Public Law 337.
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(/us/pl/72/336).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lowell Creek, Seward, Alaska.Estimates for maintenance of flood control, authorized. That the Secretary of War is authorized to submit for the consideration of Congress such estimates as are, in his judgment, necessary for the proper maintenance of the flood-control works at Lowell Creek, Vol. 44, p. 1066.Seward, Alaska, construction under authority contained in Public Resolution Numbered 52, Sixty-ninth Congress, approved February 9, 1927.
Approved, February 14, 1933. Authorizing Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri. 1933-02-14 55 Chapter 47 Stat. 802 72 2 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.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 55.] AN ACT Authorizing Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri.February 14, 1933.[[H. R. 9385](/us/bill/72/hr/9385).][[Public, No. 337](/us/pl/72/337).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Des Moines River.Roy H.
Campbell, et al., may bridge, at Saint Francisville, Mo. That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Des Moines River, at a point suitable to the interests of Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.navigation, at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.
Sec. 2. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of Condemnation proceedings.such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.
Sec. 3. Tolls authorized. The said Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the Vol. 34, p. 85.legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Acquisition authorized, after completion by Missouri, Iowa, etc. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Missouri, the State of Iowa, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and 803take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordanceCompensation, if acquired by condemnation, etc. with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation.
If at any time after the expiration of five years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of
(1)the actual cost of constructingLimitation. such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value;
(2)the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property;
(3)actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and
(4)actual expenditures for necessary improvements. Sec. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquiredTolls under State, etc., operation. by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall beRates applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shallMaintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs. thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring theRecord of expenditures and receipts. bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 6. The said Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H.Sworn statement of construction costs, etc., to be filed after completion. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Missouri and Iowa, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highwayExamination, etc., by Secretary of War. department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary ofFindings of Secretary conclusive. War as. to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes men-804tioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Sec. 7. Right to sell, etc., conferred. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Sec. 8. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 14, 1933. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Pee Dee River and a bridge across the Waccamaw River, both at or near Georgetown, South Carolina. 1933-02-14 56 Chapter 47 Stat. 804 72 2 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. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 56.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Pee Dee River and a bridge across the Waccamaw River, both at or near Georgetown, South Carolina.February 14, 1933.[[H. R. 13372](/us/bill/72/hr/13372).][
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