Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 1.djvu/987

 922 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. ll. Ch. 860. 1903. shall hereafter be constructed to the said river, on either or bothsides thereof, at or opposite said point, under the limitations and conditions mIf,*};g;'bj{dg;'“·?°“· hereinafter provided. Said bridge shall be constructed to prov1de for ` the assa e of railway trains, and, at the option of the owners or buildizrs diereof, may be used for the passage of wagons or vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals of all kinds, and for foot pasrcu. sengers, for suchhreasonable rapgv of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary o ar. nI&¤W*,¤!},u{;¤°*“’° Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its ° Wlimitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and knowpl as a post route, upon véhich no higheiil chargai shall be madg or the transmission over e same o the mai s, troops, an munitions of war, or other property of the United States, than the rate per mile charged for the transportation of the same over the railroads or public highways leading to the said bridge, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States. T:£8¥*Ph· ¤¤¤·· Egual privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all dg te egra h and telephone comdpanies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal, telegraph, and telephone pupposes. _ nnwmage. Sec. 3. That the said bri ge shall be constructed with a draw or pivot span, which shall be over the main channel of the river at an rpwcum to nm- accessible and navigable point, and the openings on each side of the clear, and as nearly as practicable both of said o nings shall be accessible at all stages of water; that the spans shallpbe not less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest point of the superstructure of said bridge; that the piers and draw rests of said bridge shall be built parallel with the current at that sta e of the river which is most important for navigation, and the bridge itself at right angles thereto; and that no riprap or other outside protection for imperfect foundations shall be permitted to approach nearer than four feet to the surface of the water at its extreme low stage, or otherwise to encroach u n the channel gpgé mW_ ways (provided for in this Act: Provided, That saidodraw shall be opene by the company or persons owning or controlling said bridge mghcserc. upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats or rafts, and there s all be Il18lI1t81Il8d, at the explense of the owners thereof, from sunset gl SUDQG, (puplhldights or other signals on said bridge as the Lightouse ar s a prescribe. U¤¤¤>r·>¤¤¢rr•¤>¤¢¤¤¤¢iv¤- pensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of YVar upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. aP8s12v35E;: ggrtv Sec. 5. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this ’Act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the securitv of navigation as the Secretary of \Var shall prescribe, and to secure that object the owner or owners thereof shall submit to the Secretaxky of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings o the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the current at all stages of the water, with the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be sufficiently in detail kw
 * ‘"°“· pivot pier shall not be less than one hundred and sixty feet in the