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 564 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1242, 1243. 1890. of this act, the rights and privileges hereby granted, as well as those grantadr by tlhehact apprcévled glliarch thipd, eighteen hundred and eighty-t ee s a cease an e e ermine. Am¤¤¤im¤¤¢.¤¤‘~ Sec. 3. The right to amend or repeal this act at the pleasure of ' Congress is hereby expressly reserved. · Approved, October 1, 1890. October 1, 190- CHAP. 1243.-—A.n act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Ala- ·—····""""" ébagma River, at or near Selma, Alabama, by the Selma and Cahawba Valley Railroad mpany. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the v5·1¤¤¤•!¤] m ug; United Sfatesof America in Congress assembled, That the Selma and £m.,y brid§A1¤- Cahawba Valleyaliailroad Company, a corporation existingl under Mt R"'" ‘° thezllaws 9<gtAla ma, its spccessors andba?igns, be, anld isA1ereby, au oriz to construct an maintain a ri ge across the abama www River at a place suitable to commerce and not interfering with navime E§i3£’0?°J‘L£€L“l.?l..%%§°a’S·§”i§“’ it “‘i1$’}““"t§f “"""“‘“‘? “E"* “’ a e a c or rac or e more per ec conpsctioin of any railaoad orbrailrogds tlhat ape or shall be congructed Sai river, on ei er or o si est ereo at or opposite said point ·c¤¤<H¤¤¤s» cw. under the limitations and conditions hereinafter provided; that said Fncmviznwv- bridge shall not interfere  the free navigation of said riveri uugmon. and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or allege obstruction to the free navigation of said river, by reason of the con- ZEL“.i“&”t‘IS £eZ"Sé€i’ ”*° °"}‘f’? “‘“’ bi- WZ *’°f°t° thi °*§%‘*“ es in an or any IS nc in w ose uri 1c- tion any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be. Said bridge gannmmbmge. shall be constructed toprovide for the passageof railroad trains. w-opcufnas Sec. 2. That sa1d_br1 ge shall be pIOV1d9d with one or more drawppemngs, ealch hafring notlless than ong hundié-ed and twenty-five eet c ear c anne -wa at ow water an in a ition to said drawuma-gpm. topenipgstpnel 0;* nzorp drxedlchanpel-spans,deach having notlless than wo un re ee c ear c anne -way; an every part of the su erstructure of said bridge shall give a clear head room of not less than Mw- ten feet above extreme known high-water mark : Provided, That all mrisygpzxén Epan: shlall be so ilociaéted asito aiiford the greatest ppssiible accomgnoda- ‘ 1on o e river ra c, am a raw o ening s ia, i iractica le be gmoxa hiwpatect nezét orfmelar lshopm Providgd. alsoh 'lgliat  the ppysical _ hg, c arac ·er1s ics 0 e ocai y so require, an t 10 in crests o navigation be not injured thereby, the lengths of the iixed spans or the number of drawmpenings may be reduced: Provided, also, That for any two adjacent raw-openings of one hundred and twenty-1ive feet 8¤b¤¤i¢¤¤¤ ·¤‘•*— each one draw—opening o two hundred feet or more may be substi- °"°°"` - tugged ifbign tlmopiilnepln of tn? Secretary of War the interests of naviga 10D no mju there y. ¤v¤¤=i¤s v¤w¤¤‘- b Sec. 3. Thai; all dfawispans authogizledlbyjthis act shall be operated ·0¤¤¤1¤z<>¢•i¤~w¤ yseam or 0 ner re ia e power, an s a eopene rompt upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, except wlhen trains are passing over said span 05 gpansg ibut ig no case shag} unnecessagy deay occur m opening said raw a ter the passage o trains; an a so that in case the opening of a draw is delayed by reason of the passing of a train after the signal has been given from a boat ready to pass thropgh the draw shall be opened for the passage of such boat be ore of mm gpo gr train is allowed to pass over the said spanor spans; nor shall _p£*;gf*;:g;;·;: IP; Sec. 4. hat all piers shall be built as near as may be parallel with works, em. the current of the river at that stage of water which is most important for navigation, and the bridge itselfshall be built as nearly as 0 M _ may be at right angles thereto; and that riprapping or other protec- ,,,,,,_"“'*"‘°'°‘* “¤“* tion for imperfect oundations which will essen the required water-
 * 8* _ - ere e anly unnecessary de ay in the passage of trams over the bridge.