AN ACT relating to the anchorage of vessels in the port of New York.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, empowered, ad directed to define and establish an anchorage ground for vessels in the bay and arbor of New York, and in the Hudson and East Rivers, to adopt suitable rules and gulations in relation thereto, and to take all necessary measures for the proper enreement of such rules and regulations.

SEC. 2. That in the event of the violation of any such rules or regulations by the wner, master, or person in charge of any vessel, such owner, master, or person in harge of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the id vessel may be holden for the payment of such penalty, and may be seized and roceeded against summarily by libel for the recovery of the same in any United tates district court for the district in which such vessel may be, and in the name of be officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved, May 16, 1888..

AN ACT granting to the city of Grand Forks, Dakota, the right to build two free bridges across Red River.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America n Congress assembled, That the city of Grand Forks, a municipal corporation organized inder the laws of the Territory of Dakota, be, and the same is hereby, authorized by ts proper officers to construct and maintain either one or two bridges and approaches thereto over the Red River of the North, at the most accessible points within said city across said river to the rost convenient point or points in the State of Minnesota. Said bridge or bridges shall be constructed to provide for the free passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, for foot-passengers, and for such street railways as may be authorized by the city of Grand Forks to be constructed over the same.

SEC. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized as a post-route, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States: Provided, That the United States may construct a postal telegraph over said bridge or bridges without charge therefor.

SEC. 3. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel at an accessible and the best navigable point, and with draw-spans giving a clear water way, measured at the lowest stage of water known at the locality, of not less than eighty feet in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier; and the clear width, as herein provided for, shall not be reduced by deposits of riprap or by other material about the piers and abutments; and the spans shall not be of less elevation than three feet above extreme high-water mark, as known at the point of location, measured to the lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge; and provision shall be made in the location and construction of the abutments and approaches to allow the free passage of flood-water; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel to, and the bridge itself at right angles to the direction of the current of said stream: Provided, also, That the said draw, or draws, shall be opened promptly by said corporation, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats, and said city shall maintain, at its own expense, such lights or other signals thereon as the Light-House Board may prescribe, and said city shall provide at its own expense such sheer-booms, guide-piers, or other device as may be at any time deemed necessary by the Secretary of War to facilitate the safe passage of boats or other water-craft through the spans of said bridge. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under 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 said navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction, at the expense of said city of Grand Forks, and 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 bridges, or either, the case may be brought in the circuit court of the United States of the district in which said obstruction or bridges are located: Provided further, 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 any bridge or bridges constructed by virtue hereof from the operations of the

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SEC. 4. That any bridge or 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 river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, designs and drawings of the proposed bridges and a map of the loration, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed loca tions, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurate! showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridges, and shall furna such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and locations, or either of them, are approved by the Secretary of War there shall not be any bridge built at said point; and shock any change be made in the plan of said bridge or bridges, during the progress of cutstruction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. SEC. 5. That the said city of Grand Forks, in the Territory of Dakota, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue in due form its municipal bonds to an amount ret exceeding fifty thousand dollars, payable in twenty years, with interest at seven per centum annually, at said city's depository in Grand Forks, Dakota, for the purpos of defraying the necessary expenses, in whole or in part, for the erection of sal bridge or bridges, and all acts or parts of acts of Congress or of the legislative assem bly of said Territory of Dakota heretofore passed in conflict with this section be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

SEC. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in such structure or structures, or the entire removal thereof, at the expense of the owners, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved.

SEC. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridges herein authorized be not commenced within one year, and completed within three years, from the date thereof.

Approved, May 21, 1888.

AN ACT to provide for the survey of certain historic grounds, locations, and military works Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americ in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be made, by an officer of the Engineer Corps, in co-operation with the Maumee Valley Monumental Association, an examination and inspection of each of the following-named historic grounds, locations, and military works, to wit: The burial-place on Put-in-Bay Island of the sailors of the Navy in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve.

