October 1, 1890. Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Rail bridge Illinois River Am ed. CHAP. 1242.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a railway bridge across the Illinois River, extending from a point within five miles of Columbiana, in Greene County, to a point within five miles of Farrowtown, in Calhoun County, in the State of Illinois," approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of said act be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting road Company may after the word "Company," in the third line, the words "a corpora at Columbiana and tion organized under the laws of the State of Illinois;" also by strik- Kam sville, Ill. ing out the word "Farrowtown," in the fourth line, after the word Vol. 2, p. 571. of" and before the word "in," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Kampsville," so that the said section shall read as follows: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Railroad Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to erect, establish, and maintain a railway bridge across the Illinois River, within five miles of Location. Columbiana, in Greene County, and within five miles of Kampsville, in Calhoun County, in the State of Illinois, at such a point as may be approved by the Secretary of War, and that said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river, and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the Litigation. free navigation of said river the same shall be instituted and determined in the district court of the United States for the southern dis trict of the State of Illinois." Free navigation. Construction, etc. length. Also that section two of said act be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting just before the final proviso of said section the words "and the bridge itself shall be built, as nearly as may be, at right angles to the current of the river, at the stage of the river most important for navigation; and no span of said bridge shall be Spans, minimum less than one hundred and fifty feet in length, measured at right angles to the current of the river within the limits of the low-water channel of the Illinois River; nor shall the effective discharge area of the river, or navigable channels through the draw-spans, be, un- piers. duly diminished by rip-rap, piles, or other obstructions placed about the piers of said bridge by said company." So that the second proviso of said section shall read: Obstructions about Pivot draw. Piers. And provided also, That if any bridge built under this act shall Draw-bridge. be constructed as a draw-bridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot draw-bridge, with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred and fifty feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw; and the next adjoining spans to the draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty feet, and said spans shall not be less than thirty feet above low-water mark, and not less than ten feet above extreme high-water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river where said bridge may be erected; and the bridge itself shall be built as nearly as may be at right angles to the current of the river, at the stage of the river most important for navigation; and no span of said bridge shall be Spans, minimum less than one hundred and fifty feet in length, measured at right angles to the current of the river, within the limits of the lowwater channel of the Illinois River; nor shall the effective discharge area of the river, or navigable channels through the draw-spans be unduly diminished by rip-rap, piles, or other obstructions placed about the piers of said bridge by said company. All the rights in this act granted shall be exercised subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Construction, etc. length. Obstructions about piers. Secretary of War to approve rights. Commencement and SEC. 2. That unless the said bridge shall be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the approval completion. Amendment, etc. of this act, the rights and privileges hereby granted, as well as those granted by the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall cease and be determined. SEC. 3. The right to amend or repeal this act at the pleasure of Congress is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, October. 1, 1890. October 1, 1890. Selma and Cahawba pany may bridge Ala. bama River at Selma, Valley Railroad Com Ala. Location. Tracks. Conditions, etc. Free navigation. Litigation. Railroad bridge. Channel-spans. Provisos. CHAP. 1243.—An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Alabama River, at or near Selma, Alabama, by the Selma and Cahawba Valley Railroad Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Selma and Cahawba Valley Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws of Alabama, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge across. the Alabama River at a place suitable to commerce and not interfering with navigation, at a point at or near Selma, in the State of Alabama, and to lay on or over said bridge a track or tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river, on either or both sides thereof, at or opposite said point, under the limitations and conditions hereinafter provided; that said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river, and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, by reason of the construction of said bridge, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in whose jurisdiction any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railroad trains. SEC. 2. That said bridge shall be provided with one or more drawopenings, each having not less than one hundred and twenty-five feet clear channel-way at low water and in addition to said drawopenings one or more fixed channel-spans, each having not less than two hundred feet clear channel-way; and every part of the superstructure of said bridge shall give a clear head room of not less than ten feet above extreme known high-water mark: Provided, That all Location of spans, spans shall be so located