Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 31.djvu/841

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FIFTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 364, 365. 1901. 789 Sec. 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act M§§(f§§‘l§{;,gg Qfy *° shall be located and built under and subject to such regulations for the` security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and the said county shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the proposed bridge and a map of the location, giving for the distance of one mile above and one-half mile below the proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, the shore line at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said lan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of Vtgzr no work upon the bridge shall be commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge ·-¤¤¤¤g•=S— dll‘I'l[Ig the progress of construction, or after completion, such change - shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Sec. 3. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or re eal A¤¤°¤d¤¤€¤¤· this Act at any time; and if at any time navigation of said river slball Al*=€m¤<>¤¤S»<=¢•=· in any manner be obstructed or impaired by the said bridge, the Secretary of War shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to require the said county to alter and change the said bridge, at its own expense, in such manner as may be proper to secure free and complete navigation without impediment; and he may require the said county to build and maintain, at its own expense, such dikes, wing dams, booms, or other works, as in his o inion may be necessary to maintain the channel of the river within tlie draws ans of the bridge. Sec. 4. That the draw provideld for the bridge herein authorized to Bmwbe constructed shall be opened promptly, ugon reasonable signal, for the passing of boats, which said county s all maintain at its own expense; and the said county shall maintain on said bridge from sunset Lights to sunrise, at its own expense, such lights or other signals as the Light- House Board may prescribe; and if actual construction of the brid e c(f£*¤{g;§g11f€m€¤*¤¤d herein authorized shall not be conimenced withi·. one year from tge P ` passage of this Act and be completed within three years from same ate, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall cease and be determined. .. Approved, February 12, 1901. CHAP. 365.--An Act Providing for the construction of a bridge across the Yalo- F€b1‘\1¤l‘)’12, 1901. busha River, in Grenada County, State of Mississippi. "_ `;` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tbe United States of America in Ormgress assembled, That the board of supervisors mggggggcgéjggugg of Grenada County, State of Mississippi, be, and is hereby, authorized Rivermiss. to construct and maintain a highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Yalobusha River at or near the center of Southeast quarter —1<>c¤ti¤¤. of section eight, township twenty-two, range three east, just at the mouth of Martins Creek, in Grenada County, State of Mississippi, and about twelve miles west and below the city of Grenada. _ Sec. 2. That the said bridge shall be located and built subject to ,,§,$,'§,§“,§{,,‘{§_"“' ‘° such regulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and to secure that object the said board of supervisors shall submit for his examination a design and drawing of the dproposed bridge and a map of its location; and until the said plan an location shall be approved by him the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in said bridge, either before or after completion, such change shall likewise be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.