The weekly intelligencer., 1899-02-04

States shall have the right Of way for
pOstAl-telegrsph and telephone Pur-
poses across said bridge.
SEC. S. That said bridge shall be
made with unbroken ana continuous
spans. and shall not be Of less elevation
in any case than fity feet above high
water mark, ss understood at the point
Of location, to the lowest member Of
the bridge superstructurs, nor shall the
spans Of said bridge over the waterways
Of said river be less than four hundred
feet in length in the clear, and the
piers OF said bridge shall be parallel
with the current Of said river aud the
bridge itself at right angles thereto:
Provided, That in case the approach
and passage under the channel span OF
said bridge be found a, any time
dangerous or difficult OF access BY the
river traffic the owners of said bridge
shall construct, at their own expense,
such works Of channel regulation and
such aids to navigation As the secretary
OF war shall order, to render the
approach and passage reasonably safe
and easy: Provided also, That said
company or corporation shall maintain
at It's own expense, from sunset to
sunrise, such lights or other signals on
said bridge as the Light House Board
shall prescribe.
Section four shall be amended 90 as
to read as follows:
"SKc. 4. That il said bridge shall
be constructed for railroad purposes,
then all railroad companies desiring
the use Of said bridge shall have and
be entitled to equal rights and puvi- !
leges relative to the passage Of railway
trains over the same, and over the
approaches thereto, upon payment Of q
reasonable compensation for its use;
and In case the owner or owners Of
said bridge and the several railroad
companies, or any Of them, desiring
such use shall fail to agree upon the
SUN or sums to be paid and to rules
and conditions to which each shall
conform in using such bridge, all
matters al issue between them shall be
decided BY the secretary of war upon
hearing OF the allegations and the proof
of the parties"
Section five shall be amended 50 As
to read Hs follows:
"SEc. S. That any bridge author
iEed to be constructed under this act
shall be built and located under and
subject to such regulations for the
security of navigation Of said river as
the secretary Of war shall prescribe;
and to secure that object the company
or corporation shall submit 10 the
secretary Of war, for his examination
and approval, q design and drawing Of
tbe bridge aud q map Of the location,
giving, for the space Of one mile above
and one mile below the proposed lOcs-
tion, the topography Of the banks Of
the river. the shore lines at high and
low water, the direction and strength
Of the current at all stages, and the
surroundings, accurately showing the
bed Of the stream, the location Of any
other bridge or bridges, aud shall
furnish such other information as shall
be required for G full and satisfactory
Of the subject; and
until the said plan and location Of the
bridge are approved by the secretary
Of war the bridge shall not be built;
-rsdvhvuid my -rhzugr be -mEdv IN the
plan OF said bridge during ths progress
Of construction, such change shall be
subject to the approval Of the secretary
Of war; and il said bridge is not COM
menced within two years and completed
within three years from the passage Of
this act the rights and privileges hereby
granted shall be null and void"
SEC. 6. That the right to alter,
amend or repeal this act is hereby
expressly reserved.
Passed the senate January 2l, 1899.
Attest: WV. r. Cor,
Secretary.