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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Ch. 382. 1887. 563 location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built: Provided, That if the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall have three or more channel- Spay1g_ spans, and shall not be of less elevation in any case than fifty feet above ` extreme highwvater mark, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest part of the superstructure of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge be less than three hundred feet in length, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river., and the piers of said ‘ bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river, and the bridge itself at right angles thereto: And providodolso, That if any bridge built under this act be constructed as a. draw-bridge, it shall have a Draw. draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with a_span or spans not less than three hundred feet in length in the clear; and no river spans shall be less than three hundred feet in length in the clear, and the headroom under such spans shall not he less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river, and the bridge itself at right-angles thereto; that said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats and said corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board Lights ¤t<=- shall prescribe: Provided also, That all railroad companies desiring to Ovhvr ¤<>¤¤p¤¤i¤¤ use said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges ’““Y ““°· in the passage of the same, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and Swrqtsry vf War conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War,’in case the *° d°°‘d" *°“”“· parties shall be unable to agree upon the same. Sino. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, Notification. upon receiving such plan and other information, and upon being satisfied that a bridge so built will conform to the requirements of this act, to notify the company that he approves of the same; and upon receiving such notification the said company may proceed to erect said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and lomtiou; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or accessory works during the progress of the work thereon, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War. · » . Sec. 4. That said bridge and accessory works, when built and con- T° b° 3 {lawful structed under this act and according to the terms and limitations ;;';}°;*"’° ““ p°“t' thereof, shall be lawful structures; and said bridge shall be recognized ` and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads leading to said bridge; and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-routes in the United States ; and Congress reserves the right at any time to regu- _ , late by appropriate iegislation the charges for freight and passengers over said bridge. Sec. 5. That the United States shall have the right of way for such P<>¤¢a1t¤1¤sr¤phpostal-telegraph lines across said bridge as the Government may construct or control. _ Sec. 6. That Congress shall have power at any time to alter, amend, R*Sh'* *° °5¤°¤d· or repeal this act, so as to remove all material and substantial obstrnc °t°‘· '°°°"° ‘ tions to the navigation of said river by the construction of said bridge and its accessory works, or to prevent such obstruction; and the experse of altering said bridge or removing such obstructions shall be at the expense of the owners of such bridge. i Approved, March 3, 1887.