Chapter 8. Granting the right of way for the construction of u railroad and other improvements over and on the West Mountain of the Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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CHAP. 8.— An Act Granting the right of way for the construction of u railroad and other improvements over and on the West Mountain of the Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs, Arkansas.December 21, 1893. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Hot Springs, Ark.Right of way over West Mountain to George W. Baxter, *et al*. That the right of way forty-five feet in width, upon which to construct, equip, operate, and maintain a railroad with one or more tracks, is hereby granted to George W.
Baxter, John D. Ware, Leslie Webb, and George M. Baxter, their associates and assigns, upon and over that part of the Hot Springs Reservation known as the West Mountain, as follows: CommencingLocation. at a point on first line marked Al seven feet east of the line marked M on Government plat survey, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, for topography; thence by a route to be approved by the Secretary of the interior to the boundary line of said West Mountain reservation, or as near thereto as shall be necessary, but the said railroad shall not obstruct any highway contemplated by the plans for the improvement of the Government reservation of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the said grantees shall, by the erection and permanent maintenance of substantial iron bridges with closed beds and sides, or by means of tunnels, avoid 22 rendering the crossings dangerous to passengers on the said highways, *Proviso*.Previous grants not affected.either in conveyances or on foot: *Provided*, That such road so constructed and this grant shall not interfere with any grant within such reservation heretofore made.
Sec. 2. That the said parties or their assigns shall cause to be madeSecretary of the Interior to approve plans, etc. an accurate map and profile of the located line of said railway with the specifications for the construction thereof, and the same shall be approved by and tiled with the Secretary of the Supervision.Interior before the construction of said railroad shall be commenced. The Secretary of the Interior shall have the supervision and control over the location and construction of said railroad, which must be built and put in running Completion.order to the top of said mountain within two years from and after the passage of this Act.
Each of the conditions in this section shall be Forfeiture.construed as a condition precedent to the grant herein made, and a failure to comply with any of them shall of itself work a forfeiture of the rights hereby granted. Sec. 3. That the said parties or their assigns shall have the privilegeBight to erect hotels, etc. of erecting on said West Mountain observatories, hotels, and such other buildings as may be considered by the Secretary of the Interior desirable for the accommodation of the public, and for such purposes, and tor laying off and beautifying a park surrounding or adjacent to such buildings the said parties or their assigns are hereby privileged to use Lands granted.five acres of ground upon said mountain, they agreeing to build upon and beautify the same at their own expense.
A survey and plat of the grounds to be used for the purposes herein mentioned shall be first Approval by Secretary of the Interior.submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, and approved by him before any improvements shall be begun upon said land. Flans for all buildings shall be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the interior. Sec. 4. That the said parties are to pay semiannually to the InteriorYearly payment. Department, on account of the fund.for the improvement of the permanent Hot Springs Reservation, the sum of two per centum of the gross annual earnings of said railroad and buildings and grounds.
Sec. 5. That all tolls, charges, or income received under or by reasonCharges, etc. of this grant shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall from time to time prescribe rules and regulations for the management of said property. Sec. 6. That Congress reserves the right to at any time alter, amend,Amendments, etc. change, or repeal the rights and privileges hereby conferred. Approved, December 21, 1893.