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 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ch. 112. 1807. navigation of said rivers the proceedings shall be instituted in and detegined by the district court of the Unitecl·Sta·tés for thedistrict of the ate of Kentucky·· ‘ · rivet mwbsages. ‘ SECJ 2. That the bridges authorized by and constructed under this Act shall be pivotdrawbridges and the bridges shall have a draw over the main channel of the rivers at accessible and navigable points,with spans ofenot less than one hundred and seventy-ilve feet in length on eaclr s‘i'd of the center ot the pivot piers of the draws, and the remaining spans of such length as shall be necessary to reach the approaches on either side of the river, all spans to have a clear headroom of ten feet above high water; and the piers of said bridges shall he paragial with the current of the rivers when said bridges shall be erect : m¤l_ Provided, That the length of the drawspans may be increased if, in the opinion of the Secretarv of War, the interests of navigation demand it. ,,,I3°,,'[,'Q‘{1,,,,*j§§§‘f"“’°“ “Sno; 3.‘That anybridge constructed under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post route, and 1t shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as other post roads in the United States, upon which also no higher charge shall be rrrade fortthe trarnsmissrorrlovgr the} §mteeof;°lthe m]agls,tthe(rroops,‘aJ`1ig vemunrronso waro_ e,me a s an raeprm1e_ for th`eir transportation over the railroads leading to lsaid bridge; gud rm.; tatgnpt. the Unitedl Stages shall have the right of way for a postal telegraph acrosssai ri ge. · " " *‘“"‘· ~ Digg:. bf °*‘*°' °°*¤· Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridges ` shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the ‘ passage of railroad trains over the same and the approaches thereto, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, upon payment of ·a rea· ¤¤¤1••¤••*¤¤¤- sonable compensation for such use, and in case the owner or owners of it this ti**32$»2`”?»'°5.1‘.;*;?.‘i';r*’:¥“£$s1:.”‘L;§"i1¥£·£it‘£.‘¥:t‘i‘é2“$2:£ s _, _ u s _ _ _ _ _ c m ‘ tion, and upon ruhis and cbnditions to which eachshall conform in using said bridges, or either of said matters, then all' matters in dispute or at issue between them, or any of them, shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; S¤¤:;·¤l;;:*;°¤ W Sec. 5. That the structures herein authorized shall be built and located °"”° P ‘ under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said rivgrs as (rhs Secretary of War shalrlprpscxgbe; and to secure that o ject the said company orcorporation s a su mit to the Secretary of War, for‘his examination and approval, designs and drawings of ‘said bridges and maps of the locations, giving, for the space of one mite above and one mile below the proposed locations, the topography of the bagks of the rivers, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction an strength of the currents at all stages and the sonndiugs, accurately showing the bed of the streams, the lbcation of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subiect; and until the saridvplarils arrd éocatiolrisl of the) bridges are Bspproyed by the Semiretary o ar e' ri s shall not e commenc or xiilt, and shou cl any change be madeiii the plan of said bridges during theprocess of construction or after completion, such change shall be subject to the Aids w ¤¤viz¤M•>¤· approval of the Secretary of War; and the said constructions shall be at all times so managed and kept as to offer reasonable and proper Light., ae. means for lthe passage of vessels through or under said structures; and secure the safe passage of vessels atnight there shall be displayed on said brid es from'the hour of sunset to that of sunrise such lights as g 7 _ _ v g changes may be prescribed by the L1ght·House Board, and the said structures ‘ shall be changed,] at the cost and {expense of the owners tliereof, from time to time as the Secretary of N ar may direct, so as to preservethe free and conireuieut navigation of said rivers.° " ‘ °°',;‘;,'{‘;‘;],’Q_‘f°“‘°“‘ “““ SEC, 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridges liereinauthorized be notcommenced within three years from the date hereof, and completed within five years. ’ ‘