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 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 118. 1884. 51 to construct, under and subject to the conditions and limitations hereafter provided, a bridge across the Missouri River, at the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, and lay on and over said bridge railway tracks, for the more perfect connection of any and all railways that now are, or which may hereafter be, constructed to the Missouri River at the city of Leavenworth, or to the river on the opposite side of the same,noar the city of Leavenworth, and build, erect, and lay on and over said bridge ways for wagons, vehicles of all kinds, and for the transit of animals; and to provide ways for foot-passengers, and to keep up and maintain and operate said bridge for the purposes aforesaid; and that when said bridge is P¤V§1*>g*>¤ of constructed all trains of all railroads terminating at said river, and on °th“ ’“‘k°“d“· the opposite side thereof. at the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, shall bo allowed to cross said bridge for reasonable compensation to be made to ° tho owners of the same; and if the amount of said compensation cannot be agreed upon by the parties, the same shall be faxed by the Secretary of War. The owners of said bridge may also charge and Tous ; rates to receive reasonable compensation or tolls for the transit over said bridge M prescribed by of all wagons, carriages, vehicles, animals, and foot-passengers: Pro- Q}; S°°"°*“'Y °f vided, That the Secretary of War may at any time prescribe such rules, ' regulations, and rates of toll for transit and transportation over said bridge as may be deemed proper and reasonable. SEO. 2. That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, g,,,,,tmm0,,_ at the option of the corporation building the same, be built as a draw bridge, with a. pivot or other form of draw, or with unbroken or continuous spans: Provided, That if the same shall be made of unbroken con- Pnwiw. tinuous spans, it shall not be in any case of less elevation than fifty feet c o nu n u on ¤ above extreme lnighwuter mark, as understood at the point of location, ¤P=¤¤¤· to the lowest part of the superstructure, with straight girdors; nor shall the spans of said bridge be less than three hundred feet in the clear at Y low·watcr mark; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with tho Proviao. current of tho river, and the main span shall be over the main channel Piers. of the river: And provided also, That if a bridge shall be built under bmw. this act as u d1‘3W·bl‘idg0, the same shall be constructed as a pivotrdmw Dmw-bridge. bridge, with a. draw over the main channel of the rivor at an accessible and navigable point, und with spans of not less than two hundred feet iu length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw ; and the next adjoining spans to the draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty feet; and said spans shall n0¤ be less than ten feet above extreme l11h-water mark, measuring to the lowest part of the superstructure of the bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river: And provided also, That said draw p,,,,;,,,_ shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, without unnecessary Light, and dg; delay; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own ex- uals. pense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge Et the Ligl1t·Houso Board shall prescribe, and such sheer booms or other structures as may be necessary to safely guide vessels, rafts, or other water-crafts safely through said draw-openings, and as shall be designated and required by the Secretary of YV3i': And provided further, Pmvm. That the corporation building said bridge may, subject to the approval Navigation o r of the Secretary of War, enter upon the banks of said river, either riwr rm to M ¢>‘>- above or below the point of location of said bridge, and conilne the ilow ““'“°’°d· of the water to a. permanent channel, and to do whatever may be necessary to accomplish said object, but shall not imped 01- obstruct the navigation of said river, and shall be liable in damages for ull injuries to private property ; and all plans for such works or erections upon the Piaps, ¤¤¤-Av iw banks of tho river shall first be submitted to the Secretary of War for '“b“"“°tS1# sf? his approval: And provided further, That any bridge built under the mpQvn,?r M provisions of this sba.ll°be at right angles to the current of the river. Pmma. Sm:. 3. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially Fm m“.igm,,D obstruct the ‘rce navigation of said river; and no bridge shall be com- pmumm, menced or built under this act until the location thereof and the plans