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FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 120,121. 1893. 457 permanent buildings upon said reservation, except with the express consent of the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 2. That the rights herein granted are upon the express condi- cqmimmm, tion that the grantee or grantees thereof shall at all times during the continuance thereof furnish the Indian occupants of the land situated on the lower side of the canal with water sufficient for all domestic and agricultural purposes and purposes of irrigation on such terms and under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage; but the right to amend or repeal it at any time is hereby Amendment, tw. reserved to Congress. Approved, February 15, 1893. CHAP. 121.-Au act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Monon- Fobmny 15’]893_ gahela River, at West Elizabeth, in the State of Pennsylvania. ———————- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the West Elizabeth west nxswimtn Bridge Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the £,§‘§§§ C§{,‘,’§$Q}j,,{',‘§§ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, be, and Riv¤r·P¤- ° they are hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, maintain and operate a bridge over the Monongahela River, between a point at or near the foot of Plum street, in the borough of Elizabeth, to a point in the borough of West Elizabeth, on the opposite side of the said Monon gahela River, all within the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania. That said West Elizabeth Bridge Company shall not commence the construction of its bridge bridge piers, abutments, causeway, and other works over or in said Monongahela River, until the location and plan of the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That any acfof Congress or part of an act inconsistent here- Inconsistent lows with, so far as it aiiects the same, is hereby repealed. '°p°“l°d‘ Sec. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act sammy of wm to shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the "P*"’°"° P ‘““‘· °‘°· security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of Y/Var shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of \\'ar, for his examination a11d approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one-half mile above and one-half mile below the proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the currents at low and at high water, with the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of \Var to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall turnish such other information as may be required for a lull and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and Sh0Hld any change be made in the plans of said bridge during the prog- C**°”€°°· ress of its construction such changes shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. SEC, 4- That said bridge herein authorized to be constructed, shall Aids to navigation be so kept and managed at all times as to ailord proper means and ways for the passage of Vessels, barges, or rafts, both by day and by night, and there shall be displayed on said bridge by the owners thereof, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the LightrH011S0 ¤sh*¤·€*°- Board may prescribe; and such changes shall be made from time to time in the structure of said bridge as the Secretary of War may