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 62 FORTY-N I NTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 353. 1886. May 17, 1886. CHAP. 353.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri ———— River at the most accessible point in Saline City, or within five miles above or five miles below the same, in the county of Saline, in the State of Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Saint Louis Kan- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Saint Louis Kansas “”.Cl*YSh°""Li°° City Short-Line Railway Company, a corporation organized under the 5$‘éY,:§?Qg1§“Q{ laws of the State of Missouri, and its assigns or successors, be, and they bridge its Miwiu. are hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge, and apii River at Ssliuc proaches thereto, over the Missouri River at the most accessible point CMF M°· in Saline City, or within live miles above or five miles below the same, Passage of mil- in the county of Saline, in the State of Missouri. Said bridge shall be “'“Y “°·*°°· “’“8‘ constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the °"’ °°°‘ option of the corporation or company by which it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit 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. _ To be a. lawful Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limit- ¤¤’¤¤*¤¤¤ ¤¤dP°¤°· ations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known ’°“t°‘ 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, or for passengers and freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States. spans, Sec. 3. That if said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, the spans thereof shall not be less than three hundred feet in length in the clear, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river. The lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge shall be at least fifty feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, and the bridge shall be at right angles to and its piers parallel with the current of the river: Provided, That if the same Draw. shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the draw or pivot shall be over the main channel of the river at an accessible point, and the spans shall not be less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in the clear, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with and the bridge itself at right angles to the current of the river, and the spans shall not be less than ten feet above extreme high·water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest part of the superstructure of said bridge: Provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reason- Lights. ¤t<>· able signal, for the passage of boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this pm, mitigation act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free not to be obstruct- navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such author- °d· ity shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions·be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge; and in case of any Litigation. litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the lrco navigation of said river caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge the case may be brought in the district court of the United States of the State of Missouri in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located: Promlled further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exgmpt thilshbridge from the operation of the same. ’ Other companies EC. 4. at 3 Tal P03d COHIPBIMBS dBSiI'll] tI1B USB of l - to have right of shall have and be entitled to equal rights and irivileges relgigellzldlihg “"’·Y· passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such usc; and I