New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-12

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any State in winch any portion of
said obstruction or bridge touches
| provided, that said bridge shall not
DE 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 20 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
la draw bridge, with pivot or other form
/ Of draw, or with unbroken 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 q 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 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 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 IN
/ der this act, and according to its linita-
\ lions, shall be lawful structure, and shall
| be known and recognized as pOstrOute,
| 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. THAT all railway companies de-
] string to use the said bridge shall have and
\ be entitled to equal rights and privileges
I 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 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 70. 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-
1 ture shall be changed at the cost and
expense of the owners thereof, from time to
! time as Congress may direct, so as 70 pre-
| serve the free and convenient navigation Of
1 said river. And the authority to erect and
/ continue said bridge shall be subject to re-
1 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 70 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
to be a pOst-rOute, and shall have al The
privileges, and is subject TO all the terms,
| restrictions and requirements contained in
/ the foregoing sections of this act.
! SEC T. That a bridge may be constructed
and maintained across the Mississippirlyer,
at any point they may select, between the
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| 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, OF both of them. or by either or
| botn 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 fOrego-
| 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, between
| 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 sectionis hereby declared to be post
route, and has all the privileges, and is sub
| iect to all the terms, restrictions, and re-
| ouirerents contained in the foregoing sec
! tons 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 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 l, 1872.
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