James B. Eads, jointly or severally, as shall have been expended under the authority of this Act, until the same .shall be judicially or otherwise legally determined in favor of such executors as such executors, or said associates of James B. Eads, jointly or severally.

Approved, February 26, 1897.

February 26, 1897.

Location.

Provisos.

CHAP. 334.—An Act To authorize the Montgomery, Hayneville and Camden Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Alabama River between Lower Peachtree and Prairie Bluff, Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Montgomery, the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Hayneville and Camden Railroad the Montgomery, Hayneville and Camden Railroad ComCompany may pany, a corporation created and existing under an act of bridge Alabama River, Alabama. the general assembly of the State of Alabama, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a railroad bridge, for the passage of railway engines and cars across the Alabama River at such point as may be selected by such company, between Lower Peachtree and Prairie Bluff, in the State of Alabama, said bridge to be so constructed as not to obstruct the navigation of said river and to be provided with a suitable draw: Provided, That any bridge Lawful struc constructed under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post route, and the United States shall have the right Postal tele. Of way for a postal telegraph across said bridge: Provided also, 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 or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of any disagreement between the parties in regard to the terms of such use or the sums to be paid all matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War upon hearing the allegations and proofs submitted to him.

ture and post route.

graph.

Use by other companies.

Compensation.

Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.

SEC. 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act shall be located and built under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the proposed bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one-half mile above and onehalf 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 currents, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, 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 no work upon the bridge shall be commenced, and should any change be made in the plan of

etc.

said bridge during the progress of construction such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. SEC. 3. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, Amendment, or repeal this Act at any time, and that if at any time navigation of said river shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired by the said bridge the Secretary of War shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to require the said bridge company to alter and change the said bridge, Changes. at its own expense, in such manner as may be proper to secure free and complete navigation without impediment. SEC. 4. That the draw provided for the bridge herein authorized to be constructed shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passing of boats; and said company or 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.

Draw.

Lights, etc.

Telegraph and telephone lines.

SEC. 5. That all telephone and telegraph companies shall be granted equal rights and privileges in the construction and operation of their lines across said bridge; Commenceand if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized ment and com. shall not be commenced within one year from the passage pletion. of this Act, and be completed within three years from same date, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall cease and be determined.

Approved, February 26, 1897.

CHAP. 357.-An Act To authorize the construction and mainte- March 2, 1897. nance of a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River.

York Railroad

Lawrence River,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Northern New Northern New York Railroad Company, a corporation or- Company may ganized and created under and by virtue of the laws of the bridge Saint State of New York, or such railway or bridge company now Hogansburg, N. or hereafter incorporated under the laws of said State or of Y. the Dominion of Canada as the said Northern New York Railroad Company or its assigns may unite with, be, and it hereby is, authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Saint Lawrence River, from a point on the right or southerly bank thereof at or near the village of Hogansburg, in the county of Franklin, in the State of New York, to a point on the Island of Cornwall near the town of Cornwall, in the county of Cornwall and Stormont, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, at such point as may be most convenient to said corporation to unite and connect the railroad built or to be built by it in the said State of New York with any railroad or bridge that may be con- Railway, etc., bridge. structed by any person or corporation in the said Dominion of Canada. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains and, at the option of the said corporation, may be used for the passage of vehicles, animals, and foot passengers upon such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed and from time to time revised by the Toll. Secretary of War of the United States. Said bridge when

ture and post

route.

Proviso.

Consentof Can

Lawful struc- completed shall be deemed and taken to be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route for the United States mails: Provided, That before the construction of the said bridge shall be begun all proper and requisite authority therefor shall be obtained from the gov ernment of the Dominion of Canada.

ada.

Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.

Unobstructed navigation.

Lights.

Use by other companies.

Terms.

Commencement and completion.

Amendment,

etc.

Removal.

SEC. 2. That the bridge herein provided for shall be subject in its location, plan, and construction to the supervision of the Secretary of War of the United States, to whom the plans and specifications relative thereto shall be submitted for approval; and until the said location and plan of construction of said bridge hereby authorized to be constructed are approved by the Secretary of War, the said bridge shall not be commenced or built; and no change shall be made in the plan of such bridge during the progress of construction or after completion thereof unless by the consent and with the approval of the Secretary of War first obtained. The said bridge shall be so located and constructed as not to obstruct the navigation of the main channel of the river. The said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, drawings of the said bridge and piers, together with a map of the location, showing for the space of at least 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 location of the channel, together with the direction and strength of the current at ordinary high and low stages, and the soundings of the river bed, and shall furnish such further information as may be required by the Secretary of War for a full understanding of the subject. The corporation owning or operating the said bridge shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals thereupon as the United States Light-House Board may require.

