Smyrna times., 1872-09-25

GENERAL NATURE-No.
AH authorize the strdcon OF bridge and TO estab
, sh h the same a; post-roai;
the United States OF America in Congress assembled, That
hs oS a M @ c person Hh m cnmpany or enrnor-
70 build bridge across the Mississippi river at Fort Madison,
perfect connection Of railroads or shall be
the and conditions hereinafter provided that said
bridge n , Hgs h '9eFe u %Ih N t9S se nsvgaton Of Sd
ghs and pTlvIeges hereby granted and in OF g
S & Iaid yer ne case may be tried the
portion said obstruction bridge touches. 1'
SEC 3 tfi H. any bridge built nGde the provisions Of this
built either pivot rawbrlge with pivot or her form
Of raW with unb@ken or continuous spans Provided That
the said bridge <hS be made with unboken continuous
i , % W. hnit cbor of II Nv b at ne point oi ioca
and the piers o. .3d hge shall o parallel with the
:; the river fnd & MT & less an ta1ee hundred f in lengh
Ls constructed pivot dawbdge the same shall he con-
uctr with draw over the main channel the river
hundred and sixty feet in length in h each side
the draw shall not be less than hundred ity
G the proper loc ,'i"n Of the draw the channel will
shall be less than thirty feet above mark
ing the bottom chord of the bridge the piers Of said
bige may erected And provr also That said draw shall
boats sni IN no case Shall GHnseetery % % o F m nenn
the dTSx during min or After the passage Of trains
eodng to its iUtai shall be lawful shall
RS cRag shall mad oT the Sa1 T over M n'9
mails. tho and the munitions
States than mile paid their
bridge and the United States shall have the right OF way
postal-telegraph purposes across said bridge
4. That all railway companies desiring the
bridge shall have ard b. entiel Dri
In the passage OF the and in the the machinery
fixtures thereof and of all the approaches thereto under
Secretary o War hfarng allegations proof Of In
the parties in case they shall D. agree.
SEC That the structure herein uhOriZed shall be butt
and located under and subject such regulations for tn
security OF navigation Of river the Of Wa
shall prescribe and to that object person
the Secretlr OF War for his examination approval
design drawings nf the bridge piers and map of Il
location giving for the Of least
mile below the Sd location, the Topography of II
banks of the river the nnrnes high and low Il
direction and strength of the all and Il
sunfings accurately showing the bed of
ton OF other bridge bridges, shall furnish
other information be required for fall and Sasacto
erstanug OF the subject and until the said aD and Oc
tsn the bridge approved by the Secretary War,
plan Of construct OF said bridge during progress
work thereon 4fore the etiOn said bridge.
change shall be subject Ohe r1val OF the
and the said shall he a
ed as to offer reasonable and passage
vessels through under said
thereof from time 70 tim" Congress may direct
the free and convenient navigation
the authority to and bridge
uevOeaton modification by law wherever public
shall IN the Judgment Of Congress. require, without
pense charge to the United States.
SEc.s. That the right amend this act. so as
al material oh, tructiOns the
sad liver D. the construction ct bridges, without
to the Cnted States is hereby expressly reserved.
Approved, May 25, 1879.