as to afford the greatest possible accommodaand a draw-opening. tion to the river traffic, and a draw opening shall, if practicable, be Reduction of fixed located next or near shore: Provided, also, That if the physical spans and draw-open- characteristics of the locality so require, and the interests of navi gation be not injured thereby, the lengths of the fixed spans or the number of draw-openings may be reduced: Provided, also, That for any two adjacent draw-openings of one hundred and twenty-five feet Substitute draw each one draw-opening of two hundred feet or more may be substi tuted if in the opinion of the Secretary of War the interests of navi gation be not injured thereby. :ings. -opening. Operating power. SEC. 3. That all draw-spans authorized by this act shall be operated Opening of draws. by steam or other reliable power, and shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats, except when trains are passing over said span or spans; but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening said draw after the passage of trains; and also that in case the opening of a draw is delayed by reason of the passing of a train after the signal has been given from a boat ready to pass through the draw shall be opened for the passage of such boat before another train is allowed to pass over the said span or spans; nor shall there be any unnecessary delay in the passage of trains over the bridge. SEC. 4. That all piers shall be built as near as may be parallel with piers, accessory the current of the river at that stage of water which is most important for navigation, and the bridge itself shall be built as nearly as may be at right angles thereto; and that riprapping or other protecObstructed navigation for imperfect foundations which will lessen the required water Passage of trains. Construction of works, etc. tion. way shall not be permitted; and also that piers which will produce cross-currents or bars dangerous to navigation shall not be constructed; and if after construction any piers or accessory works are found to produce the above-mentioned effects, or if any riprapping or other protection prohibited by this section is found to exist, the nuisance shall be abated or corrected under the direction of the Secretary of War, at the expense of the company or persons owning, controlling, or operating said bridge. SEC. 5. That the approaches to said bridge shall be so designed and Approaches. constructed as not to interfere with the free discharge of said river Encroachment in seasons of flood; and any encroachment on the high-water cross- by Aids to navigation. SEC. 6. That any corporation, company, or persons owning, controlling, or operating the bridge built under the authority of this act shall build and maintain at all times, as accessory works to such bridge, such booms, piers, dikes, guard fences, and similar devices as may be necessary to insure at all times a permanent channel for a sufficient distance above and below the bridge site, and for the guiding of rafts, steam-boats, and other water-craft safely under or through said bridge; and if at any time after the construction of the bridge and its accessory works the approaches to draw openings, channel-spans, or raft-passages in said bridge are found to be dangerous or difficult of access by river traffic, the Secretary of War may, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, order the corporation, company, or persons owning, controlling, or operating said bridge to construct, under his directions, and to maintain such additional sheer-booms, dikes, and other Additional aids. devices as will obviate the difficulty mentioned, which additional sheer-booms, dikes, and other devices shall be built and maintained at their own expense by said company or persons; and that said company or persons shall maintain, at their own expense, from sun set to sunrise throughout the season of navigation, such lights and Lights, etc. Security of naviga tion. Secretary of War to plans, etc. approve location, SEC. 7. That the bridge authorized to be constructed by this act shall be located and built under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation on said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object said corporation shall submit for his examination a design and drawings of the bridge, piers, approaches, and accessory works, and a map of the location, giving, for a space of at least three miles above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river and the shore-lines at high and low water. This map shall be accompanied Maps. by others drawn on the scale of one inch to two hundred feet, giving, for a space of one-half a mile above the line of the proposed bridge and one-quarter of a mile below, an accurate representation of the bottom of the river, by contour lines five feet apart, determined by accurate soundings, and also showing over the whole width of this part of the river the force and direction of the currents at low water, at high water, and at least one intermediate stage by triangulated observations on suitable floats. The maps shall also show the location of other bridges in the vicinity, and shall give such information as the Secretary of War may require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and the construction of the proposed bridge shall not be commenced until the location and plans thereof are approved by the Secretary of War. General supervision. SEC. 8. That any bridge constructed under the authority of this act shall be built under the general supervision of the Secretary of War, and no changes or alterations in plans shall be made during Changes in plan. the construction of said bridge or after its completion, unless said tion while building, etc. Lights and buoys. Secretary of War to enforce safety of navgation, etc. Ante, p. 564. changes or alterations conform to the provisions of this act and are authorized by the Secretary of War. That such alterations and Structural changes. changes as may be required by the Secretary of War in said bridge so as to preserve free and convenient navigation shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of War at the expense of the company or persons owning, controlling, or operating said bridge. That durSecurity of naviga ing original construction or in carrying out any authorized changes or repairs of said bridge a navigable channel shall be preserved at the site of the bridge at all times, and the water-way of the river shall not be obstructed to a greater extent than is absolutely necesSary, and such lights and buoys shall be kept on all coffer-dams, pilès, and so forth, as may be necessary for the security of navigation. SEC. 9. That whenever the Secretary of War has good reason to believe that any of the provisions of sections four, six, and eight of this act have not been complied with by the company or persons owning, controlling, or operating the bridge authorized under its provisions it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, on satisfactory proof thereof, to require the said company or persons to comply with the provisions of said sections, and, on failure of said persons or company to comply with said requirements within a reasonable time, the Secretary of War shall proceed to cause the necessary work, in the form of additions, alterations, repairs, or removal of obstructions, to be made at the expense of the United States and shall refer the matter, without delay, to the AttorneyGeneral of the United States, whose duty it shall be to institute, in the name of the United States, proceedings in the circuit court of the United States in and for the district in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be, for the recovery of such expense, and all moneys accruing from such proceedings shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Litigation, etc. Use by other railroad companies. Compensation. SEC. 10. That all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge authorized by this act shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform Disagreements de in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by Secretary of War. cided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and Use by telegraph, proofs of the parties; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies. etc., companies. Lawful structure and post-route. Postal telegraph. Commencement and completion. Amendment, etc. SEC. 11. That the bridge constructed, maintained, and operated 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 also no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation of said mails, troops, and munitions over the railroads and public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph and telephone purposes over said bridge. SEC. 12. 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 approval thereof. SEC. 13. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved; and the right to require the entire removal of the bridge constructed under the provisions of this act, at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever Congress shall decide that the public interests require it, is also expressly reserved. Approved, October 1, 1890. CHAP. 1244.-AN ACT to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on imports, and for other purposes. October 1, 1890. Tariff of 1890. R. S. sec. 2504, p. 460. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after the sixth day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety, unless otherwise specially provided for in this act, there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles imported from foreign countries, and mentioned in the schedules herein contained, the rates of duty Duties on imports. which are, by the schedules and paragraphs, respectively prescribed, namely: ACIDS. SCHEDULE A.-CHEMICALS, OILS AND PAINTS. 1. Acetic or pyroligneous acid, not eceeding the specific gravity of one and forty-seven one-thousandths, one and one-half cents per pound; exceeding the specific gravity of one and forty-seven one thousandths, four cents per pound. 2. Boracic acid, five cents per pound. 3. Chromic acid, six cents per pound: 4. Citric acid, ten cents per pound. 3. Sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol, not otherwise specially provided for, one-fourth of one cent per pound. 6. Tannic acid or tannin, seventy-five cents per pound. 7. Tartaric acid, ten cents per pound. 8. Alcoholic perfumery, including cologne-water and other toilet waters, two dollars per gallon and fifty per centum ad valorem; alcoholic compounds not specially provided for in this act, two dollars per gallon and twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 9. Alumina, alum, alum cake, patent alum, sulphate of alumina, and aluminous cake, and alum in crystals or ground, six-tenths of one cent per pound. 10. AMMONIA.-Carbonate of, one and three-fourths cents per pound; muriate of, or sal-ammoniac, three-fourths of one cent per pound; sulphate of, one-half of one cent per pound. 11. Blacking of all kinds, twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 12. Blue vitriol, or sulphate of copper, two cents per pound. 13. Bone-char, suitable for use in decolorizing sugars, twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 14. Borax, crude, or borate of soda, or borate of lime, three cents per pound; refined borax, five cents per pound. 15. Camphor, refined, four cents per pound. 16. Chalk, prepared, precipitated, French, and red, one cent per pound; all other chalk preparations not specially provided for in this act, twenty per centum ad valorem. 17. Chloroform, twenty-five cents per pound. COAL-TAR PREPARATIONS. 18. All coal-tar colors or dyes, by whatever name known, and not 19. All preparations of coal-tar, not colors or dyes, not specially 21. Collodion and all compounds of pyroxyline, by whatever name known, fifty cents per pound; rolled or in sheets, but not made up into articles, sixty cents per pound; if in finished or partly-finished articles, sixty cents per pound and twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 22. Coloring for brandy, wine, beer, or other liquors, fifty per centum ad valorem. 23. Copperas or sulphate of iron, three-tenths of one cent per pound. |