New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-03

be so located or constructed as to
interfere in any manner with the approach
es to the railroad bridge now erected at
Clinton, or with the piers of the same, or
so as to obstruct in any manner the passage
OF said bridge by boats, vessels, or RATS, or
70 render such passage more difficult or
dangerous: Provided, however That this
eiause shau not be construed to prohibit
the crossing of the approaches to said
bridge, II such crossing shall be found neces-
Sary.
SEC. .. 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 OF continuous
spans; provided, that if the said bridge shan
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 in 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
a draw-bridge, the same shall be construct
ed as a pivot draw bridge, with a draw
over the main channel of the river at an
accessible and navigable point, and with
spans of not less than one hundred and
sixty feet in length in the clear on each
side of the central OF pivot pier of 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
vided also, That said draw shall be opened
promptly, upen reasonable signal, for the
passage OF boats.
Sec. g. That any bridge constructed IN
der this act, and according to its limita-
| tons, shall be 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 tho
| 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.
SEC L. THAT all railway companies de-
| string to use the said bridge shall have and
| be entitled to equal rights and privileges
of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and
of all the approaches theretO9 under and
upon such terms and conditions as shall DO
| prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon
| hearing the allegations and proofs of the
| parties in case they shall not agree.
SEC. 5. That the structure herein author
/ lied shall be built and located under and
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 hepassage of vessels through or
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 g. 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
| struct and maintain a bridge across the
| Mississippi river at the city of Muscatine,
! in the State of iowa. The bridge authorized
! to be built by this section is hereby declared
I
privileges, and is subject to all the terms,
restrictions and requirements contained in
! the foregoing sections of this act
! SEC. 7. That a bridge may be constructed
and maintained across the Mississippi river,
! at any point they may select between the
counties of Carroll and Whitesides, in the
! State of Illinois, and the counties of jackson
and Clinton, in the State of Iowa, either by
| the Western Union Railroad Company or
| the Sabula, Ackley, and Dakota Railroad
| Company, or both of them, or by either or
| both of their successors or assigns, or by
any person, company, or corporation hav-
! ing authority from the States of Illinois
and Iowa, The bridge authorized to be
| built by this section is hereby declared to
be post route, and has all the privileges,
and is subject to all the terms, restrictions,
! and requirements contained in the fOregQ-
| ing sections of this act.
| SEC. 8. That bridge may be construct
ed and maintained across the Mississippi
river at any point they may select, betgeen
| the county Of La Crosse, in the State of
| Wisconsin, and the county Of Houston, in
the State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee
and Saint Paul Railway Company, their
! successors or assigns, or by any person,
| company, or corporation having authority
! from the States of Wisconsin and MinnesO-
! Ia. The bridge authorized to be built by
this section is hereby declared to be a post
route anu mas al the privileges anu Is SUI
! jcct to all the terms, restrictions, and re-
| quirements contained in the foregoing sec
! tons of this act.
! SEC g. That the right to alter or amend
! this act so as to prevent or remove all ma
| teral distractions to the navigation of said
river by the construction of bridges, is here
! by expressly reserved.
| SEC 10. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage,
| without any expense or charge to the
| United States.
Approved April /, 1872.