Public Law 103. to regulate Construction
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(/us/pl/73/102).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in order to Delaware River.Pennsylvania and New Jersey may bridge between Easton, Pa., and Phillipsburg, N.J.promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Pennsylvania and the 357State of New Jersey be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Delaware River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Easton, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.
Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Pennsylvania Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc.and the State of New Jersey 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, maintenance, and operation 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 Condemnation proceedings.therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of 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. The said State of Pennsylvania and the State of New Tolls authorized.Vol. 34, p. 85.Jersey are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such Rates applied to operation, sinking fund, etc.bridge the same shall be 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 cost of such bridge and its approaches, 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 completion thereof.
Maintenance, as a free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall 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 cost of Record of expenses and receipts to be kept.the bridge and its approaches, the 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. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.expressly reserved. Approved, February 24, 1934. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Weldon Spring, Missouri. 1934-02-24 29 Chapter 48 Stat. 357 73 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 2024-12-11 public [CHAPTER 29.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Weldon Spring, Missouri.February 24, 1934.[[H. R. 6799](/us/bill/73/hr/6799).][[Public, No. 103](/us/pl/73/103).] *Be, it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the times for Missouri River.Time extended for bridging, at Weldon Spring, Mo.Vol. 46, p. 1498, amended.commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Weldon Spring, Missouri, authorized to be built by the State Highway Commission of Missouri by an Act 358of Congress approved March 3, 1931, are hereby extended two and five years, respectively, from March 3, 1933.
Amendment. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 24, 1934. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri. 1934-02-24 30 Chapter 48 Stat. 358 73 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 2024-12-11 public [CHAPTER 30.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri. February 24, 1934.[[H. R. 6909](/us/bill/73/hr/6909).][
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