The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-06-22

~ ACT T. suthofine tue construction of cert
bflds~s across the MississipPi rvsf, and

~ ACT T. authOFtEe tue conttf fuctlou u certain
brldg~s across the Mlssissippi rvef, aHd y
establish the sane a. post-fusds.
lie II ,aacisf ~ re N,nai, asd H0uss of Key-
rsssafahrcs y ns usitcd state. gf An.erios ~
csFgttss assaabs,f. Irat u tall b. lsNful Tor
TIE Western l!i nois Bridge Company corpo
fttou "a ~ uuief the iaws % the State Of
y issouri. b. bg li bridge across the Mlssissip-
=. rlysf ~ the cIiy 81 Qliucy, lliinois for tie
purpose 80 cfossfug r-fsons aud property sucb
afe usually crossed oI wagpn-bflages aud
also 10 lay oB ard over sa4i bridge falN.y
@ Aoss Tor the more perfect CONNECTION % any
- lfuads that AZ, - shall be constructed y the
said fiVtf ~ - opposlts sad poiu,, and that
~heu eonstructed. Ali persons aud property a.
at4fvsatd. nud also AA uAins % al f0adf
terminating At saii riVcr a. of opposite sad
rsiut. shall b. allo~ed g. cfpss said fridge g.
reasonable Campensat4oL. g. be made o.
o,suers oi sald bF.dte. under the auul~t. 3.
and coud ,tipus here natter provided AID q
ct - . sty htsat.at. Or alleged distract g.
90 r tree usvtgat4,u of tAid fivrf. the cause uas
p. tired before the district court ~ the rnit-i
states - any stats 10 which Any portion o.
a. . uhstf4ctlou " bridge touches aud that
falsAy com pALisa ,.essr r.Hg o. use tAr sad
dg- sha. have aud BE- entu-4 g. eg4a.
shtsun - s.leses 10 she passage ot the same
end the asr q the mAchlueFv' AID intufss
3. orelt ar4 o. e. the approaches ther~po ul-
i.r Aud upon suDh terms Aud conditions as
a a. b. pr-srf bed by The SECRETARY O.. Wa.
'u hearing thr s.l~gaiI o. 40 rr..'. " ,h-
'tirs it cas thsy slal pat .-.
"a Tia; sAid bridge NAY .t t., -pu"l
the company hu ldiLs tbs .ams t- built
-aef a. = voi dfu~ bridge. of ~ ith uubrokeG
rsutipuuus staus fTgrt11a That q the
3 bridge stal. br made with uut-sker co.
r. uhuuous tfsHus it -hsi not b. az less yIeva-
t a. 10 any case. than hGs iret Apavs higl.
= stef mara. 81 uL1rrstsri 81 the po.ut 20 locA
q g. tie battstn chord 90 the bridge nor
~ H. a A.. a..
q saAs-A -a.a 1ny fsat "a l..sih. a-4 al. ss.s-
q. said bridge shall ~ parallel VITA the curreni
o.. the river. art thr mAln span shall b. over
tte main chaunr, of the rirer. and not less
o. an three hundred i.et 10 lsngth Al p-o
III also ThAi ii sad bridge shat b. con
-uet~d A. pivst drav-b-i3ge. thsssme shA4.
e1nsiructsd With = Graw uVe- the man
suns. 81 she river A. al accoss DE and nav.
!. E'- psitt aud vItt spans ri nos ices than one
o indfed and stxiy tcct 10 length ir she clear.
each ste ~ The ceutts or pivot per ~ the
and the rcNt adtagn ug spans q, the
sss stt rat so Ices than twu hundred and
feet. it the proper location oi the draw
ts+ the chauu.l wIii admltspans o, tins = sIitk
,.tWeen q AID the shore. su4 said spans shall
& - ICES Than thirty ieet shove lew-wAtcf
tA Ark. Aut nor ies. thar ten feet Hbovr - srnc
Eh-wntef mafk. meafuriur O. the tlttom
c' ord ~ 'hs hffiro. sud tie pe-s oi said g
- aii hs p=-sllri witi tho current 90 the -tve-
& ~ y~ariaca r.. That ssid d-av shal b.
.f nsd g.. iurf.v urnn feAsouat'' eHal. f'f
%. pHsssge o. ths h'ffs vhHs~ c.rst-uctiet
80 - not b. such - g. -ifu 0' tl".r rassace
% de- the f's-u. sHeut stsn. a. sara bridge a
60 ~ when tra ns are pass uc over ttt same
hut 10 un cas- sfall ntuer~-snc, de.sv ,cruF
opening the a. q dfav duluE a- sltr' tbc
i.s sage ~ frsius
So That sny bridge Constructed uuie-
fl . srt. aud accofi ug e. its ii'ul.at.sus shaii
h- la~iai stfaeilre. and .AA,. hs 'rrol % rrd
ard known - pct route, upon Whirb. slso.
~ higheF chtfcp shall be made io- the trans
tu ssion cve- The same ~ tho fnails. tho troops
aud nun toms OF var oithe ruiiel S.atcs. than
ne rste psr u paid i'f thew trsrt ,.ertatt"u
over the railroads ~ public htghwst leading
g. sad bridge. sui the uuitei sts-e. shall
have th~ fight a' wav ist rostal ie.rgfaph
purposes across 90 t bridge
So Thst s'.I cempanN ma execute
unrtgage upon .ata bridge. an 4e bonds,
paVshlH, pfine p,l aud interest ia gold of
tnitHd States surstcy
50 That -, -taht u altar cr amend this
act - - o. prsvent ~ remove aii meteFial oh.
sieuctinns O., the navigation ofsai fiVcr hv tho
CONSTRUCTION of sa.i bridge ,s hereby expressly
resefvci aud the sei bridge shall be built
Hrief and -uhisci O. snrh regulations fHt ~.
security ~ tho navigation ~ sa,d aver ss the
SECRETARY "f War shsll pT-acfibe and the sAid
br,iee shsI hr. q, an une.. krp, ani man.
ased a. 20 cilcr reasonable ami proper means
t'f the rassage Of vssse's
Sac. q. Thstthe Plan aud spec 6catious. With
the necessary dtawtngs ~ sad bridge. shall be
submitted q the ,'cretary Of War tor his ap
proval. aud until he approve the plan aud lccs
ION of said bridge n shall not he built ~ com
msnced aud should any change be- made IN
the plan II said bridge during the progress Of
the work thereon. such change shall he subject
D. the approval ~ the Secretary Of war and
al changes IN the construction OF any sltera-
4. m u said bridge. that may bediree,ed At any
time by Congress. shall be made At tho cost
and expense Of the owners thereof
Sac. . That the Warsaw and Alexandria
bridge Company. their successors aud assig gus.
corporation existing under and by virtue Of
ne laws of the State of Missouri. he. and 10
sreby, authorized ~ construct and maintaia
bridge over the Mississippi river at and be.
veen the city of Warsaw. IN Hancock county.
nd state of Illinois, aud tho city of Alexandra.
q CLARK county. aud State Of Missouri and
.le bridge authorized tote built by this section
hereby declared 10 he pos, route. and shall
have all the privileges aud he sub &c, tc all tho
tnrms. restrictions. and requirements contain
Il IN tho foregoing sections Of this act Iro
s'ioi. That the construction of the bridge men
tipsed In this section shall he commenced
within eighteen months from the passage oi
this act.
Approved. May ~. isf2.