The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-05

the clear on each side Of the central or pivot pier
OF the draw, and the next adjoining spans to the
draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty
feet and said spans shall not be less than thirty
feet above lowWater mark, and not less than ten
above extreme high water mark, measuring to
the bottom chord of the bridge, and the piers of
said bridge shall be parallel with the current of
the river And provided also that said draw
shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal
for the passage of boats whose construction shall
not be such as to admit of their passa5e under
the permanent spans of said bridge, except when
trains are passing over the: but in no case shall
unnecessary delay occur in opening the said draw
during or after the passage of trains
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any
bridge constructed uuder this act, and according
to its limitations, shall be lawful structure, and
shall be recognized and known as post route
upon which, also, 10 higher charge shall be made
for the trhnsmission over the same of the mails,
the troops and the munitions of war of the Uni.
ted States, than the rate per mile paid for their
transportation over the railroads or public nigh
ways leading to the said bridge.
Sec 1. Ar Jc it further enacted That it shall
be lawful for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quin-
cy Railroad Company, u corporation whose road
has been complicated TO the Mississippi River, and
connects with Il railroad the opposite side
thereof, having first obtained authority therefor
from the State of Illinois and Iowa, TO construct
railroad bridge across said river, upon the same
terms, in the same manner, under the same re-
strictiOns and wi. Ii the privileges as is pro-
vided for in this act in relation to the bridge at
Quincy, Illinois,
Sec >. And belt further enacted, That bridge
may be constructed at the town of Hannibal, i'll
the State of Missouri across the Mississippi Riy-
er, as to connect the Hannibal and Saint Joseph
Railroad with the Pike County and Great Wes-
tern railroads of Illinois, the same terms and
subject to the same restrictions as contained in
this act for tlC construction OF the bridge at
Quincy, Illinois.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That bridge
may be constructed across the Mississippi River
between Prairie du Chen, in the State of Wiscon-
North Mc(IrCTOr,
with he consent of the Legislatures of Wisconsin
and Iowa, on the same terms and subject to the
same restrictions contained in this act for
the construction of the bridge at Quincy. Illinois.
See Z. And be it further enacted That the
Kcokuk and Hamilton Mississippi Bridge Com
pany, Il corporation existing under the laws
the State of Iowa, and the Hammock County
Bridge Company, corporation existing under
the laws 0f the State of Illinois, be and are hereby
authorized TO construct and main tain Il bridge
over the Mississippi River between Kcokuk
Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, of the same char
acter, description, and construction as provided
in this act for the bridges at Quincy and Burling-
toA; and thc said bridge in its use and operation
shall he subject to the same restrictions that ap-
ply TO said bridges at Quincy and Burlington by
the terms of this act.
See s. And be it further enacted, That the
Winona and Saint Peter Railroad Company, Il
corporation existing under the laws of the State
of Minnesota is hereby authorized to construct
and operate railroad bridge across the MiSsissip
pi River between thc city of Winona, in the State
river, in the State of Wisconsin, with the consent
ol the legislatures of the States of Minnesota and
Wisconsin; and said bridge by this section au-
thOrizcd is hereby declared post route, and sub
jcct to all the terms, restrictions, and require.
mcnts contained in the foregoing sections OF this
act.
See Q. And he it further enacted, That Il bridge
may be constructed and maintained across the
NIis:jSsippi River, between Dunltth, in the State
OF Illinois, ANA Dubuque, in the State of Iowa,
with the consent of said States previously given
upon the same terms, and under the same rcstiic-
tions contained in this act for the construc-
ton of 4 b"id@ at Quincy, Illinois.
See. 10. And be it further enacted, That any
comnany authorized by the legislature of Mis-
souri, may construct - bridge across the Missouri
River, 1T the city OF Kansas, upon the same tcri.s
and conditions provided for in this act.
Sec. II. And lie il further cI,actcd, That the
Is Saint Louis and Illinois Bridge Company 4
corporation organized under act of the general
as emily of the State OF Missouri, approved Feb
ruary fifth. eighteen hundred and siXty-five, and
also confirmed in its corporate powers under an
act of the legislature OF the State Of Illinois, aD-
proved eighteen hundred and sixty four, any
other bridge company organized under the laws
of Missouri and illinois, be, and the same is here
By, empowered to erect, maintain, and operate
bridge across the Mississippi River between the
city of Saint Louis, in the Si,ic of Missouri, and
the city Of East Saint Louis, in the State Of Hi
nois, subject to all the conditions contained in
said act Of incorporation and amendments there
to, ANA not inconsistent with the following terms
and provisions contained in this act. And in case
of any litigation arising from am obstruction
alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said
waters, the cause may be tried before the district
court of the United States of any State in which
any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches.
See II. And be it further euaced, That tie
bridge authorized by the preceding section to be
built shall not be suspension bridge, or draw
bridge, with pivot or other form of draw, but
shall be constructed with continuous or unbrollcn
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 cit d
rcctriX at lis greatest span. Second that it shall
have at least one span five hundred feet in the
clear, two spans Of three hundred and fifty feet
in the clear of abUfments. If the two atterspans
be used the one over the main steamboat chan
mel shall be fifty feet above the city dircctrix,
measured 10 the lowest part of the bridge mt the
centre of the span. Third, span the
ter at lOw-watcr mark, shall be less than two hun
dred feet in the clear of abutments.
Sec. 13 And be it further enacted, That the
right TO alter amend this act, so as to prevent
Or remove all material distractions to the Daviga-
tiOu of said river by the construction Of bridges,
is hereby expressly reserved.
ADDrOycd. Juy % 1876