Chapter 138. Permitting the building of a railroad bridge across the Red River of the North from a point on section six, township one hundred and fifty-four north, range fifty west, Marshall County, Minnesota, to a point on section thirty-six, township one hundred and fifty-five north, range fifty-one west, Wals

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CHAP. 138.— An Act Permitting the building of a railroad bridge across the Red River of the North from a point on section six, township one hundred and fifty-four north, range fifty west, Marshall County, Minnesota, to a point on section thirty-six, township one hundred and fifty-five north, range fifty-one west, Walsh County, North Dakota. January 24, 1905.[[H. R. 16720](/us/bill/34/hr/16720).][[Public, No. 24](/us/pl/34/24).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Red River of the North, Minn.Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company may bridge.

That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company, a railway corporation organized tinder the laws of the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, its Railway bridge.Location.successors or assigns, to build a railway bridge across the Red River of the North, suitable to the interests of navigation, from a point on section six, township one hundred and fifty-four north, range fifty west, Marshall County, Minnesota, to a point on section thirty-six, town-ship one hundred and fifty-live north, range fifty-one west, *Provisos.*Secretly of War to approve plans, etc.Walsh County, North Dakota: *Provided,* That drawings showing the plans and location of said bridge and appurtenant works shall be submitted to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War for approval, and until approved by them the construction of such bridge shall not be Changes.commenced: *And provided further, *That said Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company, its successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such plans after such approval, either before or after the completion of the said bridge, unless the modification of said plans shall have previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and of the Secretary of War; and any changes in said bridge which the Secretary of War may at any time order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by said company at its own expense.

Sec. 2. Litigation.That in case any litigation arises from the building of said bridge or from the obstruction of said river by said bridge, cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for that purpose in the States of Minnesota and North Dakota and in the courts of the United 615States: *Provided,* That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to*Proviso.*Existing laws not repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt said bridge from the operation of same.

Sec. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridgeUse by other roads. shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same and over the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of disagreement between the parties in regard to the compensation to be paid or the conditions to be observed all matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War. ....

Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its limitationsLawful structure and post route. shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission of mails and the troops and munitions of war of the United States over the same than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or approaches leading to the said bridge ; and it shallTelegraph, etc., rights. enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph and telephone purposes.

Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge hereinTime of construction. authorized be commenced within one year and completed within two years from the date of approval of this Act. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, January 24, 1905. To authorize the county of Sunflower to construct a bridge across the Sunflower River, Mississippi. Chapter 139 33 Stat. 615 1905-01-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

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Permitting the building of a railroad bridge across the Red River of the North from a point on section six, township one hundred and fifty-four north, range fifty west, Marshall County, Minnesota, to a point on section thirty-six, township one hundred and fifty-five north, range fifty-one west, Wals

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