Chapter 342.
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CHAP. 342.— An act granting right of way to the Junction City and Fort Riley Street Railway Company into and upon the Fort Riley military reservation in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.February 27, 1891. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Junction City and Fort Riley Rapid Transit Street Railway Company gran ted right of way through Fort Riley military reservation, etc., Kans. Commencing point.
That the right of way be. and the same is hereby, granted to the Junction City and Fort Riley Rapid Transit Street Railway Company, of Junction City, Geary County, State of Kansas, to construct and operate a line of street railway from a point commencing at or near the north end of the public bridge, over the Republican River in Geary County, near and west of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge; thence Direction, etc.north and northeast through said military reservation to a point at or near the post of said Fort Riley as shall hereinafter be designated and determined upon.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Chs. 342, 382. 1891.789 Sec. 2. That the location and terminus of this railway, the widthSecretary of War to approve location, etc. of the right of way and dimension of terminal facilities for buildings, turntables, and so forth, for the. use of said railway within said reservation, shall be made with and subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, or such person or persons as he may designate, and authority is hereby granted said street railway companyCompany may bridge Republican River, Geary County, Kans.
Exclusive use. to construct a bridge for this purpose and to have the exclusive use thereof over said Republican River, at a point to be selected by said Secretary of War, or such person or persons as he may designate, and to land the north end of this said bridge on said reservation and withinLocation of bridge. fifteen hundred feet west of said Union Pacific Railroad bridge. Sec. 3. That the fare to be charged by said street railway companyFare. for the transportation of all persons in the military service of the United States and their families, either to or from Fort Riley to the opposite terminus of the road, shall not exceed the sum of tenMaximum. cents each.
Sec. 4. That if the rights hereby conferred shall not be exercisedCompletion. and the road built within three years next after’ the passage of this act, all the rights and authority hereby granted shall absolutely cease and determine. Approved, February 27, 1891.