Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 1.djvu/915

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850 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 745-7-iT. 1903 F¤b1’¤¤1'Y 21.1903- CHAP. 745.-An Act For the relief of William McCarty Little. .1 . [Fume, No W Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives of the United m{l,,l,l“““‘ M°°"“’ States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authoru_Mg{¤b:n¤:8vgg¤@ ized to appoint Lieutenant William McCarty Little, now on the urgdmr. retired list of `the Navy, to be a ca tain on said retired list, with the Xnk and pay of that grade from the date of appointment under this ct. Approved, February 21, 1903. rebmnry 21, 1903. 7j18.—An Amending the Act of June nineteenth, eighteen hundred " [_hb"uc’_'N°_ wi] gd eighty-eight, providing for the erection of a public building at Bridgeport, nnecticut. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

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0§’°§°¤gL States of America in. Congress assembled, That for the purpose of per-

` mitting the construction, upon lands now belon inglto the United States, of the extension to the postoliice building at iri geport, Connecticut, V¤l· 30- PP- 1r 112- authorized by the Act o Congress approved June fourth, eighteen hun- V°1-25·P·1°€— dred and ninety-seven, so much of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act for the erecting of a public building at Bridgeport, Connecticut,” approved June nineteenth, eéghteen hundred and eighty-eight, as pro- VI es that "the site purchas shall leave the building unexposed to Pglgstflc *10** N- danger from iire by an open space of at least forty feet, including streets ' and alleys," be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, February 21, 1903. February 21, 1903. CHAP. 747.-An Act To authorize Washington and Westmoreland counties in

 the State of Pennsylvania to construct and maintains bridge across the Monongahela

River, m the State of Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House <g"ReFresentati*ves of the United }‘,*f:mlg§1{;g States of America in- Congress assemb d, hat Washington County wmmorensua coun- and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, be, and they are, jointly, °°”’ h" my °"°"°‘ authorized, pursuant to the laws of said State, to construct, maintain, and operate a county bridge across the Monongahela River between ¥·°°¤¤°¤- points in Carroll Township, Washington County, at or near the borough of Donora, as it would seem best, to a point in Rostraver Township, · Westmoreland County, at or near the V1 lage of Webster. The said brid e, when built in accordance with the requirements of this Act, shallqbe a legal structure, and may be used for either or both railroad purposes or as a highway for the passage of persons, vehicles, and passenger cars. q$p°fo'$§‘HBff, fg ‘° Sec. 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ' shall be located and built under and subject to such requirements for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said Washington and Westmoreland counties shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing for the bridge and a map of the location, giving for a space of one mile the depth and current of the river at all points, and the location of any other bridge or bridges, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be requisite for the Secretary of War to determine whether said bridge, when built, will conform to the provisions of this Act and cause no serious obstruction to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the flow of water.