134 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 231-233. 1896. ordnance, guns, and cannon balls which may not be needed in the service of either of said Departments. Such loan or gift shall be made R¢s¤1=•¤i<>¤¤»¤¤=· subject to rules and regulations covering the same in each Department, and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with any such loan or gift. Approved, May 22, 1896. May 22. 1896. CHAP. 232.-—An Act To establish customs ports of delivery at Pueblo, Durango, ·"_*i—’_’“ and Leadville, Colorado, and for other purposes. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United d,fn$,;*t"°' °°“°°“°“ States of America in Congress assembled, That Pueblo, Durango, and resins. numgo. Leadville, all in the State of Colorado, be, and are hereby, made cus-
- ,j‘,§m{,’§$§,§*,tL‘}y{““°° toms ports of delivery, and attached to the port of Denver, in said
State, with all the rights and privileges now accorded by law to said ~ port of Denver, the surveyor of customs of which port shall supervise the customs business at said Pueblo, Durango, and Leadville in the same manner and to the same extent as at Denver. De¤ig¤¤i¤¤¤f¤¤h¤r Sec. 2. That such other places in the State of Colorado as the Sec- "°"“‘ _ rotary of the Treasury may designate from time to time shall be ports of delivery, with all the privileges now accorded by law to the port of Denver, Colorado, the surveyor of customs of which port shall supervise the customs business transacted at such places in the same manner and to the same extent as at Denver. Approved, May 22, 1896. May gy 1g9g_ CHAP. 233.-An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Niagara --————————— River, in the town of Lewiston, in the county of Niagara, State of New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Lewiston Connect- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Lewiston Connecting Qf,. B,',;?,?;,, °§'§,*Q§',{ Bridge Company, a corporation created by the laws of the State of New Ri+¢r·L¤wi¤¤<>¤»N·Y- York, being chapter three hundred and forty of the laws of the year ' eighteen hundred and ninety-six, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge, and the necessary approaches thereto, across the N iagai a River at or from some point in the town of Lewiston, in the county of Niagara, State of New York, south of the village of Ramon Mc Lewiston, to some point in Canada on the west bank of said river, which i,,;.]g._" said bridge may be used for railroad and other purposes, as provided in the laws of the State of New York pertaining thereto. Sccretnr5·of'W¤rto Size. 2. That any bridge which may be erected under the authority
- PP"*“‘P‘**¤”· °’°· of this Act shall be so located and constructed that the channels of said
Niagara River shall not be unreasonably obstructed and that before commencing work on any bridge contemplated or authorized by this Act it shall be the duty of the company or corporation about to con~ struct the same to submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination, a design and drawing. including plains and specifications of the bridge and piers and a map of the location, giving for the space of onehalf mile above and one—half mile below the proposed location the topography of' the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction of the current, and such other and further information as the Secretary of War may require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject. And the construction of such bridge shall not be commenced until the approval of such plans and of the location of such Terms:. it I _ bridge by the Secretary of W`ar: Provided, That any bridge constructed g,,,,2,,_’“ ""° "' “‘"" under the authority of this Act shall be so kept and managed as to oiier reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels and other Draw crafts; and if said bridge be constructed as a drawbridge, the draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats; and whatever kind of bridge is built the owners thereof shall _ maintain thereon, at their own expense. from sunset to sunrise, such L‘¥’"*· °*°- lights and other signals as the Light-House Board shall prescribe.