Fort Industry, at the mouth of Swan Creek, on the Maumee River.

Fort Miami, on the north and west side of the Maumee River, seven miles above Fort Industry.

Fort Meigs, and the burial grounds of the soldiers of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, near the same, on the south and east bank of the Maumee River, tea miles above the mouth of Swan Creek.

A suitable portion of the battle-field of Fallen Timber, on the north and west bank of the Maumee River, four miles above Fort Meigs, where Anthony Wayne defe tel the allied Indian nations under Turkey Foot, August twentieth, seventeen hundred and ninety-four.

Fort Defiance, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee Rivers, erected by General Wayne in August, seventeen hundred and ninety-four.

Fort Wayne, at Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the confluence of the Saint Joe and Saint Mary's rivers, which was erected by General Wayne in October, seventeen hundred and ninety-four.

And he shall cause to be made a survey and full report to Congress of the location, situation, and condition of the same, and the amount of grounds necessary for the proper protection and improvement of the aforesaid works, forts, battle-fields, and burial-places in and near the same, as well as the probable cost thereof; and the said report shall be accompanied with the necessary maps and drawings.

SEC. 2. That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the expense of the examination and inspection provided for in this act.

Approved, May 24, 1888.

AN ACT authorizing the construction of bridges across the Cape Fear River, Black River, and the Northeast River, in the State of North Carolina.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress is hereby given to the Cape Fear

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ad Yadkin Valley Railway Company, a corporation duly organized and existing uner the laws of the State of North Carolina, its successors and assigns, to construct and aintain_bridges, and approaches thereto, over the Cape Fear River at or near the own of Fayetteville, in the State of North Carolina, over the Black River, in the ountyof Bladen, and over the Northeast River, in the county of New Hanover, in said tate, at such point or points as said railway company may desire or find most praccable in the final location of its road to the city of Wilmington.

SEC. 2. That said bridges shall be so constructed either by draw, span, or otherrise, that a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to all vessels, boats, or ther water-craft navigating said rivers.

SEC. 3. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limitations shall be lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and shall eny all the rights and privileges of other post-roads of the United States. And equal rivileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph companies; and he United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches or postal-telegraph purposes.

SEC. 4. That if either of said bridges authorized to be constructed by this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw shall be opened promptly by said corporaion upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, and said company or corporaion shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other ignals on said bridge or bridges as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge hall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act, which shall at any ime substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river or rivrs; and if any bridge or bridges 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 obstructions shall be removed and alterations made at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge: 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 any bridge erected under this act from the operations of the same.

SEC. 5. That all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge constructed under this act shall have, and be entitled to, equal rights and privileges, relative to the passage of railway trains, cars, and locomotives 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 the 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 rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all such matters of difference between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.

SEC. 6. That any bridge erected or 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 rivers as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object, said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War a design and drawing of said bridge or bridges, for his examination and approval, and a map of its location, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject, and in all things shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, and until such plan and location of said bridge or bridges are approved, they shall not be built. SEC. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is expressly reserved. SEC. 8. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC. 9. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridges herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the approval of this act.

Approved, June 6, 1888.

AN ACT to authorize the construction of bridges across the Kentucky River, and its tributaries, by the Louisville, Cincinnati and Virginia Railway Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Louisville, Cincinnati and Virginia Railway Company, a corporation organized under act of the general assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge, 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 company may deem suitable for the passage of its said road over said river, or its tributaries or forks. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the company by which it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit

of animals and for foot-passengers; and all tolls charged for the passage of vehicles, animals, and foot-passengers over said bridge shall be subject to modification and approval of the Secretary of War.

SEC. 2. That any bridge built under this act, and subject to its limitations, -ba"" be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shal enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States.

SEC. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be buil and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the sa company or corporation 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 thereof; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of susi bridge during the progress of construction such change shall be subject to the ap proval of the Secretary of War. All changes required by the Secretary of War in the structure of said bridge, or its entire removal after the same is constructed, shall be at the expense of the company owning or controlling said bridge; and in event of any litigation in reference to said bridge, or any part thereof, the same shall be hal in the circuit court of the United States within whose jurisdiction said bridge or ay part thereof may be located.

