Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-11

p,..,d AZ the Seoont session Of the Forty-sseond
f"'''N Congress.
GENERAL NATURE, No. IS
AN ACT to authorize tine construction Of bridge
a., crnss the Missouri river at or near st. Joseph,
Missouri.
n, a enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssenta-
,s oJ ts United States Of America IN Congress as
nnbIsd THAT II shall be lawful for "lhe 81 Joseph
pr,dge Bull ing Company" corporation organized
a. mat purpose under the general corporation laws
~ " the state Of Missouri, TO construct q bridge
Mlsaonrl and TO lay on and over aaid bridge rail-
WAY Or cks for the more perfect connec ion OF any
snd ali railways that are now, or which may here
sftrr he, con .tructed to the Missouri At or near
saint JOseph, 10 the river on tue opposite SIDE OF
The same, near Saint JOSEPH and build erect, snu
sles OF all kinds and for the transit OF animals, ana
10 proylde ways for foot passcng rs and TO ke u7
maintain, and operate said bridge for the purposes
storesad nd that when said bridge Is constructed,
MI trains OF all railroads terminating at said river,
pnd on the opposite size tne1e ~ 81 y, rass ao
nrdse for reasonable compensation, TO be made TO
he owners Of the same, under the Limitations and
conditions hereafter named. The owners OF hald
hTdge NAV also charge and iecelve reasonable COM
nensati ln or tolls for The transit over the said
bridge OF all wagons carriages, vehicles, animals
'Ts sNc 4 That any bridge built under the provisions
of this act may, at the Opt m Of person or persons
or corporation building the same, be bu IL as
drawbridge, with pivot or other form Of draw, CT
with unbroken or continuous spans: FTopided, Tnat
II the same shall be MADE Of unbroken contin GUS
than hfty feet above extreme high water mark as
understood at the point OF location, TO the D ON
chord OF the bridge, nor shall the spans SAID
sridSe be iess than three hundred and tty feet in
lenR1h aud the piers OF said bridge shall be parallel
with the current OF me ryer ana the vn man nd Ppm pan
less than three hundred feet In length; ANA fTOu-
dsd also, That II bridge shall be built under thls
act as drawbrdge, the same shall be instructed az
q pivot drawbridge, with draw over the main
main channel OF ths river at an accessible and nav
igable polnt, and with spans OF not less than one
drpda nd a 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 shalll not
he less than thirty feet above lOw-water marx.
and not less than ten feet above extreme high water
marx measuring To the notion chord OF the bridge,
and the piers OF said bridge shall be paranel WIN
the current OF the river: And proDfded. also, That
said draw shall be opened promptly, upon Ieason-
able signals for the passage o. boats Wnose ta,r Go
passage under the permanent spans OF ssd Driuge,
exc pt when trains are passing over the same, Dut
In no case shall unnecessary delay occur In opening
the said draw during after the passage o. trains
And Propided flirth r, That the corporation build
nR said bridge may II unauthorized by the pro.
Visions OF ts charIer of incorporation, enter upon
the banks OF said river, either above or below tne
point OF the location of said bridge, for distance
OF seven miles, and erect and maintain br0ak-Waters
or use such other means may be necessary 10
make channel for said river, the connne the now
of the water 10 a permanent channel, and 70 40
Whatever may be necessary to accomplish said OBJ
ect but shall not impede or obstruct the navgaton
OF the said rver and al plans lot sucn @ MofHs .,
bs submitted 70 the Secretary OF war TOT MS ap-
SIC. 8. That any bridge built under this act. and
according to its limitations, shall be lawful stuc-
ture and shall be recognized and known a. post
route upon which, also, no higher charge SHAH pe
made for the transmission over the same OF tht
malls the troops, and the munltio OF war OF the
United States than the rate per mile paid for their
iransportRt over thelrailroads OF public highway
leading to the said brl ge.
SEQ. Z. That in case OF any litigation arising from
any obstruction or alt Red ObstructOn, 10 the free
crossing of said bridge, and caused or alleged 10 be
caused thereby the cause shall be commenced anc
tried In the district courts Of either Judicial dstrc
Of Missouri or Kansas I'm which the SAID bridge o
ady portion OF such obstruction touches; and tn
right TO alter amend this act so as TO prevent o.
remove all material ohstructlons to the navigation
of sad river by the construction OF said hrlnge
hereby expressly reserved, and all such alter t0ns
when required by law, shall be made at the expens
of said bridge company; and the plan on which sue
bridge Is Intended To be built and shall be built
shall be first submitted TO and approved by the Sec
retary OF War. go
SIC. That the Saint Joseph Bridge Buildin
Company, after the passa Of this act, shall M
have the right to assign the chart4r Whch said com
pany now holds by assignment nom the saint Jo
seph and Denver City Railroad Company and while
was granted to said last named company by Virtu
OF an act Of Congress, approved July fourteenth
eighteen hundred and sevent., 10 anv other compi
nv person, or persOns nor hall Paid bridge hui {
ing company be permitted. under the said ohartc
no obtained Aforesaid from the Saint Joseph an
Denver City Railroad company, 10 constru't an
other bridge than the one now being constructed
Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Approved, March 8, 1872.