Chapter 920.
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CHAP. 920.— An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Savannah River by the Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway Company.September 25, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway Company may bridge Savannah River at Effingham county, Ga. That the Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Georgia, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge, and the approaches thereto, over the Savannah River, between the States of Georgia and South Carolina, at FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 920. 1890. 473 such point in the county of Effingham, on the Georgia side of said river, and such opposite point in South Carolina as upon actual survey may be deemed best. Said bridge shall be constructed for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option of the corporation, mayRailway, or railway, wagon and foot bridge. 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 shall be a lawfulLawful structure and post-route. structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, and an equal privilege in the use of said bridge andUse by other railway companies. approaches shall be granted to all railway companies.
Sec. 3. That the bridge shall be so constructed by draw, span, orDraw, span, or otherwise. otherwise that a free and unobstructed passage may be secured to all vessels and other water craft navigating said river. That any bridge constructed under this act shall be built and located underSecurity of navigation. 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 shall submit to the Secretary of War, for hisSecretary of War to approve plans, etc. examination and approval, the design and drawings of the bridge, piers, and approaches, and a map of the location, giving, for tire space of at least one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shorelines at high and low water, and the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and the location of other bridge or bridges, wharves, landings, or ferries, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War, the bridge shall not be built, and after such approval by the Secretary of War the approved plans and designs for the bridge shall not be deviated from or added to, either duringChange of plans, etc. the construction or after the completion of the bridge, until the proposed change shall have been submitted to the Secretary of War and received his approval; and the said bridge shall be at all times so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said bridge; and if said bridge be builtDraw.Opening of draw. with a draw said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats, and the said company or corporation shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lightsLights, etc. or other signals on such bridge as the Light House Board shall prescribe; and if at any time the navigation of said river shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired by the bridge authorized by thisObstructed navigation. act to be constructed, the Secretary of War shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to require said company to alter and change Structural changes, etc.the said bridge, at its own expense, in such manner as may be proper to secure free and complete navigation without impediment; and if,Free navigation. upon reasonable notice to said company to make such change or improvements, the said company fails to do so, the Secretary of War shall have authority to make the same, and all the rights conferred by this act shall be forfeited, and Congress shall have power to doForfeiture. any and all things necessary to secure the free navigation of the river; *Provided*, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as*Proviso*.Existing law. to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operations of the same.
Sec. 4. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herebyAmendment, etc. expressly reserved. Sec 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one yearCommencement and completion. and completed within three years from the date hereof. Approved, September 25, 1890. Chapter 921: to amend an act entitled “An act to authorize the Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad Company to construct bridges across the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers,” Approved January eighth, Eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.
Chapter 921 26 Stat. 474 1890-09-25 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. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-21 51 1 public 474 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 921–923. 1890.
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