New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
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Laws OF the United states Passed as me
Third session Of ths Eorty'second
Congress-
IGENERA. NArrRE-No. /;

| bridges across the Ono river. ana 10
! prescribe the dimensions OF the same.
Be it enacted hv the Senate and House OF
| REPRESENTATIVES, Of the / nlted States OF
| America III Congress assembled. lnat any
| urrsons or corporations, having lawful au-
| fhoritv therefor. NAV hereafter erect bridges
| across the Ohio river. for railroad or other
| uses upon compliance with the provisions
and requirements OF Tins act.
SIC. ) That every bridge hereafter erect
ed across the OHIO river above tile mouth
Of the Big Sandy. shall have at least one
| span of IA height OF not less IMAM ninety
feet above low water, and OF not less than
forty feet above local highest water. meas
ured TO the bottom chord o. the bridge:
that every bridge hereafter erected across
the Ohio river below the mouth OF the Big
Sandy, shall have at least one span o! q
height OF not less than one hundred teet
above low water and of not less than1orty
feet above highest water, measured to the
bottom chord of the bridge: that this high
span shall give clear opening ct ut least
four hundred feet between the piers, meas
ured at right angles To the current at every
stage, and that il shall Uc placed over the
| main channel of the river used by boats
during ordinary stages of water; provided,
however, that any one company laWluiiy
authorized by the States of West Virginia
and Ohio, is hereby authorized TO construct
"a bridge across the Ohio river, from the
city of Wheeling, in the State OF West VIZ
, gina. 10 the opposite side OF SAID river
within the State of OHIO, with span over
! the main channel of not less than three hun
dred and fifty feet in length. and IN all other
respects cOnfOrmable and subject to the
provisions of this act, SO TAR IA the same
are applicable to bridges about the mouth
of the Big Sandy; and provided, that IN
case this high span is not over the low
water channel, suitable arrangements be
made elsewhere to permit the passage "l
single boats under the bridge at low water;
that all bridges over the ONO river below
the Covington and Cincinnati suspension
bridge, shall have, III addition 10 the hgh
span prescribed above, p.vOtdraw, giving
two clear openings of one hundred and
sixty feet each, measured at right angles to
the current at the average stage OF water
in the river, and located in a part of the
bridge sthat can be safely and convent
emily reached at that stage. and that SAID
draw shall be opened promptly, upon reason
. able signal. for the passage OF boats whose
! construction shall not be such as TO admit OF
their passage under the stationary spans
of said bridge, except when trans are pass
ing over the same; but an 20 ease shal.
unnecessary delay occur i'll opening the
said draw before or AFTER the passage 0!
| trains.
SEC. ;. That the piers Of the high span
and the piers of the draw shall be built
| parallel with the current at that stage OF
| the river which is most important FOR naV!-
! cation: and that no ripraps or other outside
protection for i,npertec. foundation will be
permitted III the ehannelway OF the high
span or of the draw openings.
SEC. :. That any person. company. or
| corporation authorized Ia construct a
bridge across the Ohio river shall! give
notice. by publication for one week IN news
| papers having wide circulation, IN not
less than two newspapers ia the cities
Of Pi-tshurg, Cincinnati. and louisville,
for bridges. above the mouth OF the Big
Sandy, and in the cities of Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Louisville, ST. Louis. Mem
pIis, and New Orleans, for bridges below
the mouth of the Big Sandy. and shall
submit TO the Secretary OF War. for his
! examination, design and drawings of the
| bridge and piers, and e map OF the To-
cation. giving, for the space OF at
least ono mile above and one mile below the
! proposed location, the topography OF the
banks of the river, the shor: lines at 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 for full and satisfactory under
standing of the subject by the Secretary OF
! War; and if the Secretary OF War is salts
,,',ri;aI ,r;tb in rnrorI r. Iocatior the
I,,;iitfi-,, ~ .L. Mar. NOV. ~, q, onne ,on,.
menced; but if it shall appear that the con-
! ditons prescribed by this act can not be
complied with AZ the location where it is
desired 70 construct the bridge, the Secre-
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;, 49, o,1 f,,r,5,S,i,c, c,,,;aa of sI,ch
r.,ionstrsnca. "a .ba bo,,rd IF cng;nrars
nrn,.;,fnj for IN Mi. ac- detail q hoard com.
Innssi n, .Lree e,ucriencei .t1icers of fhe
; ,or,,. 81 enoir.ers ~ cxan,inr .be case
! oni NOV ON +hair recommendation outhor.
;yo s,.cL ro9i4ic4tions in th. ranuirem.uts
IF MA ar, asto locatinn and uier. .s will
ya,Tn;t tho construction Of .he hridoc. NOT
[oyyavor dim;nishino tbr width al the
ona,. coItemnIatad Nv hi. ac.. provided
that the tree NAVIGATION OF the river be no,
materially injured thereby.
| SEC :, That all Dar.ies Own,nr OccuDy.
IN, ouaratinc hrid0es over the ON, river
! eL9lI maintain. ar their own exD.nsr. from
sunset #. sunrise throughout The wear. such
rrhts on their hri1ues as NAV he reruired
| he tho I,rhthouse hoard for the spcurity of
nSyir,tiono and all nprsons oUriDr- orcu.
! ,,,inor or oaars1ian any BRIDGE over the Ohio
I;ver shall in any event. maintain all liohts
on choir bridpe that may he necessary for
! the securitv of NAVIGATION,
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