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 26 FOBTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 330. 1886. tion 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. _ _ _ May be either Sec. 2. That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, d"“"'b’id$° °' at the option of the company building the same, be built as a draw- °°;::£;°p°°` bridge or with unbroken and continuous spans: :Promdcd, That it the ` said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall Herghtahagpms not be of less elevation in any case than fifty-feet above extreme highgmigt s draw- vskatilr ilnaihk, as undzrspoeid at the poltnt oflldcaglonéo ghecbpgovuii · o'te ri enorsa espanso sal r1 ge v a e water-way of ,1ess 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 ot' water-way of not less than three hundred feet: And provided further, pn, That if any bridge built under the provlsxons of this act shall be con- %°*S°“" iii "'.i"'°"""g°".i."" “2."‘°€l’“‘L‘éi $‘€‘ii.E.‘”‘.€$‘é‘} 32 2.§’f.‘?.‘§$.l4 ri ve Wl a raw over e m in an and iiavigable 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 gpm; · or pivot pier of the draw; and the next adjoining span or spans to the draw shall give a clear width of water-way of not less than two hundred and fifty feet, and said spans shall not be less than thirty feet ` above low·water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river where said bridge shall be erected: And provided also, That said dpasvghah be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage o ts. To bg, img.,] Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act and according to ctructureandposb its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known as a post- '°°*°- route, 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, orfor pagsegngigls or ggight passing over plaid biiidgg thap thrafatp par mle pal or eir nspo a on over BHH1`03 san u ic i - Postal telegraph. ways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall halve the right _ of way for postal-telegraph purposes across said bridge. cogg zsgwuz Sec. 4. That all railway companies desiring to use said bridge shall xr *·=:·*¤·,,;,··¤~= £§‘..`§.2“L‘S.}’?.°?ifL°H‘§f°?i‘§‘“§!l.Ei.2F§‘£Ji“i§i°E§ I£° ‘°“?‘*“g3°£“‘ti gring 0 rg-, S ID ‘ u GTEO , an 0 3 scribed by Sabre- the approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as WW of W¤¤‘· shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, in case they shall not agree. Elsnsictc., to be Sec. 5. That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located hl gt_ecSe:`_:p1;_;¤:;_ gpggpdaixvgpbgggp gglapew. for lthpl security bgf the (pavigation _ a o ·arsa rescri•an to ·u wu that object the said company or corporation shall subniit to the tary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings pgghg pgtdgggazdlz. gispptglhe location; givilgig, fo/{fha space of one mile o e ro oca on pogm piaukstéf the riveg, t;he:hore-lides gtzhigh and low vfatgr, andltlhh  on an strengt o the current at all sta es and souurately showing the bed of the stream, theglodation t:foanylb(th!:e€·sbrei(:lcge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required forda fplll and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the %?...’€»..“b‘Z§‘.3’gL°Z‘lE.‘§“¤§€ §l"i...‘lll“g§.?1r€tT.l.l.i°'°“ bl “‘° S&’“’““" °' » · an c a m ° the plan of said bridge, during the progress of cougtructibgii such ohhh; shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and the said gtlgigcgilrée shall be at allftimils so kept and managed as to oder reason- Stmcmmprplpsrfmeppg spa; e passage of vessels through or under said _ _ 1 . _ I of vessels passing at night there shall be Lights. displayed on said bridge, from the hours of sunset to sunrise, such