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 24 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 329. 1886. Wagon and foot and Stillwater, Minnesota. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide b"m8°· for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the corporation by which it may be built, may be used for the passage ot wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, Tolls. for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved irom time to time by the Secretary of War. Navigation not Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act shall be constructed and $¤ b° ¤¤¤*°Fi¤UY built without material interference with the security and convenience "“°'f°'°d “'"h’ of navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in order to secure compliance with these conditions, the corporation, previous to commencing Plans to be sub- the construction of the bridge, or of the accessory works designed to mimd ¢¤ S¢¤r¤l¤¤- secure the best practical channel-way for navigation and coniine the the Secretary of War a plan of the bridge and other accessory works provided 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 Secretar·y of War to determine whether the said bridge, when built, will spans. conform to the prescribed conditions of this act. That as to any bridge built under this act, if the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall not be of less elevation in any case than fifty feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge over the main channel be less than two hundred 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 two hundred feet in length. That if any bridge built un- Dnv. der this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the same 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 draw·openings of not less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw, which said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats, vessels, and other water-craft; and the spans adjoining said draw shall not be less than two hundred feet wide in the clear, and the elevation of the bottom chord of said bridge shall not be less than p,.,,,,,,_ ten feet above the extreme high-water mark: Provided, however, That no bridge shall be built under the provisions of this act except there P r o to o tion to also be built, at the time of the erection of the piers, proper sheer·booms ¤¤v¤z¤¤<>¤;1¤g1¤t~, or other proper protections to safely guide boats, vessels, rafts, and “°· other watercraft through said draw-span, and at the expense of the company or corporation erecting the bridge; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, lrom sunset to sunrise, such or other signals on said bridge as the Secretary of War- shall pre- ApprovalofSec» SEO. 3. _That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, ¤¤¤¤’¥ ofW•r. upon receiving any such plan and map and other information, and upon being satisfied that a bridge built on such plan and with such accessory works and at such locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of thrsact, to notify the company that he approves the same; and upon receiving such notification the said company may proceed to an erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location · but until the Secretary of War approve the plan and location of said bridge and other accessory works provided for in this act, and notily the company of the same, the bridge shall not be built- and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or other acclessory works provided for in this act, during the progress of the work thereon such $ange shzll he subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of ar, not, owever, to be in an wisc inconsisten. ·‘ i ns or conditions of this uct. y t with the mmm 0
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