Chapter 554.
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CHAP. 554.— An act authorizing the construction of a railway upon the Government reservation at Fort Monroe, Virginia.March 3, 1891. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Hampton and Old Point Railway Company granted right of way, Fort Monroe, Va. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant permission to the Hampton and Old Point Railway Company, a corporation chartered by the general assembly of Virginia, to construct, maintain, andVol. 25, p. 1011. operate a street railway over and upon the lands of the GovernmentStreet railway. reservation at Fort Monroe.
Virginia, upon such location and upon:such plans, dimensions, conditions, and requirements as may be prescribed and approved by the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That said *Provisos*.railway shall cross Mill Creek upon a bridge separate and distinctMill Creek bridge. from the existing bridge owned by the United States, to be constructed upon plans to be approved by the Secretary of War: *And provided further*, That the rates of transportation shall not exceedFare. ten cents for each passenger for one continuous ride over the entire route of said railway, but the rates may be reduced by the Secretary of War: *And provided further*, That the privileges hereby grantedPrivileges may be rescinded. may at any time be rescinded or suspended by order of the Secretary of War; and said corporation shall, at any time, when so ordered by the Secretary of War, remove its rails and all other fixtures and appurtenances at its own expense and cost without any claim of any kind whatever for any loss, damage, or compensation of any kind from the United States.
Sec. 2. That the grants and privileges mentioned in this act shallCompletion. be determined and become void unless the said railway shall be completed and put in operation from Hampton, Virginia, to the terminus upon the Government lands at Fort Monroe, Virginia, within two years from the passage of this act. Sec. 3. That this act shall be subject to alteration, amendment,Amendment, etc. or repeal at any time at the pleasure of Congress. Approved, March 3, 1891.