, 1868-10-09


Passed at the Second Session Of the Fortieth Con-
gress.
1PUBLIC REsoLUTIoN-No. 46.
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to the Rock Island
bridge.
Be it resolved By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatves of the United States of fAmeriea in Con-
oress assembled, That the act of Congress " ma
king appro priations for the support of the army
for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hum
dred and sixty eight, and for other purposes,
approved March two, eighteen hpndred and sixty
seven, be, and the same is hereby, SO amended
as to authorize and direct the Secretary of War
to order the commencement of work on the bridge
over the Mississippi river at Rock Island, to con-
meet the said island with the cities of Davenport
and Rock Island: Provided, That the ownership
of said bridge shall be and remain in the United
States, and the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company shall have the right Of way over said
bridge for all purposes of transit across the island
and river, upon condition that the said railroad
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half of the cost of the superstructure of the bridge
over the main channel and half the cost of keeps
ing the same in repair, and shall also build at
its own cost the bridge that part of the river
which is on the east side of the island of Rock
Island, and also the railroad on and across said
island of Rock Island and upon tdll compH-
anceVwth these conditions said railroad company
shall have the use of said bridge for the purpose
of free transit, but without any claim to the
ownership thereof; and said railroad company
shall. within six months after said new bridge is
ready for use, remove their old bridge from the
river and their railroad track from its present
location on the island Of Rock Island And pro-
vided further That the government may permit
any other road or roads wishing to cross on said
bridge to do so by paying to the parties then in
interest the proportionate cos: of said bridge,
hut no such permission to other roads shall i'm
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Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company and
that the total cost of said bridge shall not exceed
the estimates made by the commissioners ap-
pointed under the act approved June twenty
seven, eighteen hundred and sixty.six ARd pro-
pided also, That in no case shall the expenditure
on the part of the United States exceed QUE mil
lion dollars.
SEC. 2. And be ii further resolved, That in
case the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Coms
pany shall Heglect fall for sixty days after the
passage of this resolution, to make and guaran>
tee the agreement specified in the act of appro>
priation aforesaid, approved March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty seven, then the Sec>
retary of War shall be, and is hereby, authorized
and required to direct the removal of the exists
ing bridge and to direct the construction Of the
bridge aforesaid, aud expend the money appro-
priated for that purpose in said act and the said
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company shall
not have, acquire, or enjoy any right of way, or
privilege thereon, or the use of said bridge, until
the agreement aforesaid shall be made and guar
anteed according to the terms and conditions of
said act of appropriation. All acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with these resolutions are here
by repealed.
SEC. 3. And be it further resolved, That any
bridge built under the provisions of this resolu-
tion shall be constructed so as to conform to the
requirements of section two Of an act entitled
3" An act to authorize the construction Of certain
bridges and to establish them as post roads,
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and sixty.six.
Approved, July 20, 1868.