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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 16 STAT. · March 3, 1871 · Chapter CX

Chapter CX. to authorize the Construction of a Bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri, and also a Bridge over the Missouri River at Glasgow, in said State

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CHAP. CX.— An Act to authorize the Construction of a Bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri, and also a Bridge over the Missouri River at Glasgow, in said State.March 3, 1871. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Louisiana and Mis-474FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 110, 111. 1871.souri River Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws ofLouisiana and Missouri Railroad Company may construct, &c. bridge over the Mississippi river at, &c. the State of Missouri, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge over the Mississippi river at the city of Louisiana, in said State of Missouri.
Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognizedBridge to be a lawful structure and a post-route.Charges. and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States.
Sec. 3. That if the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuousSpans. spans, it shall not be of less elevation in any case than fifty feet above high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge; nor shall the spans of said bridge over the main channel of said river be less than three hundred and fifty feet in length, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current ofPiers.Drawbridges; said river: *And provided, also,* That if the same shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the draw or pivot shall be over the main channel of the river at an accessible navigable point, and the spans not less than two hundred feet in length in the clear; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river, and the spans shall not be less than ten feet above high-water mark to the bottom chord of said bridge: *Provided, also,* That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonableto be opened promptly. signal, for the passing of boats.
Sec. 4. That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent orAct may be altered. remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said Mississippi river by the construction of bridges, is hereby expressly reserved. Sec. 5. That all railway companies desiring to use the said bridgeAll railway companies to have equal rights to use the bridge.Terms and conditions. shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of the same, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the district court of the United States for the district in which said bridge is situated upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, in case they shall not agree.
Sec. 6. That a bridge may be constructed over the Missouri river atBridge over the Missouri river at, &c. Glasgow.Spans. or within nine miles of the town of Glasgow, in Howard county, Missouri, by the said Louisiana and Missouri River Railroad Company: *Provided,* That the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, and shall not be of less elevation in any case than fifty feet above high-water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge; nor shall the spans of said bridge over the main channel of said river be less than three hundred and fifty feet in length, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of thePiers. river; and shall be subject to the same terms and restrictions as contained in this act for the construction of the bridge at Louisiana, Missouri.
Approved, March 3, 1871.
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