SEC. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge or bridges sha have, and be entitled to, equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of rais way trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment ef reasonable compensation therefor; and in case the owner or owners of said bridgem bridges and the railroad company or companies desiring to use same shall fail to agre upon the terms with reference to the use of same, all matters of issue between then shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a bearing of the allegations and proud of the parties.

SEC. 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bride er bridges herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed withis five years from the date thereof.

SEC. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly re served.

Approved, June 6, 1888.

AN ACT to authorize the removal of an obstruction to the navigation of Broad Creek, in the State of Delaware.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amerien a Congress assembled, That the bridge over Broad Creek, a navigable stream upon which improvements have been made by appropriations authorized by Congress, erecte and maintained by the Delaware Railroad Company and its lessee, near the town of Laurel, in the State of Delaware, is hereby declared to be an obstruction to the nave gation of said Broad Creek and detrimental to the commerce thereof.

SEC. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to serve upon the said Delr ware Railroad Company and its lessee in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware for the service of papers upon corporations, a notice in writing requiring said company or its lessee, within three months of the time of such notic to remove said obstruction by placing in said bridge and maintaining therein a drav of sufficient width and dimensions to admit the free and easy passage of all steamboats and other vessels navigating said stream and in case of refusal or neglect of sa railroad company or its lessee to place in said bridge a suitable draw as required by the aforesaid notice, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause a draw to be placed therein, and the cost and expense of such draw shall be a legal charge against the said railroad company and its lessee.

SEC. 3. That such sum of money as may be necessary to execute the provisions of this act by the Secretary of War is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to be paid out on the requisition of the Secretary of War.

Approved, June 8, 1888.

AN ACT to extend the time for the completion of a bridge across Staten Island Sound.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americs in Congress assembled, That the further time of one year from and after the sixteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, be, and the same is hereby, allowed

the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Company and the Baltimore and New rk Railroad Company, or either of them, to build the bridge across the Staten and Sound or Arthur Kill, from New Jersey to Richmond County, New York, purant to the provisions of the act entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a idge across the Staten Island Sound," known as Arthur Kill, and to establish the me as a post-road, passed the sixteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and eightyc. But this act shall have no other effect whatever than to operate as if the time rein mentioned had been embraced in the said act.

Approved, June 9, 1888.

N ACT to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee River at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America › Congress assembled, That the Chattanooga Western Railway, a corporation created nd organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, be, and is hereby, authorized › construct and maintain a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Tennessee River, t or near the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the county of Hamilton. Said bridge hall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option f the corporation by which it is built, may be used for the passage of wagons and ehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, for reasonble rates or tolls, to be fixed by said company, and approved by the Secretary of Var.

SEC. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limitations shall e a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and shall njoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States. That no igher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mail, troops, and munitions of war of the United States, or for through railway passengers or reight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile for their transmission over he railroad 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 way across said bridge for postal-telegraph purposes; that the said bridge shall be constructed either by draw, span, or otherwise, so that a free and unobstructed passage-way may be secured to all water-craft navigating said river at the point aforesaid: Provided, That if said bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signals for the passage of boats or vessels; and said corporation shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe.

SEC. 3. 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 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 to issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon the hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.

SEC. 4. 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 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 the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile below and one mile above 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 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 are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of construction, so as to prevent or remove all substantial obstruction to the navigation of said river such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and if any litigation shall be had in regard to said bridge, the same shall be in the circuit court of the United States in whose territorial jurisdiction said bridge, or any part thereof, is located.

SEC. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act, is hereby expressly reserved; and any alterations or changes that may be required by Congress in the bridge constructed under this act, or its entire removal, shall be made by the corporation owning or controlling the same, at its own expense. Furthermore, if the con