Chapter 1133.
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CHAP. 1133.— An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Kentucky River and its tributaries by the Louisville, Covington and Cincinnati Railway Company, the Carrollton and Louisville Railroad Company, and the Westport, Carrollton and Covington Railway Company and their assigns.September 30, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Louisville, Covington and Cincinnati Railway Company, Carrollton and Louisville Railroad Company, and Westport, Carrollton and Covington Railway Company may bridge Kentucky River, etc., at Carrollton, Ky.Location.
That the Louisville, Covington and Cincinnati Railway Company, the Carrollton and Louisville Railroad Company, and the Westport, Carrollton and Covington Railway Company, corporations organized under acts of the general assembly of “the Commonwealth of Kentucky, their successors and assigns are, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge or bridges, and approaches thereto, over the Kentucky River, in the State of Kentucky, at or near Carrollton, at such a point or points as said companies may deem suitable for the passage of their said road or roads over said river or its tributaries, subject to approval of the Secretary of War.
Said bridge or bridges shall be Railway, or railway, wagon, and footbridges.constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains and, at the option of the company or companies by which it or they may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passengers. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to itsLawful structures and post-routes. limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges Use by telegraph, etc., companies.of other post-roads in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge or bridges shall be granted to all telegraph and Postal telegraph.telephone companies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge or bridges, and approaches, for postal-telegraph purposes.
Sec. 3. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under thisSecurity of navigation. act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe’ and to secure that object the said company or com- FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 1133, 1134. 1890.559 panies shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examinationSecretary of War to approve plans, etc. and approval, a design and drawing of each bridge, and a map of the location thereof, giving 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 map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the proper location of said bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until such plan and location of the bridge or bridges are approved by the Secretary of War, no bridge shall be built or commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of such bridge or bridges during theChange of plans. progress of construction, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and if the Secretary of War shall at any time think any changes necessary in the plans of said bridge orStructural changes. bridges, the said alterations shall be at the expense of the company or companies owning the same.
The said bridge or bridges shall at all times be so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and properUnobstructed navigation. means for the passage of vessels and other watercraft through or under said structures, and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridge or bridges, from the hours of sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as may be prescribedLights, etc. by the Light-House Board. Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridgeUse by other railroad companies. or bridges shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of reasonable compensationCompensation. therefor; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge or bridges and the company or companies desiring to use the same shall fail to agree upon the terms with reference to the use of the same, all mattersDisagreements decided by court, or Secretary of War. at issue between them shall be decided by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by the Secretary of War, by agreement of the parties interested, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.
Sec. 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual constructionCommencement and completion. of the bridge or bridges herein authorized be not commenced within two and completed within five years from the date thereof. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herebyAmendment, etc. expressly reserved. Approved, September 30, 1890. Chapter 1134: to authorize the building of a bridge at Dardanelle, Arkansas, across the Arkansas River. Chapter 1134 26 Stat. 559 1890-09-30 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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