Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-24

agree.
SIC. 9. That sail bridge may, at the option
of the cunbduny building the same, he built
either us q pivot dr1w-bridgc, or win nm
broken orr continuous spans; Proviici, Tia,
II the said bridge shall he made With unbroken
or continuous spans, II shall not lie OF icts
elevation, In any case, than 1fly feet above
hIgl -Wa,cr mark, ms understood at the point
Of location, to the bott6 M short cf the brtlgc,
nor shall the spans Of rail bridge he less thii
two huEbfetl and nlly feet IN ienglh,
anil tho piers Of said bridge hhall be lsirallo!
span shall be over tho main channel Of the
river, and not less than three hundred feet In
length /: And provided also, That " said bridge
shall DO construetcia as q pivot draw. bridge, tho
same shall be constructed with the draw
over the main channel or h river at an Aces.
of mt less than one hundred and sixty leet IN
length, in the clear, OIL ench eide OF the CEN
trail or pivot pier Of the draw /; anil the next
adjolnig spans to the draw shall not be less
than two hundred and fitty feet, II tho proper
location Of The draw over the channel Will
admit spans Oftbis width between " and tho
shorc, and said spans shall not be less Than
thirty feet above low-water marx, and not less
thanten feet above extreme high wnter marx,
measuring 10 the bottom chord Of the bridge,
and the piers Of sakt bridge shall be parallel
with the current OF the river And provided
Also, InhI kalu uIuW tnHll NC OICICu lUOuipN-
ly, Upon reasonb!c signal, for the pussage OF
boats whose construction shall not bc such as
to admit OF th0ir passage under thepermanent
spans Of said bridge, except when trains arc
passing over the same but IN no Ease slial
unnecessary delay Occur IN opening the said
draw during or after the passage OF trainS
SEC, 8. That any bridge constructed under
this act, anil according 10 vs. M, stations, shall
BIZ q lawful structure, md shall be known
and recognized rs q post-ronie, upon which,
also, nc higher charge shall be TOR the
transmission over the same OF the malls, tue
the troops, anil munitions OF war o. tnc United
States, than the rate per mile paid Tor their
transportation over the railroads or publE
higaways lcading to sail bridge. and the
United States shall have the right Of way for
postal telegraph purposes across said Dridgc.
SEC. 4. That satl company my execute, n
payable, principal and interest, in gold or
United States currency.
SECS That the right to alter or amend
this Ht SO aS TO prevent or rrrRorr oil niJtcfi'
nj distractions 10 the navigation OF all river
10y the construction OF said bridge, Is hereby
expressly reserved /; and the siid bridge shall
be built under and subject to such regulations
FOR the security ofthe navigation Of Snid river
us the SECRETARY Of War shall prescribe ; and
the sail bridge shall he, at all lines, 10 kept
aud managed rs to Offer REASONABLE and prolerc
mearis for the passage Of vessels.
ga % LINZ tlC pIuu ia slSNL
with the necessary drawings OF sald bridge,
shall bc submItted TO the Secretary Of War,
for his approval, and until he approve the plan
and location Of sail bridge II shall not be
built or commenced and should my change
le made In The plan Of said bridge during the
progress Of the work thereon, such change
SHAH be subject t0 the approval OF the Secreta-
ry OF War and all changes In the construction
or any alteration Of said bridge, that may IL
directed ut any time by Congress, shall bc
made ut the cost and expense Of the owners
thereof.
SEC. Z. That tho Warsaw and Alexander
Brilge Company, their successors md assigns,
a corporation existing under anil by virtue OF
the laws OF the state Of Missouri, be, and Is
hereby, authorized TO construct and maintain
a briLlgc over the Mississippi river at and be
tween the citv OF Warsaw, in annoc couri-
Is, and State Of Illinois, and the city OF Alex
audria, In Clark county, and State Of Missouri:
and the bridge authorized to bc built by this
section Is hereby declared to be a post-route,
and shall have all the privileges and DO subject
to all the Terms, restrictions, and Requirements
contained IN the foregoing sections OF this
at ; Provided, That the construction ri the
bridge mentioned In this section shall bo com.
menced within eighteen months amer the pas
sage Of this act.
Approved. May II, 1872.