Chapter 15. Granting the consent of Congress to the county of Cook, State of Illinois, to construct a bridge across the Little Calumet River in Cook County, State of Illinois
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CHAP. 15.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of Cook, State of Illinois, to construct a bridge across the Little Calumet River in Cook County, State of Illinois.February 8, 1926.[[H. R. 5379](/us/bill/69/hr/5379).][[Public, No. 10](/us/pl/69/10).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Little Calumet River.Cook County, Ill., may bridge, at Burnham Avenue. That the consent of Congress is hereby given for the construction by the county of Cook, State of Illinois, of a bridge across Little Calumet River at Burnham Avenue in said county and State, which bridge is now in course of construction in accordance with plans that in the opinion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers provide suitable facilities for navigation.
If said bridge be completed in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers it shall be a lawful structure, and shall be maintained and operated under and in accordance with the pertinent provisions 6 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridgesConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, February 8, 1926.