Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-19

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WAHHIN0roN. June u. lsi2
The following acts Of Congress are published
for tho Information aud government OF all con
las Acr to authorize the construction Of a
bridge across the Missouri river AZ Or near 81.
be II Enacted by ne Senate and House Of Repre-.
tsRiaiipsi of The UHisd States Of Amsriea In Con.
gress dGismbisd, That Il shall be lawful for 'rhe
81 Joseph Bridge Building COMPANY corpo-
ration organized for that purpose under the
general corporation laws OF the state OF Mis-.
souri,, TO constructs bridge across the Missouri
on and over sSIi biiIss Railway arseHs Tor ths
more perfect connection OF any and all railways
that are now, or which may hereafter be, con.
,trpctsd to the Missouri river at OF nea. 81;
tho same near st. JOsephi and build,
erect, aud lay on aud over aald bridge
ways for wagons, vehicles Of all kinds,
and for tho transit u animals, and TO provide
ways Tor loot passengers and TO keep up maintain
and operate said bridge for the purposes aiOre.
said; and that when said bridge IL ruetedall
trains Of all railroads formulating at aid river,
and on the opposite lido thereof at or near saint
Joseph, Missouri, shall be allowed 10 cross said
bridge for reasonable compensation, to be made
TO the owners OF tho same, under the Limitations
and conditions hereafter named. The oNners
OF said bridge may also charge aud receive rsa.
sonable compensation or tolls for the transit over
the said bridge Of all wagons, carriages vehicles,
animals, and foot, passengots.
Sec . That any bridge built under the pro-
visions Of this act may, at the optloh Of person
or persons, or corporation building the same, be
built as a draWbridge, with pivot or other form
ofdraw, or with unbroken or continuous spans
Provided, That II the same shall be made Of un-
broken continuous spans, II shall not DO Of less
elevation In any case than My feet above or
tremo high water marx, as understoOl at the
point Of loostion, 10 the bottom chord Of the
bridge, nor shall the spans OF sad bridge be lsls
than three hundred aud nifty feet In length, ADD
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 aud not
provided also, That II q bridge shall be built
under this act as drawbrldge, the same shall
be constructed as q pivot drawBrldEe, with q
draw over the main channel Of the river at an
accessible and navlgable paint, AMI with spans Of
not lessthan one hundred and sixty feet In length
In the clear on each side Of the central or pivot
pier OF tho draw, and the next adjoinlng spans
TO tho draw shall not be loss than two hundred
and MY feet; and said spans shall not DO less
than thirty isot above lOw.water mark, and not
l0SS sSn ss' 10 Ss son sha, r ss
bridge, and tho piers OF SAIL bddgo shall DO
parallel with the current OF the river; And pro.
| vidsd also, That said draw shalt DO opened
promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the pas.
Il sage OF boats whose construction shall not be
such as to admit Of their passage under the per.
manent spans Of said bridge, except whom trains
are passing over the same, but In no case shall
| unnecessary delay occur In opening the said
| draw during or after the passage Of trains! ARd
provided further, That tue corporation building
| said bridge may, u not unauthorized by the
| pFOyisionS Of Its charter OF incorpora ton
enter upon the banks VI said river, either abovo
or below the point Of the location OF said bridge,
tain break waters or use such ether means As NAY
be necessary To make q channel for said river
and oonhne the now Of the water ~ a psrman eni
/ 10 accomplish said object, bot shall not impels
or Obstruct the navigation VI tho said river; ami
gil plans for such works or erootions upon the
Secretary 81 War for his apppoyai ~ Wv
sec, 0, That any bridge buIlt under this act
and according TO It's Limitations, shall be a law
Gl structure anu sna, Dc fSGosal,ed and shSw1
| chArRs shall be male for the transmlssIon oyeI
the same vi the malls the troops, and the lnu III
lions vi war Of the United States than the rat,
per mile paid for their transportation over tn,
railroads Of public highways ieadlng TO the sail
| bridge.
Sec. l. That 10 case Of any litigation Arislng
Tres navigation OF the Missouri river, at Of neal
the crossing OF said bridge nd caused OF Aleg q
TO be caused thereby, tho cause shall be oom
judicial dlstflcts Of Missouri or Kansas 10 Whlel
the said bridge or any portion Of such ohltrIlc
ton touches; and tho right To alter br amen
this act so rs TO prevent or remove all mAteria
the construction OF said bridge Il hereby ex
pressly reserved, and all such alterations, when
required by law, shall DO made at the expense o
said bridge company; and the plan on which
| such bridge Is intended TO no built, aud shall b
built, shall DO nrst Submitted 10 aud approve,
BY the Secretary OF War.
Sec. o. That The Saint Joseph Bridge Bald
Ing Company, after the passage OF this act shal
not have the rig t 70 assign the charter Whle
said company nov holds BY assignment frOm tn
Saint Joseph and Denver Uity Railroad Com
| pany, and which was granted 70 said last namo,
company by virtue u an act Of Congress, az
| proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred an,
| seventy, To any other company, person, or Del
sons; nor shall said bridge building company b
| permitted, under the said charter 50 obtained a
Aforesaid, from the Saint Joseph aud Dsnye
CITY HAllroag Company, % oqp1trlot any Oth0
bridge than, the one now being ctnstTucted =
saint Joseph, Missouri,