1272 r11·`·rY-n1GHrH conomsss. sms. 111. cH. 1504. 1905. Much 3.1905. CHAP. 1504.-An Act To authorize the Missouri Central Railroad Company to [H- R- 19*7-} gcgrstfuct ang réigtrztagnwg bridge across the Missouri River, near the city of Saint [Public, N0. 237.] ar es, int e o i issouri. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repreaentatv}ves of the United §,F,§{,’}',* %{,°,§·,,.,l States of America in Congress assembled, That the Missouri Central R¤iLr9¤d wmgigr Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of Missouri, is hereby ldrgisrifireéimr authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge, with a single or double track for railroad traiilc, across the Missouri River connecting the counties of Saint Charles and Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri, at the section from a point about three and a half miles south of west of the city of Saint Charles, in the county of Saint Charles, to a _ int due south in Saint Louis County in said State. The brid e, whenlliirilt in accordance with the requirements of this Act, shallgbe a legal structure, and may be usedfor railroad and highway pu ses. spxmfgr °° 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ` shall be located and built under and subject to such re latrons for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary o€uWar shall pre-· scribe, and to secure that object the railroad company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a. design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and below the proposed location the depth and currents at all points of the same an the location of any other bridge or bridges, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether said bridge when built will conform to the provisions of this Act and cause any serious obstruction to the navigation of the , river or injnriously affect the flow of water. ` °°””“'°°“°°· Sec. 3. hat the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, upon receiving said plan and map, and upon bein satistied that a bridge built on such a plan and at said locality wil? conform to the provisions of this Act and cause no serious obstruction to the navigation of the river or injuriously affect the flow of water, to notify the said company that he approves the same, and upon receiving such notification the said company may proceed to the erection of said bridge conforming strictly to the approved plan and location. But unti the Secretary of War shall approve the lan and location of the said bridge and notify the said company of the same in writing, the Chmsel. bridge shall not be built or commenced, and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge during the pxrogress of the work thereon suc?" change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of ’ar. ,m*§*},§f)Q'bjfQ,k,;'°€°“ Sec. 4. That said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railroad trains, whether the same be operated by steam, electricity, or otherwise, and at the option of the corporation by which it may be built may be used for the passage of wagons, passenger cars, electric motors, and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals and for foot passengers and all kinds of common travel or pommunication forpsuclp rgeasonable mtgés of toll as may be approved rom time to time thecretary o ar. mI;,°p';sQ*;gu§;”““” Sec. 5. That the Bbridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be ` known and recognized as a st route, and shall enjoy the rights and pgiviglges of other post-road); of the United States, and no charge shall m e for transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and ,.,g`h§_°g "‘l"‘· °‘°·· munitions of war of the United States. Equal (privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegra h an telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge °h‘“*“· and its approaches for stal, tele ra h, and telephone purposes; and any changes in the said bgidge whidli the Secretary of War may require
