FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. 01-1. 224, 256. 1874. 63 ern channel, and one of not less than four hundred and eight feet in I-·¤¤z¤¤ ¤f dr¤w¤· length in the principal or western channel of said river; and that said draws shall beopened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage To be op ened of boats or rafts; but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in open- 1>¤>¤41>¤y.&»<¤- ing the said dmws before or after the passage oftmins; and that the said parties shall maintain, nt their own expense, from sunset to sunrise, throughout the year, such lights on said bridge ns may be required by Lights. the Light-House•Bom·d, for the security of navigation. Sec. 2. That all railway companies desiring to use said pontoon bridge A11 railway e¤m~ sbull have, mid be entitled to, equal rights and privileges in the passage P¤¤iQ¤ *0 MVB ¤¤¤ of t-he same, and in the use of the maehinerynnd fixtures thereof, a.nc1°f b"‘]g°·&°· of all approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War upon hearing the allega.- sammy of War tions and proofs of the parties in case, they shall not agree ; and t110W MQW P¤·¤¤i<>¤ ¤<>¤ United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes °g{I°$‘§i Smeg to across said bridge; also, no higher charge shall be made for the trans- have Hgh; of my mission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of£¤i~pom1te1egi¤ph. wa: of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the tmnsportw 'J§¤¤¤¤mi¤Si¤¤ <>i tion over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and 0;’:g§”`gmQ“d in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruc- Lm m,,,,, if agy tion to-the navigation of the river, created by the construction of said to bashed in wha; bridge under this act, the cause or question arising may be tried before <=¤¤1‘*·¤· the district court of the United States of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches. Sec. 3. Tlmtthe right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or re- A ¤* m W M move all materiztlobsuuctions to the navigation of said river is hereby ox- “m°“d°d¤ &°· pressly reserved, without any liability of the Government for damages on account of the alteration or amendment of this act, or on account of the A ¤ y ¤l¤¤~¤g<> i ¤ prevontiou or requiring the removal of any such obstructions ; and if any §g°§0°§u§)?22f“l’§t;°“ change be made in the plan of construction of said pontoon brillgowmm of Sigma}; such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; of Wm. and any change in the construction, or any alteration of said bridaee, A1*>¤¤¤¤i ¢>¤ ¤ 0*- tlmt; may be directed at any time by Congress or tho Secretary of War, gifsé IQ; shall be made of the cost and expense of the owners thereof. wm., how my b,, S100. 4. That the bridge heretofore authorized to be erected across mms. the Mississippi River at or near Clinton, Iowa, by section one of on act Bild2G Q¤¥<>¤§ Nw entitled “An not to authorize tho construction of a. bridge across the £2ff‘§}°!]f;‘0¤Ri[;’“$:` Mississippi River at or ucar the town of Gljnton, in the State of Iowa, igqg, 0h_ fg, g, and other bridges across said river, and to establish them as post roads," vol. xvii, p. 44. approved April first, eighteen hundredend seventy-two, may be con- MM' b<> ¤ OP- structed and maintained as ai pile and pontoon bridge, subject to tho Q;§g;f1°‘;s“:dil‘;‘::;‘d terms, restrictions and requirements contained in the foregoing sections pontoon bridggq sub, of this act: Provided, That in the bridge mentioned in this section only ject, &,g. one draw shall be required unless otherwise determined by the Secretary P*°“ °· of War, which draw shall be located as he may direct, and be not less than four hundred and eight feet in width. Approved, June 6, 187 4;. CHAP. 256.-An act authorizing corrections to be mudo in errors of prize-lists. J¤¤° 8, 187* Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the second and third para- &"éf“3l“‘f7';t§ fof graphs of the tenth section of the navy-prize law, approved June tliir· v01_ xiii, 300[ ’ tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, which relate to the shares of Prize-mo upy to commanders of divisions and ileet-captains, shall apply to officers serv- 3fii ~?¤¥¤ ¤¤¤/ive: =¤¤ ing in those positions from April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, (the Bfgsxfd °Ql;“;‘;;Qg: commencement of the late war,) and tho slizires shall be paid in the mms from Apri1 manner as provided for divisionoomma.nders in said second ps1mg·rnplx, 1861. said payments to be made out of the naval pension fund; a-11d all acts Sh¤w¤»1¤¤W wld inconsistent with the provisions of this not be, and the same me hereby, repealed. Appyovod, Juno S, 1874.
