The tri-weekly standard., 1866-11-13
CHAP. CLXVII.
establish certain Post-Roads

An Act to establish certain Post-Roads.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of ,e-
preventative of the United States OF America in
Congress assembled, That the bridge partly con-
structed across the Ohio River at Steubenville, in
the State of Ohio abutting on the Virginia shor,
of said river, is hereby declared to be a lawful
structure: Provided, That when completed, ii
constructed without draw, it shall leave an un-
obstructcd Roadway in the channel of the river oi
not less than ninety feet above lowwater mark,
and such channel or waterway shall have
obstructed width of not less than three hundred
teet between the piers next to said channel or
waterway; and one of the spans next adjoining
thereto shall not be less than two hundred and
twenty feet in length; said bridge, reconstruct
ed with a draw, the same to be constructed under
tine limitations and conditions provided in the
fourth section of this act. eel
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said
declared public highway, and established post
road for the purpose of transmission of mails of
the United States, and that the Steubenville and
Indiana Railroad Company, chartered by the leg
islatlIre of the State of Ohio, and the Holidays
Cove Railroad Company, chartered by the State
of Virginia, or either OF them are authorized to
complete, maintain, and operate said road and
bridge when completed, set forth in the pre-
ceding section, anything in any law or laws ofthe
abov named States to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for any other railroad companies 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 ac-
cordance with the terms of the charter or char
tiers OF Sucn company or companies, 10 Dulld d
bridge across said river for the more perfect con-
nection of any such roads and for the passage of
trains thereof, under the limitations and condi-
tions hereafter provided.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That any
bridge erected privileges ofthis act may,
at the option of the company or companies build
ing the same, be built either as drawbridge, with
d pivot or other form OF draw, with unbroken
and continuous spans: Provided, That if the said
bridge shall be made with unbroken and continu-
GUS spans, it shall not be of less elevation than
mel OF the said river; nor in any case less than
forty feet above extreme high water, as under
stood at the point oflocation measuring for such
elevation to the bottom chord of the bridge; nor
shall the span OF such bridge, covering the main
channel OF tue river, be less than three hundred
feet in length, with also one of the next adjoining
spans of not less than two hundred and twenty
feet in length and the piers Of said bridge shall be
parallel with the current of the river near as
practlcable: And provided, also, That If any
bridge bnilt under this act shall be constructed
u span over the main channel of the river,
derstood At the time of the erection of the bridge,
Ot not less than three hundred feet in LENGTH and
said span shall not be less than seventy feet above
low-Water mark, meas uring 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
draw constructed in every such bridge, at an ae-
ccssible and navigable point, with spans OF not
of the central or pivot pier of the draw: And pro-
vided, also, That said draw shall always be open
ed promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the pas
sage OF boats whose construction may not, at the
time, admit of their passing under the permanent
spans of said bridge, except that laid draw shall