The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-12-16
SENATE BILL 3645.

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SENATE BILL 3e45.
In the senate of the United States,
December 4, 1888, Mr.. Dolph intro
duced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the COM
mittee on commerce.
A bill granting to the Astoria and
South Coast Railway company the
right to construct a bridge across
Young's bay, a navigable stream in
the county of Clatsop, and state of
Oregon.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, that the Astoria and South
Coast railway company, a corpora
tion organized under the law of Ore
| gon, with its principal Office at Asto-
ria, in the county of Clatsop, in the
state of Oregon, is hereby authorized
and empowered to construct bridge
across Young's bay, navigable
stream in said county and state, at
such point as the said company may
select, and may be approved by the
secretary of war, with such channel
spans, draws, safeguards, and aux
iliary works as shall cause the bridge
not unduly to obstruct or hinder the
navigation of the waters crossed by
it; and that said channel-spans and
structures shall be as the secretary
of war may prescribe; and also to
construct, establish, and maintain
bridge across Skipanon creek, in the
county of Clatsop, in the state of
Oregon, by permanent embankment
or otherwise, as the secretary
of war may approve: Pro
oided, That said draws shall be
opened promptly upon reasonable
signals for the passage of ships and
boats, and in no case shall unnecessary
delay occur, and said company shall
maintain, at its own expense, from
sunset to sunrise, such lights or
other signals on said bridges as the
lighthouse board shall prescribe.
Sec. .. That any bridge author
lied to be constructed under this act
shall be lawful structure, and shall
be recognized as post route; and it
shall enjoy the rights and privileges
of other post routes in the United
States, upon which also no higher
charge shall be made for transmits
sion over the same of the mails. the
troops, and the munitions of war OF the
United States, or for through passen-
gers or freight passing over said
bridge, than the rate per mile for their
transportation over any railroad or
other routes leading to said bridge,
or over said stream in the vicinity;
and the United States shall have the
right of way for telegraph across
said bridges; the said bridges
to be built and located under and
subject to such regulations for the
security of navigation on said bay
and creek as the secretary of war
shall prescribe; and to secure that OBJ
ject the said company shall submit to
the secretary of war, for his examin-
alton and approval, design and
drawing Of such bridge across Young's
bay, and map of Young's bay from
the mouths OF its navigable tribu-
taries to the adjacent ship channel
which map shall be on scale Of al
least one to twenty thousand, and
whose topography of the shores and
photography shall reasonably repre-.
sent the banks, the bottom, and steam
boat channels by contours of six feet
and which shall be accompanied by
other maps, drawn to a scale of one
inch to two hundred feet. giving,
within areas of one-fourth Of mile
from each draw-span, an accurate
representation Of the bottom OF the
bay by contour lines two feet apart,
determined by accurate soundings,
and also showing the force and direc-
ton of the currents at each two feet
of tidal stage, by triangulated obser-
vations on suitable floats; also show
ing the Skipanon creek to the head
of usual navigation. The maps shall
also show the locations of other
bridges in the vicinity, and shall give
such other information as the secre-
tary of war may require for full and
satisfactory understanding OF the
subject.
Sec. 8. That congress shall have
power, at any time, to alter or amend
this act so as to prevent or remove all
material and substantial distractions
to the navigation of said bay and said
creek by the construction of said
bridges and accessory works; and the
expense Of altering said bridges or
removing said obstructions shall be
borne by the owners Of said bridges.