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CHAP. 318.-An Act To authorize the Washington Alexandria and August 23, 1894. Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company to extend its line of road into and within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Alexandria and

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Washington, the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Mount Railway Company, a body incorporated under the laws of Electric Railway the State of Virginia, be, and is hereby, authorized to con- lay tracks, etc., struct and lay down a double-track street railway, except as hereinafter provided,

Company may

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And the said Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Ferry slip. Electric Railway Company is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain, after acquiring title to the same, at the foot of Fourteenth street, a necessary landing and slip for the operation of a ferryboat or transfer steamer, said landing and slip to be constructed on plans approved by the Secretary of War, and for the purpose of connection

to use an overhead wire for a distance of not exceeding Overhead wire. four hundred feet, commencing at the extreme southern end of the slip.

tion, etc.

SEC. 8. That the said company shall, before commencing Deposit for exwork on said railroad on such street, deposit with the Penses of inspec Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the Washington Aqueduct such sum as the Secretary of War may consider necessary to defray all the expenses that may be incurred by the United States in connection with the inspection of the work of construction of said railroad on such street, and in making good any damages done by said company, or its works, or by any of its contracting agents, to any of said mains, fixtures, or apparatus, and in completing, as the Secretary of War may consider necessary, any of the work that the said company may neglect or refuse to complete, and that the Secretary of War may consider necessary for the safety of said mains, fixtures, or apparatus, and the said company shall also deposit as aforesaid such further sums for said purposes at such times as the Secretary of War may consider necessary: Provided, That the said sum shall be disbursed like other moneys appro priated for the Washington Aqueduct, and that whatever shall remain of said deposits at the end of one year after the completion of said railroad in such street shall be returned to said company on the order of the Secretary of Return of balWar, with an account of its disbursement in detail: And provided also, That disbursements of said deposits shall, except in cases of emergency, be made only on the order of the Secretary of War. The exercise of the rights by this Act granted are to terminate at the pleasure of the Neglect, etc.. to Secretary of War in case of persistent neglect by said company, or by its successors, to make the deposits, or to comply with any of the conditions, requirements, and regulations aforesaid.

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SEC. 22. * Provided, That the limitations, requirements, and restrictions imposed by this Act upon the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company shall apply to the Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company; and the said Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company shall be subject, in case of any violation of the limitations, requirements, and restrictions aforesaid, to the same fines, penalties, and forfeiture of the privileges and rights herein granted as the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company is subject to.

SEC. 24. That all the conditions, requirements, and obligations imposed by the terms of this Act upon the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company shall be complied with by any and all the successors to and assigns of said company.

SEC. 25. That this Act may at any time be altered, amended, or repealed by the Congress of the United States. Approved, August 23, 1894.

August 23, 1894.

Avoyelles and

pany may bridge

CHAP. 320.-An Act To authorize the Saint Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway Company to bridge Bayou Des Glaises and Atchafalaya River in the State of Louisiana.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires St. Louis of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That South western the Saint Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway Railway Com- Company, its successors or assigus, be, and is hereby, Bayou Des Glai authorized to construct and maintain a railway bridge and ses and Atchafa- approaches thereto over and across Bayou Des Glaises, in laya River, La. the parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana, and also a railway bridge and approaches thereto over and across the Atchafalaya River, between Melville and the mouth of Red River, in said State, at such point as may be selected by said railway company for crossing said bayou and river with its railroad line, subject to the approval of the SecreRailway, wagon, tary of War. Said bridges shall be constructed to proand footbridges. vide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of said company, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. That the bridges over said streams shall be constructed as draw or pivot bridges; the draw or pivot pier shall be over the main channel of the stream at an accessible navigable point, and the openings on each side of the pivot pier shall not be less than one hundred feet in the clear, unless otherwise expressly directed by the Secretary War, and if so directed shall be according to such direction, and the said openings shall be accessible at all stages of water, and the spans shall be not less than ten feet above extreme high water, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest part of the superstructure of the bridge, and the

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piers and draw rests shall be parallel with, and the bridge or bridges at right angles to, the current of the stream or streams, and no riprap or other outside protection for imperfect foundations shall be permitted to approach nearer than four feet to the surface of the water at its extreme low stage, or otherwise to encroach upon the channel ways provided for in this Act; and all and each of said draws shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signals for the passage of boats; and said company shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, throughout the season of navigation, such lights or other Lights, etc. signals on said bridges as the Light-House Board may prescribe.

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, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States.

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SEC. 3. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained Free navigaunder the authority of this Act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said streams; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such Changes. navigation he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge or bridges to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged Litigation. obstruction to the free navigation of said streams, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in the district court of the United States for the western district of Louisiana: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said bridges from the operation of the same. SEC. 4. That all railway companies desiring the use of Use by other said bridges, or either of them, shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use.

SEC. 5. That the bridges 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 streams as the Secretary of War 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 design and drawings of said bridges, and each of them, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one-half mile above and one-half mile below the proposed

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location, the topography of the banks of the streams, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge or bridges are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge or bridges shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridges, or either of them, during the progress of construction, such change shall be subject to approval of the Secretary of War. And the said structure shall be changed at the cost and expense of the owners thereof, from time to time, as the Secretary of War may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said streams, and the authority to erect and continue any and all of said bridges shall be subject to revocation by the Secretary of War whenever the public good, in his judgment, so requires.

SEC. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

SEC. 7. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge or bridges herem authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the approval of this Act.

Approved, August 23, 1894.

August 27,1894

may bridge Saint Croix River.

foot bridge.

CHAP. 345.-An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Saint Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Osceola, Wis., of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the village of Osceola, Polk County, in the State of Wisconsin, a municipal corporation existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, establish, and maintain, or authorize the erection, Wagon and establishment, and maintenance of a foot and wagon bridge across the Saint Croix River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from a point in section twentyseven, township thirty-three, range nineteen west, in Polk County, Wisconsin, so as to connect with the opposite shore of said river in the State of Minnesota; that said Free naviga bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted, and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in which any portion of said bridge or obstruction is located. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed by the said village of Osceola from time to time and approved by the Secretary of War.

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SEC. 2. That the bridge under this act shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with the draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with a low-water span of not less than one hundred and ten feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw, measured at right angles to the axis of the channel: Provided, That the said draw shall be opened promptly on reasonable signal for the passage of boats, vessels, and other water craft whose construction shall be such as not to admit of their passage under said bridge.

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SEC. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act and according to its provisions and conditions shall be a lawful ure. structure, over which may be transmitted the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States free of charge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal-telegraph purposes across said bridge.

Postal telegraph. Secretary plans, etc.

of War to approve

SEC. 4. That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object the corporation named shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and location of the bridge are decided by the Secretary of War to be such as will not materially affect the interest of navigation the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made Changes. in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and the said structure shall at all times be so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said structure; and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridge, from the hours of sunset to sunrise, such lights as may be prescribed by the Lights. Light-House Board; and the said structure shall be changed or removed, at the cost and expense of the owners thereof, from time to time, as Congress may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority to erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation and modification by law when the public good shall, in the judgment of Congress, so require, without any expense or charge to the United States.

SEC. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act Amendment, is hereby expressly reserved.

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SEC. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual Commencement and completion. construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date thereof.

Approved, August 27, 1894.

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