Chapter 1324. To authorize the city of Little Falls, Minnesota, to construct a wagon and foot bridge across the Mississippi River within the limits of said city
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CHAP. 1324.— An Act To authorize the city of Little Falls, Minnesota, to construct a wagon and foot bridge across the Mississippi River within the limits of said city. June 30, 1902.[[Public, No. 201](/us/pl/57/201).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the city of Little Falls, Mississippi River.Little Falls, Minn, may bridge. in the State of Minnesota, through its corporate authorities, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain a wagon and foot bridge, with necessary approaches, across the Mississippi River, for the purpose of connecting Broadway street east with Broadway street west, in said city.
Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the Wagon and foot bridge. passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, animals, foot passengers, and for all road travel. Sec. 2. That the said bridge authorized to be constructed under this Secretary of War to approve plans, etc. Act shall be built and constructed upon plans to be approved by the Secretary of War, and shall be subject to the free use of the public under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the city of Little Falls.
Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be Lawful structure and post route. recognized and known as a post route, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States; and no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the road or roads leading to said bridge. Equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to Telegraph rights. all telegraph companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes, and all changes in said bridge required by the Secretary of War Changes. at any time, or its entire removal, shall be at the expense of the corporation owning or operating said bridge.
Sec. 4. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge authorized Time of construction. is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval thereof. Approved, June 30, 1902.