Chapter 942.
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CHAP. 942.— An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Chattahoochee River in the State of Georgia.September 26, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway Company may bridge Chattahoochee River, Ga. That the assent of Congress is hereby given to the Savannah Americus and Montgomery Railway Company, an organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia, its successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a bridge over the Chattahoochee River in the State of Georgia.
Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be built and located under and subjectSecurity of navigation. to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object, Secretary of War to approve plans.said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War a design and drawings of said bridge, for his examination and approval, and a map of its location, giving, for the space of 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, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, reduced to low water, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject, and m all things shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; and until said plan and location of said bridge are approved by the Secretary of War said bridge shall not be commenced or built; and Change of plan.should any change be made in the plan of said bridge during the progress of the work of construction, such change shall be subject to *Provisos*.Continuous spans.Elevation.the approval of the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That if any bridge built under the provisions of this act shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall be of such elevation above extreme high water, as understood at the point of location, to the lowest part of the superstructure of the bridge, as the Secretary of War may Width.prescribe, and the spans of said bridge shall also be of such width as, may be required by the Secretary of War in the interests of navigation: *Provided, also*, That if any bridge built under this act shall Draw-bridge.Pivot draw.Spans.be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel of the river, at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of such height above extreme high-water mark at the point of location, and of such width, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War in considering the requirements of navigation: *And provided, also*, That said draw Opening of draw.shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passing of boats; and said company or corporation shall maintain at its own Lights, etc.expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board may prescribe.
Sec. 3. That any bridge built under this act and subject to itsLawful structure and post-route. limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized 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, or passengers or freight FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 942, 943. 1890. 483 passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, and equal privileges in the use of saidUse by telegraph, etc., companies. bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes: *Provided, also*, ThatPostal telegraph. other railroad companies shall have the right to run their cars over Use by other companies.Terms.said bridge and approaches, upon such just and reasonable terms as may be agreed upon by them and the corporation owning or controlling said bridge, and if the parties can not agree, then the terms shall be determined by the Secretary of War.
Sec. 4. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herebyAmendment, etc.Structural changes, etc. expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said structure, or its removal, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interest requires it, is also expressly reserved. Sec. 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual constructionCommencement and completion. of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date thereof.
Approved, September 26, 1890. Chapter 943: to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Oconee River in the State of Georgia. Chapter 943 26 Stat. 483 1890-09-26 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
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