New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-15


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
! to render such passage more difficult OIL
! 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 neces
sary.
SIC. 9. 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 il 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 pivot draw-bridge, with a draw
over the main channel of the river ata1
accessible and naYigable 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 pierOt 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 may be erected: And pro
vlded also, That said draw shall be opened
promptly, upen reasonable signal, for the
passage of boats.
SEC. g. That any bridge constructed I'M
der this act, and according to its limita-
lions, 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.
OEC' T. 1HdU dl runway companies u6-
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
Zn6 shall no hr1iIt nd IOootaI
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 OF
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 8. That the Muscatine Western Rail- |
road Company; or their assigns, a corpora
ton existing under the laws of the State of
Iowa, be, and is hereby, authorized to con-
5truCt and maintain a bridge across the |
river at the city of Muscatine, !
in the State OfIOwa. The bridge authorized |
to be built by this section is hereby declared !
to be pOstToute, and shall have all the |
privileges, and is subject to all the terms, |
and requirements contained in !
.he foregoing sections of this act.
SEC. !. That bridge may be constructed |
md maintained across the Mississippi river, |
1T any point they may select, between the !
counties OF Carroll and Whitesides, in the !
State Of Illinois, and the counties of jackson |
md 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 |
any person. company, or corporation hav-
ng authority from the States of Illinois
md Iowa, The bridge authorized to be |
quilt by this section is hereby declared to
)e post route, and has all the privileges.
Ind is subject to all the terms, restrictions,
ind requirements contained in the fOregO
ng sections Of this act.
SEC. 8. That a bridge may be construct
ID 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
nd Saint Paul Railway Company, their
uCcessOrs or assigns, or by any person,
OmpaHY, or corporation having authority
rom the States of Wisconsin and MinnesO-
a. The bridge authorized to be built by
his sections hereby declared to be post
QUITE, and has all the privileges, and is sub
9Ct to all the terms, restrictions, and re-
uirements contained in the foregoing sec
ions of this act.
SEC. 9. That the right to alter or amend
his act, so as to prevent or remove all ma
erial distractions to the navigation Of said
~, -, Z I
Y expressly reserved.
SEC. 10. That this act shall take effect
nd be in force from and after its passage.
yithOut any expense or charge to the
'nited States
Approved April /, 1872.