War, for the keeping of said road, after construction, in repair: And provided further, That before the commencement of the construction of said road said corporation shall secure to the United States, free of cost, the right of way for said road. SEC. 3. That the Secretary of War shall report to Congress at its next session his action under the provisions of this act. Approved, April 5, 1888. Right of way. Report. CHAP. 64.-An act to authorize the purchase of a site for a public building at Buffalo, New York. April 5, 1888. Public building. Site. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Buffalo, N. Y. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase, or acquire by condemnation, a site in the city of Buffalo, State of New York, upon which shall be erected a substantial and commodious building for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and for other Government uses: Provided, That the site so selected shall be of such dimensions as to leave an open space of not less than forty feet in width, including streets and alleys, around the building to be constructed thereon: And provided further, That the sum to be paid therefor shall not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Provisos. Open space. Limit of cost. Proviso. SEC. 2. That the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, Appropriation. or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for making said purchase; out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be expended until a valid title to said site shall be vested in the United Title. States, and the State of New York shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of any civil process therein. Approved, April 5, 1888. CHAP. 65.-An act for the relief of William G. Galloway, late captain Fifteenth, United States Army. April 5, 1888. Honorable discharge Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary William G. Galloway. of War be. and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to issue and to. grant an honorable discharge from the Army of the United States to William G. Galloway, late a captain in the Fifteenth, United States Army, which discharge shall bear date as of August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and with the rank of a captain; and said discharge, with said rank as of said date, shall be granted, notwithstanding his dismissal from the service by virtue of the proceedings and sentence of a general court-martial convened at Atlanta, Georgia, June sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, pursuant to special order number nine, dated May twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and other orders subsequent thereto Provided, That no pay or allowances shall be paid said captain Galloway by reason of such honorable discharge. Approved, April 5, 1888. STAT L-VOL XXV-6 Proviso. Not to receive pay. April 9, 1888. East Tennessee Rail CHAP. 69.-An act to authorize the construction of bridges over the rivers Saint Mary's, Satilla, Little Satilla, and Crooked, in the States of Georgia and Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Jacksonville and United States in Congress assembled, That the Jacksonville and road Company may East Tennessee Railroad Company be, and are hereby, authorized to bridge St. Mary's construct a bridge over the river Saint Mary's, in the county of Camden and State of Georgia, and in the county of Nassau and State of Florida, at the point where said railroads cross said river. River, Ga. and Fla. Satilla River, Ga. Free navigation. Authorized to bridge Little Satilla and Crooked Rivers, Ga. SEC. 2. That the Jacksonville and East Tennessee Railroad Company be, and is hereby, authorized to construct a bridge over the river Satilla, in the county of Camden, in the State of Georgia, at the point where said railroad crosses said river. SEC. 3. That said bridges shall be so constructed, either by draw, span, or otherwise, so that a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to all vessels and other water-craft navigating said rivers. SEC. 4. That the said Jacksonville and East Tennessee Railroad Company be, and is hereby, authorized to construct fixed bridges over the Little Satilla River, between the counties of Camden and Glynn, and over Crooked River, in the county of Camden, in said State of Georgia, at the points selected by said .company where said railroad crosses said rivers, with one span, and to make said bridges of such height as they may see fit: Provided, That the height be sufficient to perPassage of rafts, etc. mit the passage of timber rafts and other vessels navigating said rivers under said bridges. Proviso. To be lawful structures and post-routes. Draw. Lights. be maintained. SEC. 5. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, or passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall 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 companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its. approaches for said postal-telegraph purposes. SEC. 6. That if any of the said bridges authorized to be constructed by this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge or bridges as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which Free navigation to shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such obstructions shall be removed and alterations made at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge: Provided, 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 this bridge erected under this act from the operation of the same. Proviso. Existing laws. Other companies may use. SEC. 7. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and Secretary of War to approve plans, etc. conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all mat- Compensation to be decided by Secretary ters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, of War. upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. SEC. 8. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War a design and drawings of said bridge to be erected, for his examination and approval, and a map of its location, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject, and in all things shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; and until said plan and location of said bridge or bridges are approved by the Secretary of War said bridge or bridges shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of any bridge authorized to be constructed by this act, during the progress of the work of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. SEC. 9. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge therein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date thereof. SEC. 10. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require any changes in said structures, or their entire removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved. Approved, April 9, 1888. Commencement and completion. Amendment, etc. CHAP. 70.