The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-05
BRIDGING MANAGEABLE RIVERS.
From the Chicag 0, Josrnal ]

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controversy the rishto, Congress- 20 co0-
tral all navisabta waters of tho country
fhe ako ~ river may be ~aolhy within
he linita o! 'ne State and s4iil aiar pow
er OF the grnerai g .veTnmeGt WIN be ab
snlute, THIS Doiae- WAS settled M a cas-
sfisinK under contract made ry ah e
Sratu &c Ncw York with L,viegAtoa, in
accord mes with which be aud rilis assn-
ciAtcs aud :Aeir SUCCESSORS were tE have a
monopoly % steaia t,avIgation' ga 1he
hudson river. The c ,urt deaied she
right oil shS Stste to make suots con
tract, ard pronounced it contrary 10 pab
ne poE.:y. Nuli ans9 VOID (alt:'sr .srts).
Since then na attempt has been aaa,ie TO
get upa corner Oh water navigation
lakes IL &c. duct & + on thr cn,a petit,vt
nlan, and aast be So conducted Con-
gress has 4sne q great maul lne&a tainRS,
Aad oitsn played into the hsnds "t smo~
n,pelis.s, bu neYergbas ,ae'irss aav,ga /
I0n Of he rivers been obsl 1a&ten b.
monopoly charter, suchs As S'ate L. Il se-
tures freely grant.
The ~ r. anlg one way tia, sSyer EaVj~
CATION is. or has ever been. obs1gicard ty
act al Cansress, ADJ that is by bridges.
No btisige car be throws &C osaahs nav'-
gable rivsrs without Esrnisslnn fr"u'
Congress. Thisais ea:ph.ticssty true Of
!, tho Mississippi md IT'S uavtg 'nIt erlbstar-
les. By b. ordinspce of 1879 Congress
was exnlicsi " 9 iven' compile { c"ntr.'l"Vsr
these wa'srs The Supreme Court dcc'a~
~iua in 10 Hudson river GAYS. plsced all
rivers xpon The fod''ng @oris}n lily occu-
pied by the grs&t rlxer and al its mo e
important feed
A bridge is o partial obetruc'Ion OF
renmerce Il emharasses and ,mprrils
J. w&txr transportation e. q ssGsat"d s4Ient
The uniform policy Of Gpngress has
| EN- grant bridge char era emily as
sliand tfs nsp.r:atI. imp. rntively demand
81 Il 1t. Ferry hoats are pear subsiiiu e
t oI bridges, osp. cs4lly f. railway travel.
u Hithert" il any railway c"RApsny wished
e." cross the Mississippi. Gil" or other
ta,liar rivers, 1t has o.tn Accustomed q
- lax ne gepe,al Ghsetmaat tar q hg .Ggs
l.,artsr. 1T is Bow ti.an for new
departure.
e M .urtiaer bridges ei1orid be SLOWED
!, y exec tsssbsolu,ely nectss.ry Wherev.r
u TT, or more .rallroads ar wagnn reads
e exn be made crnss 0saS ahe sant bridge,
ssy sheuid he. Thss policy ought &c
y d,st,.c,ive'y adota ed-by Congress
d consistently ioIiow~d our. In ordel
Il DO 80 it is necessary that some plan
4o"id be adopted for the mutual u,r 81
- s4.t1ug bridge, and under just p 'I'ct
.gula,iobs. T.e rivers being nations
= q ways, every 'dge ever Them 'lle'1
{ Iorght IL hea national highway. Moth
). ng 7houid Interfere w>th their navig
y tlon except tor the beneGt Of all. i,
: s M genessl law. sough' to ne pss e
!, ~ wlus all cavs to ps 8 every bridg,
III 1t under ach+rter granted by Cengres
u. IN pay rnens OF a tot! which, added t
s the otaer tolls. rh"uldsxake reason
y nle proft en he bridge, not in any Gus
j, exceed Is per cent., exclusive 4
= sxps nssa OF e ndleg the bridge, etc. a
= t eIwhrsls should pay an eqsA price, -
% S.<ch ton. and = eertniD price fer % esa 1T
~ - g fQ.l% .Ijass NO .lI1a. s@A hn
"sr This would ail'w new and poor roac
"a to cap hva bentti. O. the bridges with
., y up ng sss arden ans hore. An
u, o. bis ,a!swny c'n-sruciiAn to peocee
e. vithout scedsa en,b sfr8s,m eat OF nat,
- = oammsrcs, Tha ,prsssq( congrsss eagf
% enact such lezislA'isnA The pubil
rlo gesd inapcrioa.Iy dedna"ds "! HSneh q
" act If the National Leg atatsgvonl1 |
I. 40 haposta,'t ssap9sS~sfed Jqeheepsr tran RI"
~ p'' s~''s- q ,2snosgtaU as94 6as a,i.g =
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nS BrOwnlew 10 to the Senate wins
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