New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-18

6lon arising from any obstruction, or al
legged obstruction, to the free navigation of
said river, the cause may be fried before
the district court of the United States of
any State in which any portion of
said obstruction or bridge touches:
provided, that said bridge shall not
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, OF
so as TO obstruct 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
the crossing of the approaches to said
bridge, if such crossing shall be found neces-
sary.
SEC 2. That any bridge built under the
provisions of this act may, at the option Of
the company building the same, be built as
a draw. bridge, with pivot or other form
| of draw, or with uubrOken or continuous
spans; provided, that if the said bridge shall
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-brdge, with 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 or pivot pier of the draw;
| and the next adjoining spans to tie 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. 3. That any bridge constructed I'M
| der this act, and according to its limita-
! tiOns, shall be a lawful structure aud 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.
SIC. A. THAT all railway companies de-
string to use the said bridge shall have and
! be entitled to equal rights and privileges
| in the passage Of t1e 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
| Ia oil nd VNroOfa e fha,
parties in case they shall not agree.
| SEC. 5. That the structure herein author
! lied shall be built and located under and
! subject 10 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 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-
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. 6. That the Muscatne 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 OfIOwa. The bridge authorized
! to be built by this section is hereby declared
! to be o post-POute, and shall have all the
| privileges, and is subject to all the terms,
! restrictions and requirements contained in
| the foregoing sections of this act,
SEC. 7. That bridge may be constructed
! and maintained across the Mississippiriver,
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 heT@by declared to
| be post route, and has all the privileges,
and Is subject to all the terms, restrictions,
and requirements contained in the fOregO-
! ing sections of this act.
! SEC. 8. That bridge may DO construct
1 ed and maintained across the Mississippi
| river at any point they may select, between
the county of La Crosse, in the State of
| Wisconsin, and the county of Houston, in
/ the State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee
I duu GSdlub IdiA AdiAWdy COMPANY kuGlA
! 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, and has all the privileges, and is sub
| iect to all the terms, restrictions, and re-
| quirements contained in the foregoing sec
! tiOEs of this act.
SEC 9. That the right to alter or amend
this act so as TO prevent or remove all ma
| terial distractions TO the navigation of said
river by the construction of bridges, is here
by expressly reserved.
SEC TO- 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.
GENERAL NATURE-No 81.
An act in addition to an act entitled "An
act to amend an act entitled An act for
"a rprroval Of oaucpa in oprta in fsq SOS