524 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. OH. 537 . 1898. lines at high and low water, the direction and velocity of the current, and soundin gs showing accurately the bed of the stream, and such other and further information as the Secretary of War may require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject, and until said approval the construction of said bridge shall not be commenced. —¤¤=·>‘ “PlP°i”* l>¢>¤¤l Sec. 9. That the Secretary of 'War may, in his discretion, appoint i§°¤Z`ip°”°°° °°°°"°°` one or more army engineers as a board to supervise and personally examine the construction of said bridge, and that the propo ed bridge shall only be a lawful structure when built as approved by the Score tary of ¥Var, who shall have authority, by and with the advice of the —changes engineers detailed by him as provided in the last section, to order such change in the construction, appliances, or location as he may deem necessary for the convenience of navigation. Lasgmsu. Sec. 10. That in case of any litigation from any obstruction or alleged ' obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act the cause or question arising may be heard by the district "or circuit court of the United States in and for the northern district of Papua. _ New York: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as ,,,’j§§,§‘,€,f,‘,ij,`[,*F“°°“ to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or exempt this bridge from the operation of the same. I $*:*4* ml ¤**¤·*°iP*l Sec. 11. That the laws of the State of New York and the municipal "laws and ordinances of any city or village in or from which said bridge • may be constructed may be enforced on said bridge with the same force and effect as though said bridge was a public street or highway in said State or such city or village. €;¤a;¤·:g·;:§;,ms_ Sec. 12. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby g expressly reserved; and if any change be made in the plan of the bridge constructed under this Act during the progress of the work thereon or after the completion thereof, such change shall be subject to the —¤1•rr<>v•L approval of the Secretary of War; and any change in the construction or any alteration of the bridge or the removal thereof or of any obstruction that may be directed at any time by Congress or the Secretary -<=¤r<·¤¤¤· {>)f_gVar shall be made at the cost and expense of the owners of said r1 ge. nhrmaas. Sec. 13. That all railroad and street railway companies desiring the ..a,mu agm mm. use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains and street cars over the same and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable -¢n¤¤g¤-w¤·»m¤_ of compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said “`““""“" """‘°“°‘ bridge and the several companies, or any of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conibrm in using said bridge all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon fxpyjgizinn tl, mm a hearing of the allegations and proofof the parties: 1’ro·vided, That
- utei‘onirm·rc•·l.w·s each and every railway company using the said bridge that shall carry
or transport any passengers, goods, merchandise, or other personal property over the same from any part of the United States to be delivered in any other part of the United States shall in the carriage, transportation, and delivery of such passengers, goods, merchandise, or other property be subject to and comply with the laws known as the interstatecommerce laws of the United States and to all such regulations as may be prescribed under or by the authority of such laws. ‘ ¤;.m.m;»¤i·»m·m¢ ami Sec. 14. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction °°“‘l""“"“‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereofl Approved, June ::9, 1898.
