Chapter 1242.
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CHAP. 1242.— An act to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a railway bridge across the Illinois River, extending from a point within five miles of Columbiana, in Greene County, to a point within five miles of Farrowtown, in Calhoun County, in the State of Illinois,” approved Mardi third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three.October 1, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Litchfield, Carrollton and Western railroad Company may bridge Illinois River at Columbiana and Kampsville, Ill.Vol. 22, p. 571.Amended.
That the first section of said act he, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting after the word “Company,” in the third line, the words “a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois;” also by striking out the word “Farrowtown,” in the fourth line, after the word “of” and before the word “in,” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “Kampsville,” so that the said section shall read as follows: " “*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Railroad Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to erect, establish, and maintain a railway bridge across the Illinois River, within five miles of Location.Columbiana, in Greene County, and within five miles of Kampsville, in Calhoun County, in the State of Illinois, at such a point as may be approved by the Secretary of War, and that said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river, and in case of anyFree navigation.Litigation. litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river the same shall be instituted and determined in the district court of the United States for the southern district of the State of Illinois.
” " Also that section two of said act be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting just before the final proviso of said section the words “and the bridge itself shall be built, as nearly as may be, atConstruction, etc. right angles to the current of the river, at the stage of the river most important for navigation; and no span of said bridge shall beSpans, minimum length. less than one hundred and fifty feet in length, measured at right angles to the current of the river within the limits of the low-water channel of the Illinois River; nor shall the effective discharge areaObstructions about piers. of the river, or navigable channels through the draw-spans, be unduly diminished by rip-rap, piles, or other obstructions placed about the piers of said bridge by said company.
” So that the second proviso of said section shall read: " *And provided also*, That if any bridge built under this act shallDraw-bridge. be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel of the riverPivot draw.Spans. at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred and fifty feet, in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw; and the next, adjoining spans to the draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty feet, and said spans shall not be less than thirty feet above low-water mark, and not less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge; and the piers of said bridge shallPiers. be parallel with the current of the river where said bridge may be erected; and the bridge itself shall be built as nearly as may beConstruction, etc. at right angles to the current of the river, at the stage of the river most important for navigation; and no span of said bridge shall beSpans, minimum length. less than one hundred and fifty feet in length, measured at right angles to the current of the river, within the limits of the low-water channel of the Illinois River; nor shall the effective discharge area of the river, or navigable channels through the draw-spans be unduly diminished by rip-rap, piles, or other obstructions placedObstructions about piers. about the piers of said bridge by said company.
All the rights in this act granted shall be exercised subject to the approval of theSecretary of War to approve rights. Secretary of War. " Sec. 2. That unless the said bridge shall be commenced within oneCommencement and completion. year and completed within three years from the date of the approval 564FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 1242, 1243. 1890. of this act, the rights and privileges hereby granted, as well as those granted by the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall cease and be determined.
Sec. 3. The right to amend or repeal this act at the pleasure ofAmendment, etc. Congress is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, October 1, 1890. Chapter 1243: to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Alabama River, at or near Selma, Alabama, by the Selma and Cahawba Valley Railroad Company. Chapter 1243 26 Stat. 564 1890-10-01 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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