SEC. 3. That all railway companies desiring to use the said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of the same and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of the approaches thereto, under and upon such terms as may be from time to time agreed upon between such railway companies and the persons or corporation owning or operating the said bridge, and in case they shall not agree upon the same, then upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the district court of the United States for the northern district of New York, after hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties in due form presented.

SEC. 4. 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 hereof.

SEC. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require the entire removal of the bridge constructed under the provisions of this Act, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interests require it, is also expressly reserved.

Approved, March 2, 1897.

CHAP. 362.—An Act Making appropriations for the support of the March 2, 1897. Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Army appro following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of priations. any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight:

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FOR PAY OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

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General staff.

Corps of Engi

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: For pay of officers in the neers. Corps of Engineers, as now authorized and provided by law, two hundred and thirty-nine thousand five hundred dollars;

For additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, seventy-one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars;

In all, three hundred and eleven thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

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Longevity.

Pay to officer,

Additional pay to officer in charge of public buildings and public buildings grounds at Washington, District of Columbia, in addition and grounds, D. to pay as major, one thousand dollars.

ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.

C.

Engineer Department.

ENGINEER DEPOT AT WILLETS POINT, NEW YORK: Incidental exFor incidental expenses of the depot, including fuel, lights, penses. chemicals, stationery, hardware, extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for period's not less than ten days as artificers on work in addition to and not strictly in the line of their military duties, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, draftsmen, printers, lithographers, photographers, engine drivers, teamsters, wheelwrights, masons, machinists, painters, overseers, laborers, repairs of, and for materials to repair, public buildings, machinery, and unforeseen expenses, five thousand dollars;

For the purchase of material for use of United States Materials. Engineer School and for instruction of engineer troops at Willets Point in their special duties as sappers and miners; for land and submarine mines, pontoniers, torpedo drill,

and signaling, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For purchase and repair of instruments, to be issued to Instruments. officers of the Corps of Engineers and to officers detailed and on duty as acting engineer officers, for use on public

works and surveys, three thousand dollars;

LIBRARY OF THE UNITED STATES ENGINEER SCHOOL: Library. For purchase and binding of professional works of recent date treating of military and civil engineering and kindred scientific subjects, five hundred dollars;

In all, ten thousand dollars.

March 3, 1897.

Montgomery,

CHAP. 373.—An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Montgomery Bridge Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Alabama River near the city of Montgomery, Alabama,” approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Bridge over of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Alabama River, section six of an Act approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, to authorize the Montgomery Bridge Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Alabama River near Montgomery, Alabama, be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows:

Ala.

Vol. 27, p. 528.

Time for construction ex

tended.

"SEC. 6. That all telephone and telegraph companies shall be granted equal rights and privileges in the construction and operation of their lines across said bridge; and if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized shall not be commenced within one year from March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and be completed within three years from same date, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall cease and be determined. Approved, March 3, 1897.

March 3, 1897.

umbia.

CHAP. 375.-An Act Declaring the Potomac Flats a public park, under the name of the Potomac Park.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of District of Col- the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Potomac Park entire area formerly known as the Potomac Flats and now established em- being reclaimed, together with the tidal reservoirs, be, and the same are hereby, made and declared a public park, under the name of the Potomac Park, and to be forever held and used as a park for the recreation and pleasure of the people. Approved, March 3, 1897.

bracing the Potomac Flats.

March 3, 1897.

CHAP. 381.-An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Yazoo River at or near the city of Greenwood, in Leflore County, in the State of Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Leflore County the United States of America in Congress assembled, That may bridge Ya zoo River, Green the board of supervisors of Leflore County, in the State wood, Miss. of Mississippi, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge and approaches thereto across the Yazoo River at or within five miles above or below GreenWagon and foot wood, in the State of Mississippi. Said bridge shall be

bridge.

constructed to provide for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, animals, foot passengers, and for all road travel, for such reasonable rates of toll and under such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said board of supervisors and approved by the Secretary of War.

SEC. 2. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be