Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-22
fPrBLTC REsoLUTIoS-No. siI
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation % RockIlaui
hridUa

bridge.
BE IL Tesolued by tic S,tdye Gsd Houss d HeBrs-
scItGsUos Of BE Lsted Nta'eS 81 Aaierscf an CON
gTeSS dSstatlct- That the act Of Congress ma
ki1g appropriate bns Tor the Sunpsrt OF the
army for the year ending June thIriy. eighte-n
hundred and siNty-eight, and for olner pur-
poses approved March twO, eighteen hun
oTed and siNty-seyen. he. and the same A. here
by, 50 amended a - authorize ana direct the
Secretary Of NaT To order the commencement
OF WoIk on The bridge over the MIssIssIppt
river az Rock Island, 10 connect the sad Island
with the clues oi Davenport ana Rock I-iand.
ITDrsC.H That the ownership % said bridge.
shall oe and remain IL the United Slaf..s ana
the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Con-
lany shall have the rIght OF WAY over sad
JlicSe iol All no poses 81 irdLs.t a.ioss Lh-
lsiaLd and rNeT, upon condition that the SAL
IalIroac company shall pay 10 the United
States, EEsi, halt OF The cos OF The SUPER
structure of The bridge over The main
channel and half the cost OF keeping tue
same an repair. and shall also build Al
us own cost the bridge over that part OF
the river which A. on the east side OF The Island
OF Rock Island, and also the railroad ON ant
across said island OF Rock Island; aud upon a
ful compliance with these conditions sald
railroad company shall have tie use % sad
bridge Tor the purposes OF free transit, but
without any clam u the ownership thcreD::
ard said railroad company shall. within SIN
months after sad new bragg As ready Tor use
remove tEeir old bridge from the river and
their railroad uack from its present location
CT the Island OF Rock Island Ind ysrBrt.fed
further, That the gov eminent may permit any
other road or roads wishing 70 cross on SAID
bridge To do so by paying 70 the parties then iu
interest the propOItiOnate cost OF said bridge,
but no such permiss ION TO other roads shall
impair the right hereby granted 10 the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Compsuy.
and that the total cost Of said bridge shall no.
exceed the estimates made by the comm Ssioa-
erS appointed under the act approved Inn.
1--WE nty seven. eighteen hunered and sixty-sin-
And TTOuidtd also, That ia no case shall the rx
pendIture on the part OF the United States en-
coed one million dollars
SEC. :. ind Je 90 JEsfts. TesoIreR Thai in caS.
the Rock Island ana Paci fc Railroad q Jrnpauy
shall neglect or fall, for sixty days after the
passage Of This resolution. TO make aud guar
antee TIE agreement specified in the act OF ap-
preparation aforesaid, approved March second
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, then the
Secretary o. War hall be, ana rs HEREBY au-
thorIzed and required to direct the removal OF
the existing bridge and TO direct the construc-
uon OF the bridge aforesaid. and expend the
money appropriated for that purpose IN SAID
act; and the sud Rock Island aud Pa -ifie Rali-
road Company shall NOT have. acquire, OF en-
10Y any right of way, or privilege thereon, or
The use OF said bridge. until the agreement
aforesaid shall be made and guaranteed Accord
ing TO the terms and conditions of said act of
appropriation. All acts or parts of acts neon
slsteni with these resolutions are hereby re-
pealed.
SIC. ). AHl be 4 fvltteT -ssolred That any
bridge built under the provisions Of this resG-
luton shalt be CONSTRUCTED SO As 90 conform 10
the REQ uIrements OF section two Of an act enti-
lied sAn act 10 authorize the construction of
certain bridges, asd TO establish them as Dost
roads" approved July twenty fifth, eghtsen
hundred and sixty-six
Approved, July ~, 1856.