Worcester daily spy., 1862-08-08

draw, it shall leave an unobstructed heauway
in the channel of the river of not less than
ninety feet above low water mark anu such
channel or waterway shall have an unob-
structed width of not less than three hundred
feet between the piers next to SAID channel or
water way; and one of the spans next adJoln-
ing thereto shall not be less than two hundred
and twenty feet in length; or said bridge, II
constructed with draw, the same to be con-
structed under the limitations and conditions
provided in the fourth section of this act.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, that the
said bridge and Holidays Cove railroad are
hereby declared public highway, and estab-
lished port road for the purpose of trans
mission of mails of the United States, and
that the Steubenville and Indiana railroad
company, chartered by the legislature of the
state of Ohio, and the Holidays Cove rail
road, chartered by the state of Virginia, or
either of them, are authorized to complete,
maintain, and operate said road and bridge
when completed, as set forth in the preceding
section, anything in any law or laws of the
above named state to the contrary nOtwith-
standing.
Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that it
shall be lawful for any other railroad compa-
ny or companies, whose line or lines Of road
may now or shall hereafter be built to the
Ohio river, above the mouth Of the Big Sandy
river, in accordance with the terms of the
charter or charters of the said company or
companies, to build a bridge across said river
for the more perfect connection of any such
roads and for the passage of trains thereof,
under the limitations and conditions hereafter
provided.
Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, that any
bridge erected under the privileges of this act
may, at the option of the company or compa-
nies building the same, be built either as a
drawbridge, with pivot or other form of draw
or with unbrOken and continuous spans; Pro-
vided, that if the said bridge shall be made
with unbroken and continuous spans it shall
not be of less elevation than ninety feet above
low water mark over the channel of the said
river; nor in any case less than forty feet
above extreme high water, as understood at
the point OF location, measuring for such ele-
vation to the bottom chord of the bridge; nor
shall the span of such bridge, covering the
main channel of the river, be less than three
hundred feet in length, with also one Of the
next adjoining spans of not less than two hun
dred and twenty feet in length, and the piers
of said bridge shall be parallel with the cur
rent of the river as near as practicable: And
provided also, that if any bridge built under
this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge
the same shall be constructed with a span
over the main channel of the river as under
stood at the time of the erection of the bridge
of not less than three hundred feet in length,
and said span shall not be less than seventy
feet above low water mark, measuring to the
bottom chord of the bridge, and one of the
next adjoining spans shall not be less than two
hundred and twenty feet in length, and also
that there shall be pivot constructed In every
such bridge, at an accessible and naWlgable
point, with spans of not less than one hum
dred feet in length, on each side of the CEN
trail or pivot pier of the draw; And provided
also, that said draw shall always be opened
promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the
passage of boats whose construction may not
at the time, admit of their passing under the
permanent spans of said bridge, except that
said draw shall not be required to be opened
when engines or trains are passing over said
bridge, or when passenger trains are due, but
in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in
the opening of said draw after the passage of
such engines or trains.
Sect. 5. And be it further enacted, that any
bridge or bridges erected under the provisions
of this act shall be lawful structures, and shall
be recognized and known as post routes, up
on which also no charge shall be made for the
transmission over the sarne of the mails, the
troops and munitions of war Of the United
States that the rate per mile which the com
pany or companies erecting such bridge may
from time to time receive on the balance Of
their line or lines for such service, and the of
fcers and crews of all vessels, boats, or RATS
navigating the said Ohio river are required to
regulate the use of the said vessels and of any
pipes or chimneys belonging thereto, so as
not to interfere with the elevation, construct
ion, or use of any of the bridges erected or
legalized under the provisions of this act.
Approved, July IA, 1862.