2 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Cas. 1, 2. 19n5. S°°’°‘·*¤’ °* wt' *° Sec. 4. That all bridges authorized to be constructed under this Act awww pim' em shall be built under and subject to such regulations for the secuiaty of the nav$ation of the rivers over which they maybe built as the Secretary of 'ar shalllrgescrgbeg andlto §zcure;;hat%b{$:t me sialid company or corporation s a su mit to e ecre ry o ar or is examination and approval designs and drawings ot the bridges and maps of locations selected; and until the said plans and locations are approved by the Secretary of War the bridges shall not be commenced or built; Chances and should any changes be made in the plans of said bridges, or any of them, during the progress of construction, such changes shall be . sub act to the approval of the Secretary of War, and all changes in saidl bridges, or any of them, reguflrid by tlhe Secretary pfulVar at any time or their entire remova s a e at the expense o e corpora- · tiog or perfzons pwning or operating sagd bridges.1 th_ A t _ h b -¤¤¤¤**¤¤°¤*- no. 5. at the rig t to a ter amen or repea is c is ere y ex ressly reserved. l ’ _ _ u';i_=¤¤ °* °°¤=¤’¤°· Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction . ° of the bridges lhereiln authorizgd is ntplt cgénmelnced Enthm one year and completed wit in t ree years rom e to thereo . Approved, December 15, 1905. Dwfgbggdm CHAP. 2.-An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Colum-
bm River by the Portland and Seattle Railway Company.
columbia RMT Be it enacted tfae Senate and House oflltyvresentatiees of the United I p,,,,::,,.; ,6:; 5,,,;. gatcfes qf€)·m.erzca m Oongresa assembled, Thatdthe llsortland and Seattle ¢¤F~¤ rv ¤ ¤{ 1 wa m y a co ration existin un ert e law f the State xieirviqaiért vm of WashingtoTi;1i.ts’succe£rs and assignsigbe, and is heresy? authorized to cogstruct and maintain] a bridge across the Columbia River at a place suita e to commerce an not interferin with navi tion, at a point at - or_near Vancouver, in the State of Washington, angdato lay on or over said brédge a or ltracks for guilmore perfect connection of any rai roa or rai r s t at are or s a be constructed to said river on mmwmmd nm pither og bothyiides tlgereof it or oppositei saikd point, under the liuiitan_ ‘ _1ons an con 1 ions erema ter provide ; t at said brid e shall not niiiigaixon. interfere with the free navigation of said river, and in casg of any liti- . gation arising from an y obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation o sand river by reason of the construction of said bridge, the cause may be_ tried before the circuit court of the United States in Ramon W on and for any istrnct in whose ]ur1sd1ction any portion of said obstrucmd ,00, bm,iw_°¤ · pontpr bridge ma? slam bridgedshall bbc constructeild to provide or e passage o_ rarro rams an at the option of the said company or corporation, its successoisand assigns, for the safe and convenient passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, animals, and foot Eilégglgz? gs; ggghezepgsrogiéxblteugams of toll as may be fixed from time ”'“"*"“’*'°· Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be provided with two or more draw openings, each having not less than two hundred feet clear channel way, and in addition to saididraw openings one or more fixed channel spans, each' having not less than three hundred and fifty feet clear channel gg'; zzgggy pzgrt of the Tflperstruptutre pt said bridge shall give a _ V _ no ess an six ee a ove extreme known highm'gj’,‘,; of5pm__ water mark: Proezded, That all spans shall be so located as to afford t)he ngggatistupopsibletaccgpimpdgtion go the river traflic, and a draw S 3* » 1 prac_1ca e ie ocate next or near shore: P1·0z¤2'd·:/ L°”g°h°f“°“'“"°°°‘ gllggigglassg tgeuphysinzal clgaracteristics of the locality so require, add H d I h ga ion e not in]ured thereby, the lengths of the Subsmumm of aime O1 the number of draw openings may be reduce : Pmvz`r]ecZ 4,,,,.,, i90, a or any two adjacent draw openings of two hundred feet each
