Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-22
senator MCMILLAN. Bill for Bridge at Fort

bm 70 provide for the construction Of bridge
ACROSS tho Mississippi river from tho military
reservation Of Fort Smelling, In the State Of Min
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of America, in
Congress assembled:
hereby authorized and directed to cause to be con-
structed free wagon bridge, with stone abutments
ana iron superstructure, the Mississippi river
at or near Fort Smelling, from some point on the
military reservation near said FORT to point nearly
opposite said FORT in Ramsey county, Minnesota in
such manner Is shall occasion the least obstruction
ana durable; That such bridge can be constructed
oy an expenditure Of money not exceeding $65OOO
from the treasury Of the United States.
act the secretary of war shall cause survey to be
made for said bridge, and plans and estimates to be
made for the construction thereof, and whenever
the Inference between the cost Of said bridge, as
so estimated and sixty-fve thousand dollars shall
be secured from the city of st. Paul from Ramsey
county, Minnesota for the purpose OF constructing
said bridge, and placed at the disposal Of the secre
tary OF war, for that purpose, he shall cause con-
tract to be made for the construction thereof ac-
cordng to plans, specifications and estimates ap-
law and the regulations of the department for making
such contracts, and shall cause said bridge to be
constructed.
Sec. 8. That the secretary Of war be and hereby
is authorized to receive any moneys raised or con-
tributed by the city of St. Paul or the county of
ramsey aforesaid for the purpose of constructing
tent necessary to defray the expense and cost of
such construction in addition to the amount hereby
appropriated, and to disburse the same In the same
manner as public moneys Of the United States duly
appropriated for like purposes are disbursed.
Sec f. That the bridge so constructed across the
mississippi river at Fort Smelling shall be and remain
public highway free to the United States and to all
the people thereof and after the completion thereof
| shall be under the control and protection of the
county OF Ramsey, and shall be and remain the prop
erty OF said county of Ramsey and said comfy shall
be considered and held to have assented to all the
! provisions Of this act
Sec. s. That the sum Of sixty-hve thousand dol
lars or 80 much thereof may be necessary be and
the same is hereby appropriated out of any money
the treasury not otherwise appropriated to enable
the secretary of carry into effect the provisions
of this act and this appropriation is made and this
passed upon the condition that the county of Ramsey
| in the State of Minnesota shall open and maintain
and keep in good repair frst-class approaches anG
roads to said bridge from both sides of said river fol
which purpose right of way not exceeding 100 fee
in width shall be and is hereby given across said For
Smelling military reservation upon such lines the
secretary of shall direct and shall keep said bridge
bridge shall revert to and become the property Of tn
United States and the secretary of in that event
may establish rates of toll over the same, to be
in the repair thereof and of the roads and avenues
approaching the same. Providing, however, that I'm
til actual possession Of said bridge is taken by tn
authorities of the United States, upon the failure
neglect of the county of Ramsey to keep and main
tain said bridge or the roads avenues leading t.
the the approaches thereto in good repair,
pose under any of the provisions Of this act any
thing done or performed in pursuance thereof.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage.