New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28

| AILco01S. SiuCLuuhJH, duA L<Outb'
tor bridges, above the mouth OF the Big
| sandy, and in the cities OF Plttsburg,
| Cincinnati, Louisville, 81. Louis. Mem
| pkis, and New Orleans, for bridges below
/ the mouth Of the Big Sandy, and shall
! submit to the Secretary Of War. Tor his
| examination, design and drawings OF the
| bridge and piers. and map OF the 10
cation, giving. for tie space OF al
| least one mile above and one mile below the
proposed location, the topography OF the
| banks of the river. the shore lines al high
| and low water the direction OF the current
| at all stages, ana the sOundings accurately
| showing the bed OF the stream, the location
of any other bridge or bridges. and shall
| furnish such other information as may be
required Sor full and satisfactory under
| standing of the subject by the Secretary of
| War; and If the Secretary of War il salts
! fed that the provisions of the law have peen
| complied with in regard to location, the
| building of the piers may be at once com
| menGed; but if IL shall appear that the cou-
| ditiOns prescribed by this act can not be
| complied with at the location where it is
desired to construct the bridge, the Secre-
tIry of War shall, after considering anv
| circumstances fled against the building of
| said bridge, and furnishing copies of such
circumstances TO the board of engineers
| provided tor in this act, detail board com.
posed OF three experienced officers of the
| corps OF engineers, to examine the case,
and may, On their recommendation, author.
| ize such notifications in the requirements
OF this act. as to location and piers, as will
permit the construction of the bridge; NOT,
however, diminishing the width Of the
spans contemplated by this act provided,
that the tree navigation OF the river be not
materially injured thereby.
SEC. }. That all parties owning. occupy.
ing or operating bridges over the Ohio river
shall MAINTAIN, at their own expense, from
sunset to sunrise throughout the year, such
lights on their bridges De may be required
by the lighthouse board for the security of
navigation: and all persons owning, Occu.
plying or operating any bridge over the Ohio
river shall, in any event, ma tain all lights
on thGr bridge that may be necessary for
the security OF navigation.
SEC. 6. That any bridge constructed I'M
der this act, according TO its limitations.
shall be q lawful structure, and shall be
recognized and known as a post route,
upon which, also, no higher charge shall be
made for the Transmission Oves the same
OF the mails, the troops, and the munitions
of war Of the United States than the rate
per mile paid for the transportation over
the railroads or public highways leading to
said bridge; and the United States shall
have the right Of way for postal telegraph
purposes across any such bridge; and in
case of any litigation arising from any OBJ
struction or alleged obstruction 10 the navi-
CATION of said river, created by the con.
struction of any bridge under this act. the
cause or question arising may be tried be-
fore the district court of the United States
of any State in which any portion of said
obstruction or bridge touches.
SEC. !. That the right to alter or amend
this act, so "a to prevent OF remove all ma
terial distractions to the navigation of said
river by the future construction of bridges,
Is hereby expressly reserved, without any
liability of the governmant for damages on
account of the alteration or amendlsent of
this act, or n account OF the prevention or
requiring the removal OF any such ubstruc.
tions; and if any change be made in the plan
of construction of any bridge constructed
under this act, during the progress of the
work thereon or before the completion of
such bridge, such change shall be subject
to the approval Of the Secretary OF War;
and any change in the construction. or any
alteration of any such bridge that may be
directed at any time by Congress, shall be
made at the cost and expense of the owners
thereof.
SEC. s. That join: resolution number ten,
approved April seventh. eighteen hundred
and sixty nine. authorizing the constrnc-
ton of p bridge over the Ohio river at Pa.
ducah, be. and the same hereby is, re-
ptdltu
SEC g. That the provisions Of an act en-.
titled IAN act TO provide for the better
security Of life on vessels propelled In
whole or in part by steam" etc. approved
February twenty-eighth. eighteen hundred
and seventy-one. 80 far rs they relate 20
the limitation of steam pressure OF steam.
boats used exclusively for towing and car.
rying freight on the Mississippi river and
ita tributaries, are hereby 30 tar modified
az TO substitute for such boats one hundred
and fifty pounds OF steam pressure
in place ut one hundred and ten
pounds. az provided in said act for the
standard pressure upon standard boilers of
forty two INCHES diameter. and of plates OF
ons quarter Of an inch 10 thickness; and
such boats may, on the written permit of
the supervising Inspector of the district in
which such beats snail carry on their bust
ness for a period 81 twelve months from and
after the passage Of this act, be permitted
to carry steam above the standard pressure
of one hundred and ten pounds, but not ex-
cerding the standard pressure or one hun.
dred and fifty pounds TO the square inch.
J. q. BLAINE,
Speaker of the Honse of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice President Of the United States and
President Of the Senate.
Approved, December IL. 49,.
u. S. GRANT.