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 760 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 167. 1891. February 13, 1891. CHAP. 167.-An act authorizing the construction of a railway, street railway, ”"`"';' motor, wagon, and pedestrian bridge over the Missouri River near Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the mce¤sm¤qBridge¤nd United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Interstate §,§§’§5,,§§'LY,€{g€C§;§ Bridge and Street Railway Company, a corporation duly authorized ¤;>1¤Igt;Rf-};¢{¤;g:*€¤¤¤· and existing under the laws of the State of Nebraska, its successors ° ’ ° ‘ and assigns, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge, and a proaches thereto, across the Missouri River Location. between the city of Souncil Bluffs, in the State of Iowa, and the lands of the East Omaha Land Company, at some point at least onethird of a mile from any other bridge, to be selected consistent with the interests of river navigation. Said bridge shall be constructed Railway, wagon, or to provide for the passage of railway trains, wagons, and vehicles of ‘°°* °“"g"· all kinds, street railway cars, motor cars, animals, foot passengers, mis. and for all road travel for such reasonable rates of toll and under such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said corporation, its successors and assigns, and to be approved from time use by oem- mm- to time by the Secretary of War. And all railroads and street rail- ’““‘“‘ ways reaching the Missouri River near said point shall be permitted the unobstructed use of said bridge, and the approaches thereto, for engines, cars, and trains in the case of railroads, and for electrical or Terms. cable equipments and cars in the case of street railways, at reasonable compensation and rate of toll. construction.Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be constructed in all respects as a first-class railroad bridge, with ample trackage facilities, and with foundations and superstructure of sufficient strength to admit of the safe passage over the same of railway trains of the maximum weight usua ly drawn over like railway bridges of the first class by the use mmap; www of locomotives, and said bridge shall not be built or commenced until °”'°"¥’ *°*°‘ the plan and specifications for its construction have been submitted to the Secretary of War for his a proval, nor until he shall approve Change in r>1¤¤- the plan and location of said bridge; and if any change be made in the plan of construction of said bridge at any time such change shall Structural changes. be subject to the approval of the Secretarty of War; and any change °“" in the construction, or any alteration o said brid e that ma r be directed at any time by Congress or the Secretary og War, shall be made at the cost and expense of the owners thereof. That the said Security or ¤mg¤~ bridge shall be constructed without interference with the security °°”‘ and convenience of naviglation of said river beyond what is necessaigy to carry into eifect the the rights and privileges hereby granted, an in order to secure that object the said corporation shall submit D¤¤iz¤¤»r¤¤v¤·¢¢¤· to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design of and drawings for said bridge, and a map of the proposed location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below such proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of _ the river, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages of ' the water, with soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such maps to be ` sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the ‘ proper location of said bridge; and shall furnish such other informa~ tion as may be required for a full understanding of the subject; and until the said lan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretgry of Vgar the construction of said bridge shal not be commence. rsm mw. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed as a pivot draw· 0v¢¤i¤g¤ at dma"- bridge, with one draw span aifording two clear openings of not less than two hundred feet each, which draw span shall be maintained over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable time spans. — point and with a lixed span or spans each not less than three hundred new mom. i feet in length in the clear ; and the head room under such spans shall