The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-11-19

Resoiced 6y the Senate and House Of Rtp-
resentdtires Of the United States Of America
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-esentdtires Of the United States Of America
IN Congress assembled:
That it shall be lawful for the Citizens
Bridge Company, corporation having author
ity from the State of Arkansas, to build
railroad, transit, and wagon bridge across the
Arkansas river at or near the city OF Little
Rock, in Arkansas. and that, when construct
ed, all trains of all roads terminating at the
Arkansas river, at or near the location of said
bridge, shall be allowed to GROSS said bridge
for a reasonable compensation to be paid the
owners thereof; and in case of any litigation
| arising from any obstruction or alleged OF
struction TO the free navigation of said river,
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 . And be it further enacted, That any
bridge built under the provisions of this act
may, at the opinion of the company building
the same, be built drawbridge, with a
pivot or other form Of draw, or with
broken continuous spans Provided, That
if the said bridge be made with unbroken and
continuous spans. it shall not be in any case
of less elevation than fifty feet above extreme
hgh-water mark, understood at the point
of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge.
Nor shall the spans be of less than two hun
dred and fifty in length in the clear: and the
piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the
current of said river and the main span shall
be over the main channel of the river at low
water: And provided also, That if any bridge
| built under this act shall be constructed
drawbridge, the same shall be constructed
pivot drawbridge, with Il draw over the
| main channel Of the river at an accessible and
navigable point, and with spans of not less
than one hundred and sixty feet in length in
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 fee. and said spans shall
not be less than twenty feet above highwater
| mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the
| bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be
| pBrallel with the current of the river: And
| provided also, That said draw shall be opened
promptly upon reasonable signal, for the pass
age of boats whose construction shall not he
such to admit of their passage under the
permanent spans of said bridge, except when
trains are passing over the same but in no
case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening
the said draw during after the passage of
| trains.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That any
| bridge constructed under this act and accord
ing to its limitations shall be II lawful struct
ure, and shall be recognized and known as a
post-route, upon which also higher charge
| shall be made for the transmission over the
| same of the mails, the troops, and the NUM-
| tions of war of the United States, than the
rate per mile paid for their transportation
over the railroads public highways lea ling
| to the said bridge: Aud provided also, That
| said corporation may execute mortgag and
| issue bonds payable, principal and interest, in
| gold or United States currency.
See. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
| United States shall have the right of way for
| postal telegraph purposes across said bridge.
Sec 5. And be it fuIthei enacted, That the
bridge company aforesaid. shall submit to The
Secretary of War, for his approval, plan
with the necessary drawings OF their bridge,
| conforming to the above requirements; and
| until the Secretary of War approve the plan
and location of said bridge, and notify the
| company of the same in writing, the bridge
shall not be built or commenced; and should
any change be made in the plan of the bridge
during the progress of the work thereon, such
change shall be subject likewise to the approx
al of the Secretary of War.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That
Congress shall have power at any time to alter
amend or repeal this act.
Approved, July /, 1870.