636 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 1, 2. 1888. ` said bridge or bridges than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or other public highway leading to said bridge; . and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph companies; and the United States shall have the right of roam telegraph way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph puroses. Ameuumeuz. P Sec. 5. That t(hp right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserv . Approved, December 10, 1888. December 10, im CHAP. 2.-An act to authorize the construction of bridges across the Kentucky
- 3 Elixir xd its tributaries by the Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine and Beattyvnlle
' o Company. - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatices of the _m¤umqua,Ns¤h¤m¤- United States of America in Congress assem led, hat the Richmond, §§“v€g,§’;`§,',§‘,§’,Q*§‘.§1 $$1 Nicholasville, Irvine and Beattyville Railroad Company, a corporation v¤¤Y organized under act of the general assembly of the Commonwealth
M of Kentucky, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge or bridges, and approaches thereto, over the Kentucky
River, in the State of Kentucky, and also a bridge or bridges over the tributaries or forks of said river, at such point or points as said com- . pany may deem suitable for the passage of its said road over said - river, or its tributaries or forks. Said bridge or bridges shall be con- Railwa ,w»guu,¤ua structed to provide for the passage of railway trains and, at the ‘°°” option of the company by which it or they may be built, may be used ' for the passage o wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit mouse. of animals, and for foot-passengers: Provided, That the rates of toll T°“· charged by said company shall be first approved by the Secretary of · War. - iswsui structure Sec. 2. 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 other ost-roads in the United States, and equa privileges in the use of said, bridge shall be granted to all telegraph com anies; and the P¤¤¢¤1¤¤¤¢s¤¤v¤- United States shall have the right of way across said) bridge, and its approaches, for postal-telegraph purposes. sw-emyggwnrw mc. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this “*’*"°"”" ’°°°‘ act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of Wa1· shall prescribe; and to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination and approval, a desi n and drawing o the bridge, and a· map of the location thereof; and until the said plan and location of the brid e are aplproved by the Secretary of War, the bridge shall not be built; and s ould any change be made in the pdan of said bridge during the progress of construction, such change s all be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and if the Secretary of War shall at any time think any changes necessarzy in the plans of said bridge or bridges, or that the said bridge or bri ges should be entirely removed, the said alterations or removal shall be at the expense of the company. Us- by other com- Sue. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge
- ’““""‘· or bridges shall have, and be entitled to, equal rights and rivileges ·
relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and) over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of reasonable compensation therefor; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge or bridges and the railroad company or companies desiring to use the same shall '1`¤¤¤¤- fail to agree upon the terms with reference to the use of same. all matters of issue between them shall be decided by the Secretarv of VVar upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties,.
