FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Cns. 40*0, -.1:01. 1889. 883 SEG 5. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction Confniencementand of the bridge or bridges herein authorized be not commenced within °°"“’ °"°“‘ two years and completed within five years from the date thereof Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Am¤¤d¤¤¤¤¤- expressly reserved. " Approved, March 2, 1889. ‘ CHAP. 401.-An act to authorize the construction of a brid e across the Mis- Mmh 2-1889- _ souri River between the city of Leavenworth, in the State of Ignsas, and Platte County, in the State of Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rgzresentatines of the United States of America in Congress assemble , That the Leaven- Pégszgyégg worth and Platte County Bridge Company, a corporation duly Company ma bridge organized and existing under the laws of the State of Kansas, its MI;·§0§{“§;n;‘ sirnélcessiors and alssigns, gedand are Lieretblyé anthpgizeéag Epecpinggninzg A»¢e,p.w1’. a m in ain a r1 e, n approac es re o ro River between the cdy of Leavenworth, in the ’State of Kansas, and Platte County, in the State of Missouri, at some point at least onefourth of a mile from any other brizgge, to be selected consistent with the interests of river navigation. aid\bridge shall be constructed to rovide for the passage of railway trains, wagons, and vehicles of fo1f,{‘%f!,{‘,g_f'“€°"-“““ allrlrinds, steam and street cars, animals, foot-passengers, and for all rnsnd trnvel, fpr sucn reasonable rages of tollbzrédbun eg such reason- T°”· -a e ru es an re ations as may e prescri ysai corpora ion its successors antlvllssigns, and to be approved from time to time by I the Secretar of ar. Sec. 2 Tliat any bridge built under this act and subject to. its p0*:yg¤:ltjf¤¤¤¤*¤¤ limitatiolis shall be a lawful stiilucgurei, and slhalé be rnlcognizleduand known as a ost-route upon w ic a so no 1 er c arge s a e made for thd) transmission over the same of die mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate_per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge, and it shall enjoy the rights and rivileges of other pos'-roads in the United States; and equal privilbges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph comanies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said P°“°‘*"‘°g"°P*'· bridge and its approaches for postaltelegraph purposes. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed as a ponton draw- {?)*_{gjf¤¤¤***>¤· span bridge, and shall contain a plonton draw-span of not less than four hundred fenlt in lfengtln whic dnawspan shlagl be nnaintanniel
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O` iiit, fnldllhle Cpizigubf said bridge shall be {parallel with. and the I liiiidge itself at right angles to, the current o the_ river; Proraled, 5;_{;;;·hmw_ _ also, That said draw shall be opened promptly lay said company. upon reasonable signal, for the passage ot Fonts an rafts, ain said com; · . t'on shall maintain a 1 s own expense. rom sunse _
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House Board shall prescribe. bio br1dge_shall be erected or maintained under the authoritv of this act which shall at any tin1e_sub- T stantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river, gggirgylhvwwed wriand it any bridge Fiaepted under sinch nuthorityshnlkeinstkgrnpnngon ftl;‘+···t r,o)sruc suci_nav1 i ._ - tliorizzetl(tb£ciit1)se()such3change1orlalteietion ogsand fnridge tntbe made . 'll iff: t ll bviate suc 1 o s mc 1011; ant a suc i a era ions Sham! bei nidllgaanxdgll such obstructions be removed at theexpense __ _ of the owner or owners of said bridge; and in case of any litigation I-1¤s¤¤<>¤· arising from any obstruction, or alleged obstruction, to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be cnnnedlbytsantgpindgeé . b b htthe district court o 19 n1_ ec a es o th; St';teIgf·Ka1(isa1s(i\ngwhid1h any portion of said obstruction or bridge
