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 90-L FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 408, 409. 1889. Strike out section three of said act and insert in lieu thereof the following: C¤¤¤¤‘¤¤¢i¤¤- “Sec. 3. That if said bridge shall be made with unbroken and con- S°°”' tinuous 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 brid e shall be at least fifty feet above high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, and the bridge shall be at right angles mam- to and its piers arallel with the current of the river: Provided, That ° if the same 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 Opcnivs drew- be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats; L`gmS’ °°°' and said company or corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, - from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said ridge U¤<>¤¤*¤¤¤¤¤d ¤¤**· as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected °°°°°` or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any time substantial] or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any byridge erected under such authority shall, in the o inion 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 elfectually 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 ungmou. arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river causedor alleged to be caused by said bridge, t e 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: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of nxssamgmws. law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of the river, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same. Approved, March 2, 1889. March 2, 1880. CHAPZ409.-An act to authorize the construction of brid over Green and ——···-··v** Barren Rivers, in the State of Kentucky, by the Henderson Sgte Line Railroad · Company. Bc if enacted by the Senate and House of Re resenmtires of the ulgieeggfggnbtlme United States of America in Congress assembled: That the Hendergauy may map., son State Line Railroad Company, organized underan act of the e;=*E}f“B°’”“ mr general assembly of the Commonwea th of Kentucky, be, and is ' hereby, authorized to construct and maintain one or more bridges, and approaches thereto, over Green River and Barren River, in the State of Kentucky, at such points as said company may deem suitable for the passage of its said road over said rivers. Said bridges Y Paiéujgy. wagon. and shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, °°' " “*"" . at the option of the corporation by which they ma be built, may be used for the passage ot wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers. · ranwmn sn-memes _ Sec. _2. That any bridges built under this act and subject to its ““ *’°*"’“‘“ limitations shall be law ul structures and shall be recognized and known as post-routes, and the shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as other posbroads in the United States. Equal privileges in the use of said ridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone