Chapter 231. granting the consent of Congress to the Saint Cloud Water-Power and Mill Company to construct a dam across the Mississippi River at Saint Cloud Minnesota
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CHAP. 231.— An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Saint Cloud Water-Power and Mill Company to construct a dam across the Mississippi River at Saint Cloud Minnesota.July 5, 1884. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Construction of dam, etc., across the Mississippi River, Saint Cloud, Minn., authorized. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Saint Cloud Water Power and Mill Company to construct across the Mississippi River, at some point within the incorporated limits of the city of Saint Cloud, a dam, canal, and works 155 FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch 231-233. 1884. necessarily incident thereto, for water power and other purposes, andWagon and foot bridge.*Proviso*.Not to interfere with dam and mill at Sauk Rapids.*Proviso*.Rights of Government of United States reserved. in connection therewith a wagon and footbridge for public travel: *Provided*, That said dam shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the existing dam and mill at Sank Rapids, and so that the Government of the United States can at any time construct in connection therewith a suitable lock for navigation purposes: *Provided also*, That the Government of the United States may at any time take possession of said dam, and control the same for purposes of navigation, by paying said company the actual cost of the same, but shall not do so to the destruction of the water-power created by said dam: *Provided further*, That*Proviso*.Free passage of saw-logs, rafts, etc. the works be constructed so as to provide for the free passage of saw-logs and rafts, and, when necessary, to permit the passage of boats; and, further, that such changes or modifications in the works as the Secretary of War may from time to time deem necessary in the interest of navigation shall be made, at the expense of the water-power company: *Provided further*, That in case of any litigation arising from the obstruction*Proviso*. of the channel by the dam, canal, or bridge, the cause may be tried in the district court of the United States in which the works are situated.
Sec. 2. That the right to amend, alter, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, July 5, 1884.