New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-21

provided, that said bridge shall not
be SO located or constructed as tC
interfere in any manner with the approach
es to the railroad bridge now erected al
Clinton, or with the piers of the same, OF
so as TO ObstTuct in any manner the passage
Of said bridge by boats, vessels, or RATS, or
TO render such passage more difficult or
, dangerous: Provided, however, That this
( clause shall not be construed to prohibit
che crossing of the approaches to said
. bridge, If such crossing shall be found neUes-
( sarV.
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 a pivot or other form
+ OF draw, or with unhrUEen or continuous
/ spans; provided, that If the said bridge shall
! be made with uubrpken and continuous
/ spans, it shall not he 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
p
ed as pivot draw-bridge, with a draw
over the main channel OF the river atlI
accessible and navigaU-e point, and with
spans Of not less than one hundred and
sixty feet 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
shall not be less than TWO hundred and fifty
feet and said spans shall not be less than
thirty feet above lOwwaCer 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-
tions, shall be a 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 the
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. 4. TIhat all railway companies de-
string to use the said bridge shall have and
be entitled to equal rights and privileges
IN the passage Of the same, and in the use
of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and
Of all the approaches thereto, under and
upon such terms and conditions as shall be
prescribed by the Secretary Of War, upon
hearing the allegations aud proofs Of the
parties in case they shall not agree.
SEC. ,. That the structure herein author
lied shall be built aud located under and
subject to such regulations for the security
of navigation OF said river as the Secretary
OF " ar 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 the passage 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-
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. 6. That the Muscatiue 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 !
river at the city of Muscatine |
in the State of Iowa. The bridge authorized |
10 be built by this section is hereby declared !
to be pOstrOute, and shall have all the
privileges, and is subject TO all the terms,
and requirements contained in
the foregoing sections Of this act
SEC. 7. That bridge may be constructed
and maintained across the Mississippiriv
at any point they may select between the
counties of Carroll and Wlitesides in the
State Of Illinois, and the counties of jackson
md Clinton in the State of iowa either nv |