The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-08

SEC. 10. Aiad be it further enacted, That any
company authorized by the Legislature of Missouri
may construct bridge across the Missouri river at
the city Of Kansas, upon the same terms and con-
ditions provided for in this act
Sec. IL. and be 1t further enacted, That the
saint Louis and Illinois Bridge Company, cor
sembly of the State of Missouri approved FebFttury
twenueetn, eighteen hundred and sixty'fye and al
! so confirmed III its corporate powers under an act
the legislature OF the State of Illinois, approved
eighteen hundred and sixty -four or any other bridge
company organized under the laws of Missouri and
Illinois be, and the same is hereby, empowered to
erect, maintain and operate bridge across the Mis-
ssslppl river between the City of Saint Louis in the
State OF Missouri and the city of East Saint Louis,
amendments thereto and not inconsistent with the
lono%lng terms and ofany litigation arising from
any obstruction to the free navigation of said wa
ters the cause may be tried before the district court
OF tne United States Of any State in which any por-
uon OF sad obstruction or bridge touches.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That
the bridge authorized by the preceding section to
pc putt, shall not be suspension bridge, or draw
bridge with pivot other form of draw but shall be
constructed with continuous or unbroken spans.
and SUBJECT to these conditions First, that the
| lowest part of the bridge or bottom chord, shall
not be less than fifty feet above the city directrx al
us greatest span Second. that it shall have at least
one span hve hundred feet in the Clear or two spans
OF three hundred and fifty feet in the clear of abut
over the main steamboat channel shall be fifty feet
above the city directrix, measured TO the Lowest
part OF tne bridge at the centre span. Thlrd, nc
span over the water at low water mark shall be less
! tnan Two hundred feet in the clear OF abutments.
| Sec. IL. And bet further enacted, That the
rght 10 alter or amend this act, as to prevent o.
remove distractions to the navigation of said rive
| reserved. -- :.
Approved, July %, 1866.
| IPUBLIc-No IA.
AN ACT to authorize w. j. Sibley and others trus
tees, to sell and convey lot number nine in square
4 tV-SIX N nf
| Whereas lot number nine, in said square numbe
| seVenty-slX, IN the said city of Washington, was
conveyed by J. H. MBlair, to W. j. Sibley Ro
Ricketts,, IL. w. Bates, X. L. Sanders, Benjamin
M Coy, and e. Spoarder, in trust, to erect thereon
place OF worship for the of the people of color
members OF the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States and whereas the said trustees have
not had the means of erecting such church, and th
purpose mas been abandoned, and another church
called the Asbury Chapel Il purpose which the sai(
- d. M Blair as far as he had any interest therein
mas approved by his subsequent deed made to thu
said trustees: Therefore
Be 1t enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtt0es Of the United States of America in COn,
| QreSs assembled. That the said W j. Sibley, Ro
Ricketts,. r. w. Bates, r. l.. Sanders, Benjamin
M 'Coy,and 6. Spoarder, trustees of the said 10
above mentioned, or the survivors of them be, ant
they are hereby, authorized and empowered to sci
and convey the said lot number nine. in square
NUMBER seventy-siX in the said city of Washington
Tor such price they shall think proper or to con
firm and carry out any contract for sale made by then
with any person. and to convey the same according
ly, freed and discharged of the trust upon which thu
same was originally conveyed to them, and apply thu
proceeds of sale to the benefit of the congregation
worshipping in the said Asbury chapel, the prop
er ana legal authority thereof may deem expedient
and Tor no other purpose whatever.
Approved July 25 1866.
| t-Af [PUBLIC-No. 1851 r..H.