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 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 144. 1885. 309 CHAP. 144.-An act to authorize the construction of abridge across the Saint Croix February 25, 1885. River at the most accessible point between Stillwater and Tayl0r’s Falls Minno- ——— SOIB. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Minneapolis, Sault Mi¤¤_¤¤r>¤li§, Sainte Marie and Atlantic Railway Company, a corporation organized S“g11s{"“;?L{,“‘Y',° under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, be, and is hereby, authorized ::,5, C:;;;,,!?,; to construct and maintain a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the construct a. bridge Saint Croix River, betwen the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, at ¤¤¤¤§¤ the SMM tho most accessible point between the city of Stillwater and the village Swigef ggfgafgg of Tay1or’s Falls, on said river. Said bridge shall be constructed to pro- and ·p,,y;(,p,, pans, vide ior the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the corpora- Minn. tion by which it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons P¤¤¤¤t;° of mil- ` and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passed WW t"""‘°* °t°‘ gers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to Ram of toll. time by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed Not to impede and built without material interference with the security and conven- M8 ¤=*'iK¤'>*°¤- ien ce of navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in order to secure a compliance with these conditions the corporation previous to commencing the construction of the bridge, or of the accessory works designed to secure the best practical channe1—way for navigation and confine the flow of the water to a permanent channel at said point, shall submit to the Secretary of War a plan of the bridge and accessory P1aps,etc.,tobe works provided for in this act together with a. detailed map of the river ¤¤bm*”'·;‘Q° S°°‘ at the proposed site of the bridge and for a distance of a mile above '°°"y° "' and below the site together with all other information touching said bridge and river and accessory works as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether the said bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act. That said bridge shall be constructed and built without material interference with the security and convenience of navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into eifect the rights and privileges hereby granted: Provided, That as to any bridge built under this act, if the Pmvivvsaid bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it spans, shall not be of less elevation in any case than fifty feet above extreme high-watcr mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge be less than one hundred and fifty feet in length, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river and not less than one hundred and fifty feet in length: And provided also, That if any bridge Pmouo. built under this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge the same Draw. shall constructed as a pivot draw bridge, with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and the best navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred and ten teet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw, Provided also, hmm. That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for Signals. the passing of boats vessels and other watercrait: Provided, however, Pmviao. That no bridge shall be built under the provisions of this act except there also be built, at the time of the erection of the piers, proper sheerbooms or other proper protections to safely guide boats, vessels, rafts, and other water-craft through said draw spans, and at the expense of the company or corporation erecting said bridge, and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Secretary of War Lights. shall prescribe. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, Apprvwl of Swnpon receiving any such plan and map and other information, and upon " ° * “Y Q5 ff; being satisfied that a bridge built on such plan and with such accessory :;°::?Qr,{c,{°,,3 is works and at such locality, will conform to the prescribed conditions of commenced.