The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-20
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81


AN ACT to authorize the construction of a bridoo
and to establish the same as a post-road
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
seRtdt,oes or the United States Of America in Ian,
sress assembled, That it shall be lawful ior any nsr
son or persons company or corporation, havins an
thorty from the States of Iowa and Illinois 10 ,;iI
bridge across the Mississippi river at Fort Madison
Iowa. and to lay said bridge Railway
ior the more perfect connection of any railroads lhS
are or snail be constructed to the said river aft SIR
posite said point, under the limitations and c,n TX
tons hereinafter provided; that said bridge sh,I nn,
interfere with the free navigation of said ffyey ba
what is necessary in order to carry inta tt ~
rghts and privileges hereby granted, and in & ee
any igatoh arising from any ohstract on or alescd
OBSTRUCTION 70 the free navigatsoa of said river fb
cause may be tired before Ae DISTRICT court Of the
Uaed States of any State whic, any portion T ' of
sal obstruction or bridge touches Poi'on Vi
SEC. = That any bridge built ander the nrov;s;on
OF this act may, at the option Of the comnanv h;1d
VIII Inc iHn ~ 2t elnel as pivot draw-bridge
or continuous spans; Provided, That If the sa;d
bridge shall % made with unbroken and continuous
spans II sna not be of less elevation in anv caae
that nifty feet above highwater mark as unerstoo1
AZ the point OF location, to the bottom chord of the
o NOR s6a the spans Of said bridge be less than
tMo nlnurea and fifty feet feet in length and The
piers oil said bridge shall be parallel with The enrenf
OF the river, and the main span shall be over tho
man chanpef of the river, and not less than three
hundred rect ia length: Ar,d prccsded also That If
any bridge built under this act shall be CONSTRUCTED
as pivot drawbridge, the same shall he constr,o.d
with draw the main channel of the rirar ~ gu
accessible and navigable point and with snans Of st
less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in he
of I'm
draw and the next adjoining spa:s to the draw shall
not be less than two hundred and fifty Feet If the
proper location OF the draw the channel will adj
il spans of this width between it and fhe sborn W.
sad spans shall not be less that thirty feet above
N wafer mark and not less than ten above extreme
ngn-water mark. measuring to the bottom chord of
the bridges and the piers of said bridge shall he nor
aile with the current of the river where said b,ido
may be erected And pyoDided eBso That said ,,r
shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable sianaT
for the passage of boats aud IN no case shan nnn
essary delay occur y opening the said draw during or
SEC. s. ahat any bridge constructed under this aat
and according TO its limitations, shall be Iawfni
post-route, upon which, also no higher $780, ds "a
be made for the transmission over the sans IF th
mails the troops and the munitions of war of t te
trapsportation the railroads Rde tGr lneir
sSs1 to tn said bridge: and the United Sssts
poses across said brldss tor posta-teegraph pur-
the said hridae - .Ilway companies desiring to use
riehts and orf lal have and be entitled to equal
In the nae .yileges in the passage of the same and
Of ali of the machinery and fixtures thereof and
H. The approaches thereto, under and upon such
Inns and conditions as shall be prescribed by the
Secretary Of War, upon hearing the allegations and
proofs 0 f the parties in case they shall not agree
SEC 5. That the structure herein authorized shall
be built and located under and subject to such regn
atons for the security of navigation of said river
the Secretary of war shall prescribe and to securs
that object the said person or persons comn,nW ~
corporation shall submit to the Secretary pf W. VI
for his examination and approval, design and draw
ngs of the bridge and piers, and map of the ioca
ahnya
and one mile below the proposed location the tono
graphy of the banks of the river, the shore-nes at
high and low water the direction and STRENGTH of tb
currents at all stages and the soundngs accurately
showing the bed of the stream, the location of any
otner bridge OF bridges and shall furnish such other
information as may be required for full and salts
factory understanding of the subject; and until The
sad plan and location of the bridge are approved hy
the secretary OF War, the bridge shall NOT he bt.
ana II any change be made in the plan of copstruc'
uon VI sad Drldge during The progress of the work
o, LII, U Ifiore tne completion of said bridge such
tary of War; and the said structure ebo, ' oecre,
times 80 kept ana managed as to offer al
proper means for the passage of YES els anu
under sald and the said structure shall b
Of from time to time, Congress nav there-
to preserve the free and Convenient 49,, SO as
said river. And the authority to erect an salion OF
aid bridge shall be subject to revocation o oohnue
Ion by law whenever the public good shall IN "a
Judgment of Congress, 30 require, without anv cue
ense charge to the United States. 9 tx
SEC 6. That the right to alter or amend this NOT -
as to prevent or remove all material Instructions 70
the navigation of said river by the construction of
prldges without expense to the United States is
herepy expressly reserved.
approved, May 25, 1872
GENERAL NATURE-No. $751;
AN AL to provide for the abatement or repavment
casualty. F i" pohu, uestroyed py
e.shcsea oy me Senate and House of Penye
semtat.oes Of the United States Of 1nsW hePre
Sa and %ed, That The Secretary of tic Tro SO
lion ~ ao. 10 hereby, authorized nnon tho u1y
strnction hstctory proof to him of The ~ 9
without any Sceaentai fire other casnatw ond
owner thereof, of any dis M, or negligence of the
taA az tne tlme OF the destrnction ~ On which the