New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-25


| legged obstruction, to the free navigation o
! said river, the cause may be tried before
/ the district court of the United States o
! any State in which any portion O.
! said obstruction or bridge touches
! provided, THAT said bridge shall no
| be so located or constructed as Il
! Interfere in any manner with the approach
| es to the railroad bridge now erected a
! Clinton, or with the piers of the same, Of
! so as to obstruct in any manner the passage
| OF said bridge By boats, vessels, or RATS, OF
/ 10 render such passage more difficult Oh
! dangerous: Provided, however, That this
| clause shall not be construed to prohibit
! the crossing of the approaches to said
bridge, Il such crossing shall be found neces.
sarv.
SEC. .. That any bridge built under the
provisions OF this act may, at the option OF
the company building the same, be built as
| draw bridge, with pivot or other form
| OF draw, or with UnbrOken or continuous
spans; provided, that if the said bridge shall
be made with unbrOken and continuous
spans, it shall not be of less elevation. in
any case, than fifty feet above extreme
high water mark, as understood at the
point OF location, to the bottom chord of
the bridge; nor shall the spans of said
bridge be less than two hundred and fifty
feet in length, and the piers of said bridge
shall be parallel with the current of the
river, and the main span shall be over the
main channel of the river, and not
less than three hundred feet in length ;
and provided also, that if any bridge
built under this act shall be constructed as
draw bridge, the same shall be construct
ed as a pivot draw-bridge, with a draw
over the main channel of the river ata1
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
feet; and said spans shall not be less than
thirty feet above lOwWater mark, and not
less than ten feet above extreme high-water
mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the
bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be
PARALLEL with the current of the river,
where said bridge may be erected: And pro
vided also, That said draw shall be opened
promptly, upen reasonable signal, for the
passage of boats.
SEC. 3. That any bridge constructed I'M
der this act, and according to its limita-
lions, shall be lawful structure, and shall
be known and recognized as pOst-rOute,
upon which, also, no higher charge shall be
made for the transmission over the same of
the mails, the troops and the munitions of
war OF the United States than the. rate per
mile paid tor their transportation over the
railroads public highways leading to the
said bridge, and the United States shall
have the right Of way for postal telegraph
purposes across said bridge.
SEC. 4. THAT all railway companies de-
string to use the 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 all the approaches thereto, under and
upon such terms and conditions as shall be
prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon
hearing the allegations and proofs of the
parties in case they shall not agree
SEC. >. That the structure herein author.
lied shall be built and located under and
subject to such regulations for the security
Of navigation OF said river as the Secretary
Of War shall prescribe, and the said struGs
-urc shall be at all times so kept and man
aged as to offer reasonable and proper
means for the passage of vessels through or
under said structure; and the said struc-
Jure shall be changed at the cost and
expense OF the owners thereof, from time to
lime as Congress may direct, so as to pre-
serve the free and convenient navigation of
said river. And the authority to erect and
continue said bridge shall be subject to re-
vocation or modification by law whenever |
he public good shall, in the Judgment of
congress so require, without any expense |
II charge to the United States.
SEC. =. That the Muscatine Western Rail |
Dad Company, or their assigns n corpora |
ion existing under the laws Of the State of |
Owa, be, and is hereby authorized to CON |
truct and maintain a bridge across the |
river at the city of Muscatine, |
Il the State OfIoWa The bridge authorized |
o be built by this section is hereby declared |
0 be pOst-rOute, and shall have all the |
privileges, and is subject to all the terms
estrictions and requirements contained in !
be foregoing sections OF this act.
SEC. I. That bridge may be constructed
nd maintained across the Mississippi river,
{ any point they may select, between the
Ounties of Carroll and Whitesides, in the
tate of Illinois, and the counties of jackson
nd Clinton, in the State of iowa, either by
he Western Union Railroad Company or
he Sabula, Ackley, and Dakota Railroad
company, or both of them, or by either or
Otn of their successors or assigns or by
ny person, company, or corporation hay
* authority from the States of Illinois
nd Iowa, The bridge authorized to be
uilt by this section is hereby declared to
e post route, and has all the privileges.
nd is subject to all the terms, restrictions,
nd requirements contained in the fOregO
e sections OF this act.
SEC. 8. That bridge may be construct
d and maintained across the Mississippi
yer, at any point they may select, between
lie county OF La Crosse, in the State of
Wisconsin, and the county of Houston, in
le State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee |
nd Saint Paul Railway Company, their
or assigns, or by any person,
'mpany, or corporation having authority
ON the States of Wisconsin and MinnesO-
}. The bridge authorized to be built bv
lis section is hereby declared to be a post
ute, and has all the privileges, and is sub
nd !
contained in the foregoing sec
Ons of this act.
SEC. 9. That the right to alter or amend !
is act, so as to prevent or remove all ma
rial distractions to the navigation of said |
yer by the construction of bridges, is here
2 expressly reserved.
SEC. 10. That this act shall take effect
I'd be in force from and after its passage, |
ithOut any expense or charge to the
lited States.
Aprirl, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 2S.I
4 act authorizing the President of the | ,
United States to re-establish the Monroe
land district in the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House I
Representatives of the United States of
neriCa in Congress assembled, That the {
esident Of the United States be, and he is
roby authorized, if in his Judgment the |
bile interests would be subserved there
p, to re establish the Monroe land district +
the State Of Louisiana, with the same
undaries that existed before the consoli- |
ton OF said land district with the land
strict at New Orleans. +
Approved March Is, 1872.
GENERAL EATURE-No G9.l
act to authorize the construction of t
pertain bridges across the Mississippi
liver, and to establish the same as post I