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 ( 356 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 14, 15. 1887. dollars per annum; and of the third class, whose salaries shall be six hundred dollars per annum. ‘ In citieslessthan Sec. 3. That in places containing a population of less than seventy 75900 P°P“1¤*i°¤· five thousand there may be two classes of letter carriers, as follows: Carriers of the second class,. whose salaries shall be eight hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and of the third class, whose salaries shall be six hundred dollars per annum. Laws inconsist- S20. 4. That all laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. ""{{°§j“;‘g: 3666, Approved, January 3, 1887. P- 755; Vol. 18, p. ' 231 ; Vol. 20, p. 317; Vol. 23, p. 185. Jim- 3, 1887- CHAP. 15.-Au act to authorize the construction of a bridgf across the Saint -*1-*;** Louis River at the most accessible point between the States of innesota and Wis· COHSID. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of the United Saint Paul and States of America in Ormgress assembled, That the Saint Paul and Duluth Dlllmh Rnumad Railroad Company, a corporation organized and existing in the State 3‘;{‘*;:“,{rif§;;hg;‘ of Minnesota, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain Louis mw, bel a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Saint Louis River, between tween _ Minnesota the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, at the most feasible point in am “`*¤°°¤¤*¤- the State of Minnesota in section seventeen, town forty-nine north, of range fourteen west, to a point opposite in the State of Wisconsin in section seventeen, town forty-nine north, of range fourteen west. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the corporation by which it may be built, may be R¤U¤>¤¢b ?*’¤¤¤¤» used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit ’“‘“‘1 f°°‘ b“dg°· of animals, and for foot;-passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. Free navigation Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed and 1*0* ¢¤l>¤i¤¤1>¤if¤<l· built without material interference with the security and` convenience of navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into cifect 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 channel-way for navigation and contine the Pinus, etc-, to he How of the water to a permanent channel at said point, shall submit to ’;‘l'¥"°;§"’$,b>" S°°’°' the Secretary of War a plan of the bridge and accessory works promy ° m' vided for in this act, together with a detailed map of the river at the proposed site of the bridge and for a distance of a mile above 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 eontorm to the prescribed conditions of this act. bmw. Sec. 3. That any bridge built under this act shall be 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 feet in length in the clear on each side of the twin-am. central or pivot pier of the draw: Provided, That said draw shall be <>i>~¤i¤g draw- opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats, ws, sels, and other water-craft: Provided, howerer, That no bridge shall be Aids tv ¤=wi¤¤· built under the provisions of this act except there also be built, at the protections to safely guide boats, vessels, rafts, and other water-craft through said drawspans, and at the expense of the company or corporation erecting said bridge; and said company or corporation shall main- Lights. tain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Secretary of War shall prescribe. Approval of Sw Sec. 4. Thatthe Secretary of War is hereby authorized anddireeted, ’°¤¤'Y of Wm'- upon receiving any such plan and map and other information, and upon being sntistied that a bridge built on such plan and with such accessory
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