New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-01

der this act, according to its limitations
shall be a lawful structure, and shall ne
recognized and known 8s post route,
uuon which also. DO higher charge shall DC
made foS the tran SRisslon over the salne
of the mails, the troops, and the munitions
of war of the United States than the rate
neg mile paid for the transportation over
the railroads CT public highways Leading 10 10
sais bridge: aud che Emitted States shall
have the right of way 1oE postal "P 1
,,urposes across any such bridge; anu III
ease of any litigation arising from any o.
sfyncsivn or alleged obstruction to the naFl-
ga,io9, of said 8vero created ,by the con
Sanction OF any bridge under this act, the
cause or question arising may oe ti1eu We
ssrr me district court of che United states
of ANY State in which any portion Oh sal"
obstruction or bridge touches.
SEC. 7. Chat rhe right to alter or amend
.hjs ac9 so "a to prevent or remove al MA
,eIiaI obstructions to the navigation OF sad
,irar hv the futuye construction of bridges,
j. hereGr expressly reserved, without any
liability Of che government for damages on
,ccou,tt % the alteration or amendment OF
This acf. or ca account of the prevention or
venuj.ing the removal of any such obstrGc-
tinna: aaN Il any change be made III the plan
of construction OF any bridge constructed
under this act, during the progress OF the
sncS bridge, snch change shall be subject
20 ghe approval OG the Secretary OF " ar;
and .ny change il the construction, or any
alteration of any such bridge that may be
directed at any time by Congress, shall be
made III the coss and expense OF the owners
thereof.
SEC. g. Thar toint resolution number ten,
appI oya6 Ap1il seventh, eighteen hundred
and SIXTY nine, authorizing the cons;rnc-
t;ou Of q bridge over the Ohio river st Pa
ducah. De. an6 Che same hereby as, re-
pealtJ.
Sic 9. That Tie provisions Of an act en-
titled IAN act TO provide Tor the oetttr
security of lite on vessels propelled IN
whole or in part by steam, etc. approved
February tWcnty-eighth, eighteen hundred
and soyepSy one, so far as they relate TO
the Limitation OF steam pressure of steam
boats used exclusively for towing and car.
1 ryinp freight On the Mississippi river and
! lie tributaries, age hereby so far modified
! as TO substitute for such boats one hundred
! and fifty pounds OF steam pressure
! in place OF one hundred AMI ten
| pounds, "a provided III said act for the
! standard pressure upon standard boilers Of
| forty-tw0 inches diameter, and OF plates OF
| onc-auarter Of an inch in thickness; and
! such boats nay, on 1ho written permit OF
! the supervising inspector of the district IN
| which such boats shall carry on their busi
! ness for period of twelve months from and
| after the passage of this act, be permitted
! to carry steam above the standard pressure
! Of one hundred and zen pounds, but not eS
I ceediug the standard pressure OF one hun
I dre2 and fifty pounds 10 the square inch.
). G. BLAINE,
? Speakes Of Che House of Representatives
SCHUYLER COLFAA,
! Sica President of the United States and
| President OF the Senate.
| Approved, Decenber Il. 49,!
1 g - GRANT