Smyrna times., 1873-04-16
o f FICI Ia L.
LAWS and Resolutions of the United States Pas
sed at the Third ScssOn of the ECrty-
Second Congress.
lGENERAL kATURE-No. IL

AN ACT to authorize the construction OF bridges the
Be it enacted by the Senate House Representatives of
having authority therefor
hereafter erect bridges the Ohio railroad
other compliance with the provisions and
Tha. every bridge hereinafter erected the
low aud less than above local highest
bridge erected the Ohio river below the mouth
not less than oDt hundred feet above low wae and an Of S
than than 0{ or & ee hshe @ & %ge to bottom
opening of at least four hundred feet between the
that shall be placed the channel the river
hS any ons company s% Authorized % the States
West VII and Ohio Is hereby authorized to construct
State 0t West Virginia to the opposite side OF said within
less than three Ra%d ed and dty feet in length and in ali
mouth the Big sandy And S+ovd That IN case this bah
made elsewhere to permit the single b2ats under the
the to bs SHa & na bridge
each measured at right snge to the at the
stage average stage water in the river
in esSe Of At the . ss at has 1 s Be 5 " r and
opened promptly np90 reasonable & signal for the
under stationary bridge when
delay occur opening the said draw before alter the
That the piers Of the high and the piers Of the
draw shall be built parallel with the at that stage Of
% or Taef m @ pG IF peFec % @ al
4.
BY publication for week in having wide crcu-
burg and Louisville for bridges above the mouth
ouisve Saint Louis, Memphis New Orleans bridges
Secretary War his examination
& @ orGe az & p ana & % ap ot & ne non g%g % % M
proposed the Topography the banks Of the river
At all stages and the soundngs accurately showing the
shall furnish such other nioTmaton be required
Secretary Of War; and the Secretary War satisfied that
the provisions Of the law have been complied with in regard
nenced but i il shall that the conditions prescribed
desired bridge, the Secretary War shall
Of bridge furnishing copies
board Of bT prSyasd % IN tGs & S detail a.
to examine the case and may their
location and piers as will psrmt the construction Of tn
smp&ted by this act Provided That the free navigation
bridges the Ohio river shall m9ntain at their
on bridges required BY Light
S oS opsras the Ohio ysT
sary for the security Of navigation.
asGng rss to It's sPy ass @ S %s ns aH
shall be and S % as & % sH
of the mails the and the munitions
Over the raoad public SisR%sy Sans
lie BRIDGE and the United shall right
case any litigation any DISTINCTION ass'
created by the construction o bridge under this
y court United of any which any per
| OF said obstruction or bridge touches.
SEC. l. That the right to alter amend this act,
all material distractions the navigate
said vet by the future bridges, here
expressly reserved without liability Of the
damages OF the alteration amendment OF this
Ell OF the prevention requiring the removal
such ObstucOn and change be made in the p
constructed under this during the Of the
thereon before the completion bridge such chan
shall be subject to the approval Of the Secretary OF War
change in the construction alteration OF
gh bridge that directed al any time b
IAN made at the cost aud Of the thereof
g. That joint resolution number, approved Az
seventh eighteen hundred and sixty nine. authorizing
for Of bridge the Ohio at Padueah
are and the same hereoy ls' repealet:
sEC. g. That the provisions Of entitled AN act
the better security OF life propelled
oeu whole by steam" &c approved February
eighth, eighteen hundred and they
late TO the Limitation OF steam OF steamboats,
exclusively tor towing and carrying freight the MSsiss
ne and it's tributaries hereby modified
stute such boats hundred and fifty pounds of ste
place Of hundred and pounds,
said for the standard standard boiler
On inches diameter and plates of
in thickness and such boats the written
supervising Inspector O the district which sHch b
81 shall their business period Of twelve mot
and after the OF this act be permitted to
above the standard Of hundred and
pounds but exceeding the standard OF
dred and 6ity pounds to the square inch,
j. q. BLAINE.
Speaker OF the House n Representative
SCHUYLER C0LfAX
Vice President Of the United States n
pres NJ he Senat