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 364 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 815, 816. 1890. ` opinion of the Secretary of War will best serve the interests of navpam igation, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel, as near as may bo, with the current of said river: And provided, also, That if any bridge or bridges, built under this act, shall be constructed as a rmx anu-budge. draw-bridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot draw-bridge mm with a draw or draws over the main channel or channels of the river at accessible and the best navigable point or points, and with Spaus. spans giving for each draw required a clear width of water-way of wmamrwmi-.w¤y. not less than one hundred and sixty feet on each side of the central or pivot pier; and all spans shall give not less than ten feet clear Head-room. head room above high-water mark, as determined by the Secretary of War, and the piers of said bridge or bridges shall be parallel, as near as may be, with the current of the river where said bridge or 0n¤¤1¤s¤¤*¤- brid es may be erected: And provided, also, That said draw or raws ssgmi. shalfbe opened promptly upon reasonable silgnal for the passage of boats, vessels, or other water-craft: Provided, however, That no bridge or bridges shall be built under the provisions of this act except n n the condition that there also be built at the time of erection smmbwm ofxthe piers, or whenever the same be necessary, proper sheer-booms or other proper structures to safely guide boats, vessels, rafts, and other water-crafts through said spans and at the expense of the city of Saint Paul, or of the persons or corporation constructing, own- - in, or operat' said bridge. " _ - Amqnmumm.  2. Thatuigie right to alter, amend, or repeal this act, whenever in the opinion 0 Congress the public interests shall so require, is hereby expressly reserved. _ Approved, August 29, 1890. `nmy _ CHAP. 816.-An act to authorize the construction of aacrom the Missis-  ?i River at some accessible point between the mouth of  ois and the mouth the Mimouri Rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives og the se. cur, unison United Slo/tes of America in Con ress assembfeld, That the aint §   ,2*; Clair, Madison and Saint Louis Belt Railroad Company, a corporager   bgjggg tion organized under the law  of the State of Illinois, its successors, uigiieu ot uumm me is here y authorized to construct and maintain a bridge across the fj:f’“"* R-"°"'· m" Mississippi River at such point as may be hereafter selected by said corploratron, between the mouth of the Illinois River and the mouth of the Missouri River, as shall best promote the public convenience and welfare and the necessities of business andpcommerce. That 1unw•y.w•¢¤¤,•¤u said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railroad ’°°° b'"'!'- trains, and, at the option of the corporation by which it may be built, for the transit of foot passengers, animals, wagons, and ron;. vehicles of all kinds, for such reasonab e rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. _se¤m-ny or map Sec. 2. That such bridge shall be constructed and built without river beyond what is necessary to carry into effect th; rights and privileges hereby granted; and in order to secure that object the ww¤m saidcorporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his exam- ‘”"°'° °"°· mation and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and one m1.e below the proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, the shore- ines at hi h and low water, the ocation of any other bridge or bridges, and shi] furnish such other information as shall be reqmred for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the saidvplan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of ar the bridge shall not be commenced or built: P»·m·i•¢>•- Prorided, That if the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and Continuous spans. continuous spans it shall have one channel span of not less than
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