¤¤¤ <>f ¤1>- Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- °°°"'L rected upon receiving said an and map and other information, and upon bein satisfied that a bridge built upon such plan and at said locality conform to the prescribed conditions o this act, not to ibstruct, impair, or intjuriously modify the navigation of Portage ake, to notify the S31 county of Houghton, through the chairman or clerk of the board of supervisors of said county, that_he approves ff “‘f£‘” “”" “"°"..€?i"2""£ 2“°Etf.‘{F‘$F“$‘?é‘ {**3 i“"E..§’.‘}11?3* °§ on on ma· roc o re a ri , in construction to stricfly to the `agproved plan and location. But untd the Secretary “‘"“’ ““”'°‘""" of _War approve the gan and location of said bridge and notify the

 county of Hong ton of the same, the sa1d bridge shall not be

built or commenced. m*f,‘;_’°° '”"‘ "°€“”* Sec. 3. That the aforesaid county of Houghton is hereby authorized and empowered, so far as Congress has the power to grant the same, to ma e such rules and regulations for the care of S81d bridge as its board of supervisors may eem necessary. pf,-*¢',{,¤`}wm¤°¤¤¤d Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its ' limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of tgmgywxegmpnnua other post~roads in the United States; and equal privileges in the °’ °°° °°“"“'"°“‘ use of said bridge shall be anted to all telegraph and telephone companies; and the United States shall have the right of way across ram celemph. said bridge, and approaches, for postal telegraph purposes. Amenumeuqm. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repea this act is hereby expressly reserved,_and the right to require any changes in said structure, or its entire removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interests require it, is also expressly reserved. _ cenlgnuzummemmn Ec. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction °°"“’ 'L of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within two years from the date hereof. Approved, March 3, 1891.