168 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 810, 611. 1886. Retirement. Sec. 3. That the provisions of law relating to {hc retirement bflcnlistcd men shall be construed to include “ general-servxcc clerks" and ‘· genera} service messengers " and, for the purp0?cs of rctiremling, they wxll ian}? as follows: General service clerks of c ass three wi: rst sergcan 5 0 the line. General service clerks of class two with sergcaqts of the Imc. General service clerks of class one with corporal of the lme. General service messengers with privates of the line. Approved, July 29, 1886. July 29, 1886- CHAP. 811.-Au act to give tha assaubpf Congress tg the construction of a bridge ""“""_—"` by tha municipalities of Menomince, Michigan, uml }i8.1'1DOtt€,\VlSCODS1D, over Menomiuec River. · ‘Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United M cnvmiuvv, States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress is- Mi°h·· "“‘1.M‘“'i‘ hereby given to the municipalities of Meuomiuee, in the State of Michghzgiggé g?;;;; iggm, aud_Mariucttc, in the State of Wisconsin, to construct and ugamrhe Meuomiuee tam a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Mcnommea Rxvcr, River- _ bctwgclx; the gtatespf l{j;:]1igan grid YVisc<g1si¤,,at élpointfto I3; degfermine y said mummpa 1 ms, no 0 exccc one an one our 1 m1 as from the mouth of said river. To be a 1¤wf¤1 Sec. 2. That: any bridge built under the provisions of this act and
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' known as an post-route and its `shall enjoy t 0 rig ts an privi egcs 0 other post-roads in the bnited States : Provided, That the United States Postal telegraph- may construct a postal telegraph over said bridge without charge chemfur. SEC 3. That if said bridge shall be built with unbroken and contin- Spam. nous spans, the spans thereof shall be of such width and height above the water as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river, and the bridge shall be at right angles to and its piers parallel with the current of the river: §;;*;_*°¤· Provided, _That; if the same shall be constructed as a. dr:inw—bric]gc, the ‘ draw or pivot shall be over the maui channel at an accessible pomt, and the spans shall ba of such width and height above the water as may bc prescribed by the Secretary of War, and t]1e piers of said bridge shall be parallel with and the bridge itself at mght; angles to the current of Opening draw. the river: Provided also, That the said draw shall be opened promptly by said municipalities upon reasonable signal thr the passzwc of boats- _ that shceg-poozpg shall be cqustriucted by_ said muuicipalitieg; and tha; I-¤Sh*¤· ¤*¤· sand munmpnlmes shall m:1.mtam, at their own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light~House Board shall prescribe. N0 bridge shall be erected or maintained under
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“°‘ '° "“¥°““‘ ‘ terially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of tho Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such $?§t‘IF§.2L ’££§€“;‘£E?03" 3‘L‘I§E.}3’Z“€% L‘{t£»`2.t'?Z.““°bi?31{'{}’°“"?¤‘"“"2`1°‘¥i · u ns · a ma e an a guch obstructions rémqvgd at the expense of gaid corporation; and Licigmou. m case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction t_0 the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused ‘ iaxdfbridgge, the {case Tay be brtqwihglin the circxgit court of the United a cs or t a wes ern e istrict 0 1 ic ivan or the eastern district 0f Wisconsin, in yhich any portion of gainfobsjructiou or bridge may be L=5w=;_t¤ protect located z Promdedfurther, That nothing ID tins act shall be so consuued
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erence to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt the bridge herein authorized to be constructed from the operations of the same. mS<;¤:‘¤;xy <>f;War 4. Th_at any bridge authorized to be constructed under the pm. M IP ° P °””· nsxons of thns act shall be bmlt and located under and subject to such ' regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary
