Chapter 590. to authorize Dalles City to construct a bridge across the Columbia River, in the State of Oregon and Territory of Washington
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CHAP. 590.— An Act to authorize Dalles City to construct a bridge across the Columbia River, in the State of Oregon and Territory of Washington.July 9, 1888. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Dalles City, Oregon, may bridge Columbia River. That Dalles City, in the county of Wasco and State of Oregon, be authorized and permitted to build a wagon and foot bridge across the Columbia River at such point as it may select within a distance of five miles above said city.
Such bridge may also, at the option of said city, be so constructed as to be available as a railroad bridge. Sec. 2. That such bridge built under the provisions of this act may,Construction. at the option of said Dalles City, be built as a drawbridge or with FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 590, 591. 1888.241 unbroken and continuous spans: *Provided*, That if such bridge shall*Provisos*.Spans. be made with unbroken and continuous spans, the main span shall be of such width, and the lowest part of the superstructure shall be of such height above extreme high-water mark, as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and if such bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed with anDraw. opening of such width, character, and construction as the Secretary of War shall prescribe: *Provided, also*, That said draws shall be openedOpening draw. promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, and in no case shall unnecessary delay occur: *Provided, also*, That said bridge, at the option of the said Dalles City, by which it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons or vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, for such reasonable rate of toll as may be provided from time to time by the common council of saidWagon and foot bridge. city, and approved by the Secretary of War, or the same shall,Tolls. at the option of said Dalles City, be a free bridge.
Sec. 3. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this actLawful structure and post-route. shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States; and the United States shall have the right of way for a postal telegraph across said bridge. Said bridge shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of navigable rivers as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said Dalles City Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.shall submit to the Secretary of War. for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of such bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, and the shoreline at high and low water, channel of the stream, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plan of such bridge during the progress of construction thereof, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.
Sec. 4. That such alterations or changes as may be required byChanges. the Secretary of War or Congress in the bridge, constructed under the provisions of this act shall be made by the said Dalles City, at its own expense; and in the event of litigation growing out of the provisionsLitigation. of this act. the same shall be had in the circuit court of the United States within whose jurisdiction any part of said bridge may be located; and at any time after the completion of such bridge the said Dalles City may, at its opinion, surrender and transfer to the county of Wasco, in the State ofTransfer.
Oregon. the said bridge, and the entire control and management thereof, in which event and in case of the acceptance thereof by said county of Wasco, they shall thenceforth be subject to all the obligations and conditions imposed on Dalles City by the provisions of this act. And it is hereby expressly provided that CongressAmendment. reserves the right at any time to alter, amend, or repeal this act. Approved, July 9, 1888.