Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-15
IVIPunL1c-No. l9sl

b An GCTlto establish certain postroads
+ Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
bridge partly constructed across the Ohio
river at SJeubenville, in the State of Ohio,
abuttiug on the Virginia shore of said riv-
er, is hereby declared 10 be o zfaWfnl struc-
ture Provided, That when completed, if
constructed without draw, it shallileHye
an unobstructed headway in the chapnelof
the river OF not less than ninety feet above
low-water mark, and such channel or wa
ter-waY shall have an unobstructed width
of not less than three hundred feet between
the piers next to said channel or water
way aud one of the spans next adjoining
thereto shall not be less than two hundred
aud twenty feet in length or said bridge,
if constructed with draw, the same to be
constructed under the limitations and con-
ditions provided in the fourth section Of
this act.
See- 2. And be it further enacted, That
the said bridge and Holidays Cove rail-
road are hereby declared a public highway,
aud established a post road for the purpose
of transmission of mails OF the United
States, and that the ST. elubeuville andIn-
diana Railroad Company, chartered by the
legislature of the State of Ohio, and the
Holidays Cove Railroad Company, char
tered by the State of Virginia, or either of
them, are authorized to complete, main
tain, and operate said railroad and bridge
when completed, as set forth in the pre-
rceeding section, any thing in any law or
laws of the above named State to the con-
trary notwithstanding. EfUaUt
Sec. 3, And be it further enacted, That
it shall be lawful tor any other railroad
company 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 tue
terms of the charter or charters Of said
company or companies, to build bridge
across said river for the more perfect con-
nection of any such roads and for the pas
sage oftFains thereof, under the limitations
aud conditions hereafter provided.
Ssc.r4s And be II further enacted, That
any tridge erected under the privileges Of
this act may, at the option of the company
or companies building the same, be built
either as drawbridge, with pivoto or 9TH
rformf OF draw, or with unbroken or con-
tinuous spans: Provided, That if the said
bridge shall be made with unbroken aud
continuous spans It shall not be pfjiess
elevation than ninety feet above low water
mark over the channel of The said rivers.
NOR in any case less than forty feet above
extreme high, water, as understood at the
uoint of location, measuring for such ele-
vation TO the bottom chord of the bridge !:
nor snail the span OF such bridge, covering
The main channel. of the river, be less than
tbree hundred feetin length, with also ono
Of the next adjoining spans of not less than
two hundred aud twenty feet In length, and
the piers of said bridge shalt be parallel
with the current of the river as near as
practicable: Aud provided also, That iF
ANY bridge built under this act shallsbe
| constructed as a draybridge the samgshall
be so 'e6nsttuetea with q span over The
main channel OF the river as understood at
the timenofrthe erection of the bridge of
nutless than three hundred .ieet IN length {