Chapter 9. To authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of various bridges across and over certain navigable waters, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 9.— An Act To authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of various bridges across and over certain navigable waters, and for other purposes. August 5, 1909.[[H. R. 11572](/us/bill/61/hr/11572).][[Public, No. 8](/us/pl/61/8).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridges.Grand Calumet River, Ind.Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad Company may bridge, at East Chicago. That the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of Indiana, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Grand Calumet River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the city of East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
Lumber River, N. C.Beaufort County Lumber Company may bridge, at Alma.The Beaufort County Lumber Company, a corporation of the State of North Carolina, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Lumber River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the town of Lumberton and the town of Alma, in Robeson County, North Carolina. Black River, Ark.Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company may bridge, at Pocahontas.The Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company, a corporation, operating a line of railroad in the State of Arkansas, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Black River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas.
Missouri River.Time extended for bridging, by Kansas City, Saint Joseph and Excelsior Springs Railroad Company at Kansas City, Mo.Vol. 34, p. 196, amended.The Act of Congress entitled “An Act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River, and to establish it as a post-road,” approved May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and six, granting the Kansas City, Saint Joseph and Excelsior Springs Railway Company authority to construct a bridge at Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby revived and reenacted and so amended as to extend the time for commencing and completing the structure therein authorized one and three years, respectively, from May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and nine.
Ouachita River, Ark.Ouachita County may bridge, at Camden.*Post*, p. 1013.The county of Ouachita, in the State of Arkansas, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ouachita River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Camden, in said county and State. Little Calumet River, Ill.Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company may bridge.Location.The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Little Calumet River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in Thornton Township, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois.
Noxubee River, Ala.Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Company may bridge.Location.The Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of Alabama, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Noxubee River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the present highway bridge at Gainesville, 179Alabama, and the highway bridge known as Monogans highway county bridge, Noxubee County, Mississippi.
The building commission of Horry County, South Carolina, aWaccamaw River, S. C.Horry County may bridge.Location.*Post*, p. 906. corporation of the State of South Carolina, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate two bridges and approaches thereto across the Waccamaw River, at points suitable to the interests of navigation, one at or near Star Bluff, and the other at or near Conway, in the State of South Carolina. The city of Minneapolis, in the State of Minnesota, is herebyMississippi River.Minneapolis, Minn., may bridge. authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, from Forty-second avenue north, on the west side of said river, to Thirty-seventh avenue northeast, on the east side of said river, in the city of Minneapolis, in the State of Minnesota: *Provided*, That such location is in the opinion of the*Proviso*.Location.
Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers suitable in the interests of navigation for a bridge. The Kiskiminetas Connecting Railroad Company, a corporation ofAllegheny River, Pa.Kiskiminetas Railroad Company may bridge.Location. the State of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Allegheny River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the village of Kelly Station and the village of Clinton, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
The Forest Product and Manufacturing Company, a corporation ofPearl River, Miss.Forest Product and Manufacturing Company may bridge.Location. the State of Iowa, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Pearl River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the north line of section twenty-two, township eight north, range twenty-one west of the basis meridian, in the land district east of Pearl River, in the State of Mississippi.
The county of Drew, in the State of Arkansas, is hereby authorizedBayou Bartholomew, Ark.Drew County may bridge.Location. to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Bayou Bartholomew, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near where the public highway intersects said bayou in section twenty-seven, township fourteen south, range four west, in Drew County, Arkansas. The county of Bradley, in the State of Arkansas, is hereby authorizedSaline River, Ark.Bradley County may bridge, at Reddings Ferry. to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Saline River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Reddings Ferry, in the State of Arkansas.
The Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Minnesota, Dakota andMissouri River.Time extended for bridging, by Minnesota, Dakota and Pacific Railway Company, in South Dakota.Vol. 34, p. 193, amended. Pacific Railway Company to construct a bridge across the Missouri River,” approved May fourteenth, nineteen hundred and six, is hereby revived and reenacted and so amended as to extend the time for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge therein authorized one and three years, respectively, from May fourteenth, nineteen hundred and nine.
The Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad, a corporation of thePend D’Oreille River, Wash.Idaho and Washington Northern Rail road may bridge.Location. State of Idaho, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Pend D’Oreille River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near where said river flows through the Box Canyon, in Stevens County, in the State of Washington. The county commissioners of Malheur County, State of Oregon, andSnake River.Malheur County, Oreg., Canyon County, Idaho, and Ontario, Oreg., may bridge.Location.
Canyon County, State of Idaho, and the chamber of commerce of the town of Ontario, in the State of Oregon, their successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Snake River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at the town of Ontario, Oregon. The Phillip and Strangways Lumber Company, a corporation ofSaint Francis River, Ark.Phillip and Strangways Lumber Company may bridge. the State of Arkansas, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto 180 Location.across the Saint Francis River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the town of Fisk, Butler County, in the State of Missouri, and Saint Francis, Clay County, in the State of Arkansas.
Back River, Ga. and S. C.Chatham County, Ga., and Beaufort County, S. C., may bridge, at Savannah.The county of Chatham in the State of Georgia, and the county of Beaufort in the State of South Carolina, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across that branch of the Savannah River known as Back River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near the city of Savannah, Georgia. Mississippi River.Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company may bridge.Location.The Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company, a railway corporation organized under the laws of the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, its successors or assigns, are hereby authorized to build a railway bridge across the Mississippi River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation from a point on the east bank of said river to a point on the west bank of said river, all in the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty-seven, township forty-nine north, range twenty-five west, in the county of Aitkin, State of Minnesota.
Okanogan River, Wash.William G. Tait may bridge, at Omak.William G. Tait and his assigns are hereby authorized to construct, maintain and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Okanogan River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Omak, in the State of Washington. Calumet River.Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company may bridge, at Chicago, Ill.The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain and operate a bascule bridge and approaches thereto across and over the Calumet River, to replace the present bridge of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the northwest quarter of section thirty, in township thirty-seven north, range fifteen east of the third principal meridian, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois.
Sec. 2. Construction, etc. That the construction, maintenance, and operation of each of the bridges herein authorized shall be in all respects in accordance Vol. 34, p. 84.with and subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 3. Amendment. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 5, 1909.