120 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Srzss. II. Cus. 153, 162. 1894. and the said structure shall be changed or removed, at the cost and expense of the owners thereof, from time to time, as Congress may direct, so as to preserve the iree and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority to erect and continue said bridge shall subject to revocation and modiiication by law when the public good, in the judgment of Congress, so requires, without any expense or charge Im navigation- to the United States. That said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in case of any mugamm. litigation arising from any obstruction, or alleged obstruction, the free navigation of said river the cause may be tried before the circuit · court of the United States in and for any district in which any portion of said bridge or obstruction is located. Sr•¤•· Sec. 2. That said bridge, between the Iowa shore and the lowlands or islands on the Wisconsin side of the river, shall be constructed with Ghannelspm unbroken and continuous spans, and the main span shall be over the main navigable channel of the river, and shall give a clear width of Waterway not less than three hundred and fifty feet, and shall give clear headroom the full length of said span of not less in any case than ilfty-five feet above extreme high-water mark, as understood at the point of location. The remaining spans shall each give a clear width of waterway not less than two hundred feet and a clear headroom not less in any case than fifteen feet between extreme high-water mark and the lower chords of the superstructure. Said bridge shall be constructed at right angles to, and its piers parallel with, the current of the river. Toll- Sec. 3. That said Dubuque and Wisconsin Bridge Company shall have the right to charge and collect a reasonable rate of toll for the passage across said bridge of vehicles, animals, and foot passengers, and travelers, subject to approval by the Secretary of War. 0¤¤i¤¤¤p¤·=¤¤¤¤¤¢ =¤¤ Sec. 4. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of °°'“’ °"°”' the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage hereof. rawmi structure Sec. 5. That the bridge built under this Act, and subject to its •¤°*P°°"°'"‘°· limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post route, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone com- P<>¤¢¤1¤¤1¤cr¤r¤· panies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes. =*m°°*“°°°*· °*°· Sec. That this right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express y reserve . Approved, July 23, 1894. July 20, 1894. CHAP. 162.-—An Act To authorize the construction of a l»rid,.;e across the Mis- —-—--- ----—--- -~—-— snnri River at or near the city of Lexington, Missouri. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United m¥é¤¤,;¤5_¢;=¤nalB2§gnc: States of America. m Congress assembled, That the Lexington Bridge my ,,,,,.1,,.;%,, m,. and Terminal Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the
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- ju§¤*¤*· ¤¤¤¤s· State of Missouri, its assigns, grantees, successors, and legal representntives, be,_and is hereby, authorized to build, own, operate, and maintain a bridge and approaches thereto over the Missonui River at
uémxnggdwesgon, or near the city of Lexington, in said State of Missouri. Said bridge “ ‘ shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and, at the option ot the persons by whom it may be built, may be used tor the passage ot wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of ani- ·r¤n. mais, and for foot passengers for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War; and in case Lmgmeu. oi any litigation concerning any alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river on account of said bridge, the cause may be tried
