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low water. This map shall be accompanied by others drawn on the scale of one inch to two hundred feet, giving for a space of one-half mile above the line of the proposed bridge and one-fourth mile below an accurate representation of the bottom of the river, by contour lines two feet apart, determined by accurate soundings, and also showing over the whole width of this part of the river the force and directions of the currents at low water, at high water, and at at least one intermediate stage by triangulated observations on suitable floats. The maps shall also show the location of other bridges in the vicinity, and shall give such information as the Secretary of War may require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and the construction of the proposed bridge shall not be commenced until the location and plans thereof are approved by the Secretary of War.

SEC. 8. That any bridge constructed under the authority of this Act shall be built under the general supervision of the Secretary of War, and no changes or alterations in plans shall be made during construction of said bridge or after its completion unless said changes or alterations conform to the provisions of this Act and are authorized by the Secretary of War; that such alterations and changes as may be required by the Secretary of War in said bridge so as to preserve free and convenient navigation shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of War, at their own expense, by the company or persons owning, controlling, or operating said bridge; that during original construction or in carrying out any authorized changes or repairs of said bridge a navigable channel shall be preserved at the site of the bridge at all times, and the waterway of the river shall not be obstructed to a greater extent than is absolutely necessary; and such lights and buoy's shall be kept on all cofferdams, piles, and so forth, as may be necessary for the security of navigation.

Use by other com- SEC. 9. That all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge authorized by this Act shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one 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 conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; Telegraph, etc., and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies.

rights.

Lawful structure and post route.

Time of construction.

Amendment.

SEC. 10. That the bridge constructed, maintained, and operated under this Act and according 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 transportation 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 of said mails, troops, and munitions over the railroads and public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph and telephone purposes over said bridge.

SEC. 11. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval thereof. SEC. 12. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, December 21, 1905.

CHAP. 3.-An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and making appropriation for Isthmian Canal construction, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the two per cent bonds of the United States authorized by section eight of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," approved June twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and two, shall have all the rights and privileges accorded by law to other two per cent bonds of the United States, and every national banking association having on deposit, as provided by law, such bonds issued under the provisions of said section eight of said Act approved June twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and two, to secure its circulating notes, shall pay to the Treasurer of the United States, in the months of January and July, a tax of one-fourth of one per cent each half year upon the average amount of such of its notes in circulation as are based upon the deposit of said two per cent bonds; and such taxes shall be in lieu of existing taxes on its notes in circulation imposed by section fifty-two hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes.

SEC. 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eleven million dollars to continue the construction of the Isthmian Canal, to be expended under the direction of the President in accordance with the said Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and for each and every purpose connected with the same, the said suni to continue available until expended: Provided, That all expenditures from the appropriation herein made shall be reimbursed to the Treasury of the United States out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized in section eight of the said Act -approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two.

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SEC. 3. That the President shall annually, and at such other periods Reports. as may be provided, either by law or by his order, require full and complete reports to be made to him by the persons appointed or employed by him in charge of the government of the Canal Zone, the construction of the Isthmian Canal, and the operation of the Panama Railroad, including an itemized account of all moneys received and expended, which said reports shall be by the President transmitted to Congress. The President shall annually cause to be made, by the persons appointed Annual estimates. and employed by him in charge of the government of said Canal Zone and the construction of said canal, estimates of expenditures and appropriations, in detail as far as practicable, which estimates shall cover all annual salaries paid to persons employed on said work, excepting laborers and skilled laborers, and shall be submitted to Congress in the manner provided in section five of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes." "And no money shall be expended for any of the purposes of constructing and maintaining said Isthmian Canal, or for any expenses incident thereto, except in accordance with appropriations made by Congress.

Approved, December 21, 1905.

Vol. 81, p. 1009.

Restriction.

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January 11, 1906. [H. R. 99.]

[Public, No. 4.]

Alaska.

Council City and

CHAP. 4.-An Act To aid the Council City and Solomon River Railroad Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time of the Council Solomon River Rail City and Solomon River Railroad Company to comply with the proTime of Construc- Visions of sections four and five of chapter two hundred and ninety

road Company.

tion extended.

Vol. 30, p. 410.
L'ust, p. 1225.

Filing map of location.

Vad. 30, p. 410.

Time of completion extended.

Vol. 30, p. 410.

May operate without payment of license fee.

Vol. 81, p. 331.

nine of the laws of the United States, entitled "An Act extending the homestead laws and providing for the right of way for railroads in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes," approved May fourteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, in acquiring and completing its railroad now under construction in Alaska, is hereby extended as follows:

First. That the time to file the map and profile of definite location of its first section of at least twenty miles with the register of the land office in the district of Alaska, as provided in said sections four and five, is hereby extended to and including the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and six.

Second. That the time to complete the first section of at least twenty miles of its railroad, as provided in said section five, is hereby extended to and including the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and six, and the time for completing its entire railroad, as provided in said section five, is hereby extended to and including December thirtyfirst, nineteen hundred and nine.

