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 564 FORTY-NINTH oosennss. sms. II. cu. ass. 1887. Mar. 3, l887. CHAP. 383.-An act to authorize the construction of a railroad, wagon, and foot- ——···——-— passenger bridge across the Mississippi River at Fort Madison or Keokuk, or between . i those points Be it enacted M; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Chicago, _Santa States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Chicago, Santa Fe 56.;*:*1 %’hf°"”*° and California. Railway Uornpany, its successors and assigns, be, and a :2 hg., glgging they are hereby, authorized to construct and maint_ain_a. railroad, wagon, iu-mg.; Mississippi and footpassenger bridge across the Mississippi River at a suitable Riverst F¤rtM¤di- place between a point at or near the city of Fort Madison and a. point °°¤ °’K°°k“k»I°°· at or near the city of Keokuk, in the State of Iowa, and to lay on or ‘ over said bridge a railroad track or tracks for the more periect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river, on either or both sides thereof. at or opposite said point, _ under the limitations and conditions hereinafter provided; that said 1*9* *9 °l>¤*1`¤°*° bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond "'"'g°t’°"‘ what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and privileges Litigation. hereby granted; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in which any portion of said bridge or obstruction touches. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railroad Railwaypvngon, trains, and for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the and foot bridge. transit of animals, and for footpassengers, for such reasonable rates of Proviso. toll as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of War: Provided, That the proviso regarding wagons, animals, loot-passengers, and Lomtiom so forth, shall not influence the location of said bridge in its relation to the interests of navigation C°¤¤*’¤°*i°¤· Sec. 2. That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, at the option of the company building the same, be built as a. draw- Pnwma. bridge or with unbroken and continuous spans: Provided, That if the BP¤¤¤- said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall give clear headroom of not less in any case than iiityfive and one-half feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point: of location, nor shall the spans of said bridge give a clear width of water-way of less than two hundred and fifty feet, 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 give a clear width of waterway of not less than three hundred feet: And provided further, That if any bridge built under the provisions this act shall be constructed as D¤>w· a draw·bridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot draw·bridge, · with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans giving a clear width of water-way of not less than one hundred and sixty feet on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw, and the next adjoining span or spans to the draw shall give aclear width of water-way of not less than two hundred and iiijty feet: Provided, That if the pivot·pier of said bridge shall be con-. structed within less than four hundred and ten feet of the west shore of said river, the span constructed west of said pivotpier may be less than two hundred and fifty ieet, and said spans shall give a clear headroom of not less than thirty ieet above low-water mark, and not less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river where said bridge shall 0p··¤i¤e dma- be erected: And provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for `the passage of boats, except when trains are passing over the draw ; butin no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening the said draw during or after the passage of trains. stglztgip  Sec. 3. That anybridgc constructed under this act and according to mum ’ W its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known as a postroute, and the same is hereby declared to be 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, or for passengers or treight passing over said bridge, than the rate per