New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-26

| ton arising from any OBSTRUCTION, or al
legged obstruction, to the free navigation of
| the district court of the United States OF
any State in winch any portion of
said obstruction 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 this
clause shall not be construed TO prohibit
! the crossing of the approaches TO said
bridge, if such crossing shall be found neees-
! sary
SEC. ?. That any bridge built under the
provisions Of this act may, at the option OF
| the company building the same, be built 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 unbrOken and continuous
/ spans, 1t 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 eff
| 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
a draw bridge the same shall be construct
ed as a pivot draw-bridge, with a 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 feet above lOw-water 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 NAV 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 linlita- !
tions, shall be 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 !
AdL4lOod5 D1b4AO highways lCdulIR 10 buG |
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. D. That the structure herein author
lied shall be built and located under ami |
subject 10 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. 6. 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 a bridge across the
river at the city Of Muscatine,
in the State of Iowa. The bridge authorized
to be built by this section is hereby declared
to be post-rOute, and shall have all the
privileges, and is subject to all the terms,
and requirements contained in
the foregoing sections of this act.
SEC. Z. That bridge may be constructed
and maintained across the Mississippi river
at any point they may select, between the
counties of Carroll and Whitesides. 10 the 1
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, Ackley, and Dakota Railroad
Company, or both Of them. or by either or
both OF their successors or assigns, OF by
any person. company, or corporation hay |
ng 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,
md requirements contained in the iOrego-
ng sections Of this act.
SEC. s. That bridge may be construct
d and maintained across the Mississippi
liver, at any point they may select between {
he county OF La Crosse, in the State Of {
and the county OF Houston, in
he State Of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee
md Saint Paul Railway Company, their
uccessors or assigns, or by any person, ]
Ompany, or corporation having authority I
rom the States of Wisconsin and Minneso- s
a. The bridge authorized to be built by &
his section is hereby declared to be post
QUITE, and has all the privileges, aud is sub {
ect to all the terms, restrictions, and re- q
uirements contained in the foregoing sec t
lOEs of this act.
SEC. 9. That the right to alter or amend T
bis act, so as to prevent or remove all ma G
erial distractions to the navigation of said b
iver by the construction OF bridges, is here /
V expressly reserved. il
SEC. TO- That this act shall take effect 8
nd be in force from and after its passage, h
-ithout any expense or charge to the a
'nited States.
Approved April T. 1872. {
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