Third. That it shall be lawful for the Council City and Solomon River Railroad Company to hereafter operate its railroad in the district of Alaska for a period to and including December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and nine, without the payment of the license fee of one hundred dollars per mile per annum on each mile operated, as provided in section twenty-nine of chapter one of the Act entitled "An Act for making further provision for a civil government for Alaska, and for other purposes," approved June sixth, nineteen hundred.

Approved, January 11, 1906.

January 20, 1906.
[8. 2558.]
[Public, No. 5.].

Columbia River.
Washington Bridge

Company may bridge,
at Wermichee, Wash.

Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.

Changes.

CHAP. 5.-An Act Authorizing the Washington Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the Columbia River near the city of Wenatchee, Washington.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Washington Bridge Company, a corporation crganized under the laws of the State of. Washington, its successors and assigns, be, and it is hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto over and across the Columbia River at a point at or near Wenatchee, in the county of Chelan, State of Washington, for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

SEC. 2. That any bridge constructed under the authority of this Act 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 such object said bridge company, or its assigns, shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination and approval a design and drawing of the bridge and piers and a map of the location; and until the said plan and Tocation are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during construction or after completion, such change shall be likewise subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and any changes in said bridge required by the Secretary of War at any time shall be made promptly by the said

Opening draw.

bridge company, or its assigns, at its or their expense: Provided, That Proviso.
if the bridge herein authorized be built as a drawbridge, the draw
shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of
boats; and whatever kind of a bridge is,built the said company or its Lights, etc.
assigns shall maintain thereon, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or
other signals as the Light-House Board shall prescribe.

Street car, wagon,

Pipe, etc., lines.

SEC. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the pas- and foot bridge. sage of wagons, carriages, automobiles, and vehicles of all kinds, street and suburban car lines, animals and foot passengers, and to provide for telegraph and telephone lines, and two pipe lines to convey water to the east side of the river for irrigation, power, and domestic use; and the said bridge company or its assigns shall have the right to charge, collect, and receive therefor such reasonable rates of toll and under such reasonable rules and regulations for the use of said bridge. as the said bridge company or its assigns may prescribe from time to time, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.

Toll.

Lawful structure

SEC. 4. That the bridge to be built under this Act and subject to its and post route. limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post-road, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for such transportation over public highways leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal, telegraph, and telephone purposes; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted Telegraph, etc., to all telegraph and telephone companies and to all street and suburban railways.

SEC. 5. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date hereof.

rights.

Time of construc

tion.

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

Approved, January 20, 1906.

CHAP. 6.-An Act Authorizing the Jasper and Eastern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to construct and operate a railroad bridge across the Sabine River, in the States of Texas and Louisiana.

January 26, 1906.
[S. 2159.]
[Public, No. 6.]

and La.

Sabine River, Tex. Jasper and Eastern Railway Company

may bridge.

Location.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Jasper and Eastern Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Texas, its successors and assigns, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge, and the approaches thereto, over and across the Sabine River, in the States of Texas and Louisiana, at any point where said river divides Newton County, in the State of Texas, and Calcasieu Parish, in the State of Louisiana, such point to be subject to approval by the Secretary of War, for crossing said river with its railroad and for the operation of railroad trains, engines, and cars thereon. The said bridge shall be constructed with a draw span therein over the main channel of the river, and the opening on each side of the pivot pier shall not be less than ninety feet in the clear, unless otherwise expressly directed by the Secretary of War, and if so directed, shall be according to such directions, and the said openings shall be accessible at all stages of the water, and the spans shall not be less than two feet above high water. And said draw shall Opening draw. be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats,

Drawbridge.

Lights, etc.

Lawful structure and post route.

and said company shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on such bridge as the Light-House Board may prescribe.

SEC. 2. That the 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 no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all teleTelegraph, etc., graph and telephone companies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal, telegraph, and telephone purposes.

rights.

Unobstructed navi

gation.

Changes.

Litigation.

Proviso.

Existing laws not affected.

Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.

Use by other roads.

Amendment.

Nme of construction.

SEC. 3. That no bridge shall be erected and maintained under the authority of this Act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river, and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction, and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. In case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, suit or suits may be instituted in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Texas or in any district court of the United States where any portion of said bridge may be located: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any provisions of law now existing with reference to the obstruction of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said bridge from the operation of the same.

SEC. 4. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act shall be built and erected under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation in said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object said railway company, its successors or assigns, shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination and approval a design or drawing of said bridge, and a map of the location, giving for the distance of one-half mile above and one mile below the proposed location the meanders of the river and such other particulars as may be required by the Secretary of War, and until the plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the structure shall not be commenced, and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of the construction thereof such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.

SEC. 5. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge 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 the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegation and proofs of the parties.

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 herein authorized shall not be commenced within one year and-completed within three years from the approval of this Act. Approved, January 26, 1906.

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