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FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 170, 171. 1872. 121 fifty feet, if the proper location of the draw over the channel will admit spans of this width between it and the shore, 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 shall be parallel with the current of the river : And provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reason- Draw to be able signal, for the passage of the boats whose construction shall not be °p°“°d p'°mptly‘ such as to admit of their passage under the permanent spans of said bridge, except when trains are passing over the same; but in no case shall unnpcessary delay occur in opening the said draw during or after the passage . 0 trains. Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to Bridge to be a its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and:‘1v3f‘;{);;_';1:l:‘t*;°’ known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made gm, ’ for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge, and the Right of way United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes ;]r;g,‘;““I **1* across said bridge. ' Sec. 4. That said compan may execute a mor e upon said brid e, and issue bonds, payable, prixicipal and interest, intggiéd or United Stages bclllilitgagc and currenc . Sec.y5. That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or Act may be remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said river by the it?;?;; g2g3i_ construction of said bridge, is hereby expressly reserved ; and the said lion, to mug,,. bridge shall be built under and subject to such regulations for the security tion. &¤· of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and the said bridge shall be, at all times, so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and propper means for the passage of vessels. Sec. 6. That the plan and specifications, with the necessary drawings plans, &c., of of said bridge, shall be submitted to the Secretary of War, for his approval, bx2i;? b§e‘;l;_ and until he approve the plan and location of said bridge it shall not be gm, of ibm built or commenced; and should any change be made in the plan of said changes in bridge during the progress of the work thereon such change shall be sub- Pla? **0*; *2 b¤ ject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and all changes in the con- ixogggst? struction or any alteration of said bridge, that may be directed at any time by Congress, shall be made at the cost and expense of the owners thereof. Sec. 7. That the Warsaw and Alexandria Bridge Company, their Warsaw and successors and assigns, a corporation existing under and by virtue of the gggggfmav laws of the State of Missouri, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct build a bridge' and maintain a bridge over the Mississippi river at and between the city OY6H *;**1 Mi¤¤i¤· of Warsaw, in Hancock county, and State of Illinois, and the city of wills,;`;;? Alexandria, in Clark county, and State of Missouri; and the bridge au- Alexandria. thorized to be built by this section is hereby declared to be a post-route, pogfigiietgff “ and shall have all the privileges and be subject to all the terms, restric- ,,.1,,,,, to be bum, tions, and requirements contained in the foregoing sections of this act: Provided, That the construction of the bridge mentioned in this section shall be commenced within eighteen months from the passage of this act. Approved, May 17, 1872. CHAP. CLXXI. —An Act atsthor1b·ing£e_Ercction of a public Building in Rockland, May 17, 1872. cme. , "“" '_`“" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Land in Rockury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase at private sale L*¤d·hl;[g; 3;** a lot of land situate in the city of Rockland, Maine, suitable for a site for wg