496 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1315. 1902. J¤¤¢ 28. 1902- CHAP. 13 1 5.-An Act To authorize the construcx m of a pontoon lgridge across the
Missouri River, in the county of Cass, in the State of Nebraska, and in the county of
Mills, m the State of Iowa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 3/`R¢;presentati*ves of the United N:{;¤°“** ”·“'°’· States of America in Congress assemble , That the Plattsmouth Ponriaimoum ron- toon Bridge Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the f§,’§§ E§’g§§°°'””"’ State of l ebraska, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby. l-°<>¤¤°¤· authorized to construct a wagon bridge across the Missouri River, between the State of Nebraslm and the State of Iowa, within the county of Cass, in the State of Nebraska, and the county of Mills, in mVg;e$°¤ md *°°* the State of Iowa, and to build, erect, and lay on and over said bridge ` wage for wagons, vehicles of all kinds, and for the transit of anima s, an to provide ways for foot passengers, and to maintain and operate said budge for the lpurposes aforesaid and for all other uses and purposes incident to the use of a pontoon wagon bridge not specially mz. enumerated, and to charge: collect, and receive reasonable compensation and tolls for the transit over such bridge of all wagons, carriages. _ vehicles of all kinds, persons, foot passengers, and animals, and for Qmhom, cm all other uses of said bridge not specially enumerated: Provided, That · the Secretary of War may at any time prescribe such rules, regulations, and rates of toll for transit and transportation over said bridge as may be deemed proper and reasonable. ¤Q|gg¤*¤¤*¤d ¤=*i· Sec. 2. Thatno bridge shall be erected or maintained under the ` authority of this Act which shall at any time substantially and materially obstruct the free navigation of said river, and the bri ge shall be constructed with suitable and proper protections for confining the How of water to a permanent and easily uavi ted channel for the earr in of steamboats and other water crafts saggy throu h the draw as the gem Baum of wa to retary of may prescribe_to be clorgitigrctegagd maliutginedhaththe ’ ex nseo eeom n owmn said ri e;an no r1 esa e ummm3m' m' corgeixieuced or builtpdlnd,er this lglct until thi location theregf and the plans for its construction, with such maps as shall be necessary for a ull understanding of the regimen of the river fora distance of one mile above and one—half mile below the pro sed site of said bridge, shall have been submitted to and approved the Secretary of War, and any subs uent change in the plans, construction, or location of °"“'*'”· said brid slillll be subject to like approval: and any changes in said bridge which the Secretary of War may at any time deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be made by the owners thereof at their own expense. mw. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed with a draw not less than three hundred feet in the clear for the passing of all water crafts through said structure and said draw shall be located over the main channel of the river, and the bridge itself be maintained at right angles
dmv_ to the current of the river as nearly as may be: Prmrided,gl`hat said
draw shall be opened promptlv upon reasonable signal and without Uzhw. ¤¢¤- unnecessary delay: Amlp2·0rz'a'~e¢l aho, That said company, its successors and assigns, shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset until sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall rescribe. m'é“p'gjt‘}Q)u§;f“°°“'° Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails. the troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for other trans- ,ig§§"""· °°°·· rtatiou over the public highways leading to such bridge. The United gthtes shall also have the right to construct, without charge therefor, telegraph and telephone lines across and upon said bridge, and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be gianted to all telegraph and telephone companies.
