Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-01

ERBsoLUTIoE oK GENERAL EATURE.--No. I'LL
JoINY RESOLUTION granting the Chicago
and Illinois Southern Railroad Company the
right to build bridge across the Wabash
river, and declaring the same post road.
Resolved BY the Senate and the House Of Re-
personalities Of ths United States Of Anseriea
Illinois Southern Railroad Company, a CONSOLE
dated corporation formed by the consolidation
of the Mount Vernon and GRANVILLE Railroad
Company, a corporation organized under the
general law of the State of Indiana, and the
Granville and Matteon Railroad Company, q
corporation organized under an act of the legs,,
lature of the State of Illinois is hereby granted
the right to construct and maintain an iron or
wooden bridge for railroad purposes and as
public highway, either with draw, or con-
tinous span, as it may determlne across the
Wabash river, at any point said corporation
may select, either at or 'oppositl the town OF
Granville, in Edwards and White counties, in
the State of Illinois, or Webb's ferry, IN or OPP
poste White county, in the State of Illinois,
and Posey county, in the state OF Indiana or
of said town of GRANVILLE or Webb',s ferry,
within five miles of either place: Provided,
That the bridge to be constructed under the
authority hereby granted shall not interfere
with the free navigation of said river beyond
rights and privileges hereby granted, and shall
be built at right angles with the current OF the
stream whers said bridge may be erected and
that a space of Mt least one hundred and seventy
fest over the main channel of said stream shall
be- left between the piers-of raid strneture !:
And provided further, That if said bridge
shall be built with draw. of not less than one
hundred feet in width, and said draw Is Kept in
repair for the passage Of boats at all times, the
detention of passing said bridge shall not be
construed as Interfering with the navigation of
said river: And it Is further provided, That
said bridge shall be considered as lawful
structure, and post road for the transmission
of the United States mails and is hereby de-
clared AS such: lind prorided further, That in
case said bridge shall be built with continuous
spar. the piers shall be at least two hundred feet
apart, and the bridge shall be built at such
height rs not to interfere with the navigation OF
said river by steamboats,: And proriGed further,
That all railway companies desiring to use said
bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights
and privileges in the passage of the same, and in
the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof,
and of ell the approaches thereto under and
upon such terms and conditions as shall be pre-
scrbed by the district court of the United States
for the southern district of Illinois, upon hear
ing the allegations and proofs Of the parties, in
case they shall not agree.
SEC q That the structure herein authorized
shall be built under and subject to such regula-
tons for the security of navigation of said riyeI
as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and tht
| said structure shall be at all times so kept anr
managed as to offer reasonable and proper mean!
for the passage of vessels through or under saie
| structure and the said structure shaifbe chang
ed at the cost and expense of the owners thereof
| from time to time as Congress direct, SO as t
preserve the free and convenient navigation o
said river. And the authority to erect ard con
tinue said bridge shall be subject to reyocatios
| by law whenever the public good shall in tn
| Judgment of Congress SO requires
| Approved March 3, 1S71.s1