New Orleans Republican., 1872-06-15

salu oOsuuetlon or Bridge touches:
provided, that said bridge shall not
be so located or constructed as to
interfere in any manner with the approach
es to the railroad bridge now erected at
Clinton, or with the piers of the same, or
SO as TO obstruct in any manner the passage
| Of said bridge by boats, vessels, or RATS, or
to render such passage more difficult or
| dangerous Provided, however, That tins
| clause shall not be construed 20 prohibit
| the crossing Of the approaches to said
bridge, if such crossing shall be found neees-
| sary-
| SEC. 2. That any bridge built under the
| provisions of this act may, at the option of
| the company building the sane, be Quilt as
| a 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 Hnbroken 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 seid
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
a draw bridge, the same shall be construct
ed as a pivot draw bridge, with 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
feet; and said spans shall not be less than
thirty teet above lOw-water mark, and not
less than ten feet above extreme high-Wauer
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. 8. That any bridge constructed IN
der this act and according to its limita-
tions, shall be a lawful structure, and shall
be known and recognized as a 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 for 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. A. 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 ali 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 5. 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 struc-
ture 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-
ture shall be changed at the cost and
| expense of the owners thereof, from time to
time 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
the public good shall, in the Judgment OF
| Congress SO require, without any expense
! or charge to the United States.
! SEC g. That the Muscatine Western Rail
| road Company, or their assigns, corpora
| ton existing under the laws OF the State of
! Iowa. be. and is hereby, authorized to con
| struct and maintain bridge across the
| Mississippi river at the city Of Muscatine,
I IN the SGaJH OF Iowa. Iub DILlAb dublUIILGu
10 be built by this section is hereby declared
| to be a post-route, and shall have all the
! privileges and is subject to all the terms,
| restrictions and requirements contained IN
! the foregoing sections Of this act.
| SEC l. That q bridge may be constructed
and maintained across the Mississippi river,
| at any point they may select, between the
| counties of Carroll and Whitesides, IN the
! State Of Illinois, and the counties of jackson
! and Clinton, in the State of Iowa, either by
| the Western Union Railroad Company or
the Sabula Aclzley, and Dakota Railroad
| COMPANY, or both Of them. or by either or
| bOtn of their successors or assigns, or by
! anv person, company, or corporation nav
| ing authority from the States OF Illinois
| and Iowa, The bridge authorized to be
built by this section is Hereby declared to
! be post route, and has all the privileges,
| and is subject to all the terms, restrictions,
| and requirements contained IN the 1OregO-
| ing sections of this act.
| SEC. S. That a bridge may be construct
| ed and maintained across the Mississippi
river, at any point they may select, between
| the county Of La Crosse, in the State OF
| Wisconsin and the county of Houston, in
the State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee
| and Saint Paul Railway Company, their
| successors or assigns, or by any person,
| company, or corporation having authority
| from the States of Wisconsin and Minneso-
ia. The bridge authorized to be built by
! this section is hereby declared to be post
route, and has all the privileges, and is sub
| iect to all the terms, restrictions and re-
quirements contained in the foregoing sec
| tioEs of this act.
SEC. 9. That the right to alter or amend
! this act, so as to prevent or remove all ma
| terial distractions to the navigation Of said
river by the construction OF bridges, is here
! bv expressly reserved.
| SEC 10. That this act shall take effect
] and be in force from and after its passage,
without any expense or charge to the
| United States.
Approved April J. 1872.
| IGryFR AT, NATURE-NO, 81.