—An act for the erection of a public building at Lowell, Massachusetts. April 9, 1888. Public building. Estimates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase, acquire by condemnation or otherwise provide a site, and cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious building, with fireproof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the post-office and for other Government uses at the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. The site and building thereon, when completed upon plans and specifica- Site, plans, etc. tions to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of two hundred thousand dollars; nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish sufficient accommodations for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not exceed in cost the balance of the sum herein limited after the site shall have been purchased and paid for, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and no purchase of site, nor plan for said building, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the said sum of two hundred thousand dollars for site and building; and the site purchased shall leave the building unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet, including streets and alleys: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended until a valid title to the said site shall Title, etc. be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Massachusetts shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. Approved, April 9, 1888. Limit of cost. Proviso. April 11, 1888. Helena, Ark. Site, plans, etc. Estimates. Limit of cost. Proviso. CHAP. 80.—An act for a public building at Helena, Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase or otherwise provide a site, and cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious building, with fire-proof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the district and circuit courts of the United States, the post-office, and internal-revenue office, and for other Government uses, at Helena, in the State of Arkansas. The site, and the building thereon, when completed upon plans and specifications to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars; nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish sufficient accommodations for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not exceed in cost the balance of the sum herein limited, after the site shall have been purchased and paid for, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and no purchase of site, nor plan for said building, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the said sum of seventyfive thousand dollars for site and building; and the site purchased shall leave the building unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least fifty feet, including streets and alleys: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended until a valid title to the said site shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Arkansas shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. Approved, April 11, 1888. April 11, 1888. Mississippi. Western division, trict. CHAP. 81.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for holding terms of United States courts at Vicksburg Mississippi." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act apsouthern judicial dis proved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for holding terms of United States courts at Vicksburg, Mississippi," be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting before the word "Washington," in the first section thereof, the words "Bolivar, and Sunflower." Counties added to. Pending actions. SEC. 2. That all crimes and offenses heretofore committed within the counties of Bolivar, and Sunflower shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and with the same effect as if this act had not been passed. Approved, April 11, 1888. April 16, 1988. James S. Jouett. May be appointed lieutenant of cavalry. CHAP. 107.—An act authorizing the appointment of James S. Jouett to a first lieutenantcy of cavalry in the United States Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and is hereby, authorized to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint James Š. Jouett, late a first lieutenant of cavalry in the Army of the United States, to the position of first lieutenant of cavalry, of the same grade and rank held by him April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, the list of first lieutenants of the cavalry arm of the service being in- Proviso. Pay. CHAP. 108.—An act granting the right of way to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad through the Fort Crawford military reservation. April 16, 1888. Fort Crawford milireservation to Denver and Rio Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Denver Right of way through and Rio Grande Railroad Company, a corporation organized under tary the laws of the State of Colorado, is hereby granted a right of way Grande Railroad Comone hundred feet wide across and through the Fort Crawford mili- pany. tary reservation, located in the Uncompahgre Valley, in the State of Colorado, and an additional space, not exceeding one hundred and fifty feet in width by four hundred feet in length, for the location of a depot or station-house and switches, to be so located as not to interfere with any buildings or improvements thereon, and the location thereof to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Approved, April 16, 1888. CHAP. 109.-An act for the relief of Alfred Hedberg. April 16, 1888. Alfred Hedberg. tain in the Army au thorized. Appointment as cap Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint Alfred Hedberg (late a captain in the Fifteenth Infantry), a captain of infantry in the Army of the United States, and that he, the said Alfred Hedberg, shall be assigned to the first vacancy of his grade occurring in the infantry arm of the service, with rank from the date of said assignment: Provided, That said Alfred Hedberg shall receive no pay for the time he was out of service, but only from the date of his Pay. assignment under this act. Approved, April 16, 1888. Proviso. CHAP. 121.—An act for erecting of a fire-proof workshop at the National Armory. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected at the National Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts, one fire-proof carpenters' and stocking shop. The plan, specifications, and full estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed for said building complete the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars. For the purposes of this act the sum of seventy-five thousand dol- Appropriation. lars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Approved, April 17, 1888. |