Chapter 1428. Permitting the building of a railway bridge across White River, joining the township of Harrison, in Knox County, State of Indiana, and township of Washington, in Pike County, State of Indiana
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CHAP. 1428.— An Act Permitting the building of a railway bridge across White River, joining the township of Harrison, in Knox County, State of Indiana, and township of Washington, in Pike County, State of Indiana. March 3, 1905. [[S. 7164](/us/bill/58/s/7164).] [[Public, No. 161](/us/pl/58/161).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent of CongressWhite River, Ind.Vincennes, West Baden and Louisville Traction Company may bridge.Location. is hereby granted to the Vincennes, West Baden and Louisville fraction Company, a railway corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, its successors or assigns, to build it railway bridge across the White River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, joining the township of Harrison, in Knox County, State of Indiana, and the township of Washington, in Pike County, State of Indiana: *Provided,**Provisos*.Secretary of War to approve plans.
That the plans for the said bridge and appurtenant works and the location thereof shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of construction: *And provided further,* That said Vincennes; West BadenChanges. and Louisville Traction 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 been previously 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. That in case any litigation arises from the building of saidLitigation. 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 State of Indiana, and in the courts of the United States: *Provided, **Proviso*.Existing laws not affected.That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to 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 companies. 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 caseCompensation. 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., right. enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, 998and 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. Time of construction. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge herein authorized be commenced within two years and completed within three years from the date of approval of this Act. Sec. 6. Amendment. That the right, to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1905.