Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03
GENERAL NArrnr-No. 90. |

GENERAL NATURE-NO. COL
AN ACT 10 authorize the construction Ofcertan brdg
es across the Mississippi river and to establish the
same rs post-roads.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House Of Represent
atiyes of the United States Of America In Congress
sembed, That shall bo lawful for the Western Him
OILS Bridge Comdany, a corporation existing under the
laws of the state OF Missouri to build bridge
the Mississippi ryer at the city Of Quincy, Illinois, for
the purpose crossing persons and property such as
usually crossed wagon-bridges and also TO lay
and said bridge railway tracks for the
perfect connection of any railroads that or shall be
constructed 10 the said river at opposite said point
and that when constructed all persons and property
as aforesaid, and also all trains Of all roads terminal
ing at said river at or opposite SAID point shall be al
lowed to said bridge for reasonable compensation.
to be made to the owners Of said fridge, under the lin
tatons and conditions hereinafter provided and in
case Of any litigation alleged obstruction to the free
navigation Of said river the be tried before
the district court Of the United States Of any state in
which any portion OF such obstruction or bridge touches
and that all railway companies desiring 10 the said
bridge shall have and be entitled To equal rights and
privileges In the passage Of the same, and In the of
the machinery aud fixtures thereof and Of all the APP
poaehes thereto under and upon such terms and con-
utons as shall be prescribed by the Secretary Of War
upon hearing the allegations and proofs Of the parties
In case they shall not agree
SIC. 2. That tho said bridge may at the option Of
the company building the same, be built either as
pyor drawbridge or with continuous unbrokcn spans
Provided, That II the said bridge shall be made with
unbroken continuous spans II shall not be Of less
elevation In any case than ity feet above hgh-water
mark as understood at the point of location, TO the
bottom chord the bridge shall the spans Of said
bridge be less than two hundred and any feet in length,
and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with tho
current OF the river and the main span shall be
the main channel Of the river ans not less than three
hundred feet in length md Prorid,d also, That said
bridge shall he constructed pivot drawbridge, the
same shall be constructed with draw over the main
channel Of the river at an accessible and navgabe
sixty feet in length In the clear each side Of the
central or pvor per Of the draw and the next ad-
joining spans 10 the draw shall not be less than two
hundred and fy feet, IL the proper location Of the
draw the channel will admit spans Of this width
between Il and the Shore 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,
piers of said bridge shall hc parallel with tho current
Of the river Ind prorided also, That said draw shall
DO opened promptly, upon reasonable signal for the
passage OF the boats whose construction shall not be
such to admit Of their passage under the permanent
spans Of said bridge except when trains are passing
the hut in no case shall unnecessary delay
in opening the said draw during or after the pas
SEC g. That any bridge constructed under this act
and according TO It's limitations, shall he lawful struc
ture, and shall be recognized and known as a post
route upon which, also, no higher charge shah be
made for the transmission tho same Of the mails,
the troops, and munitions OF war Of the United states
than the rate per mile paid for their transportation
bridge. and the United States shall have the right Of
way Tor postal telegraph purposes across said bridge
SEC. 4. That said company may execute mortgage
upon said bridge and Issue bonds payable principal
and interest, in gold or United States currency.
SEC o. That the right TO alter amend this act so as
to prevent remove all material distractions TO the
navigation Of said river by the construction OF said
bridge, Is hereby expressly reserved and the said
bridge shall be built under and subject to such Iegula
lions for the security Of the navigation OF SAID river as
the Secretary OF war shall prescribe ana the SAID
bridge shall be- at all times, kept and managed
to offer reasonable and proper means for the passage
Of vessels.
SIC. 6. That tho plan and specifications, with the
necessary drawings of said bridge shall be submitted
10 the Secretary Of War for his approval and until he
approve tho plan and location Of said bridge II shall
not DO built or commenced and should any change be
made in the plan Of said bridge during the progress Of
the work thereon such change shall he subject TO tho
approval of the Secretary Of War and all changes In
the construction any alteration Of said bridge, that
may be directed Ht any time 10y Congress, shall be
made at the cost aud expense Of the thereof
SIC, T. That the Warsaw aud Alexandria Bridge
Company, their and assigns, corporation
existing under aud by virtue of the laws of the State Of
Missouri be and hereby authorized 10 construct and
maintain bridge the Mississippi river at and be-
tween tho city Of Warsaw, in Hancock county, and
State of illinois, and the city Of Alexandria, In Clark
county and state Of Missouri and the bridge author
ICED TO be built by this section Is hereby declared To be
post-route and shall have all the privileges and no
subject 10 all the terms restrictions, and requirements
contained In the foregoing sections of this act Proud
cd, That tho construction of the bridge mentioned In
this section shall be commenced within eighteen months
from the passage of this act.
Approved May II, ls52.