JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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levied at their regular annual levy for the present

year.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the cost of

maintaining said bridge so purchased or built, and

Equal propor-
tion .

keeping it in safe repair and condition for public

travel, shall be paid in equal proportions by the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and the

County Commissioners of Anne Arundel county,

and they are hereby authorized to levy upon the

assessable property of the said city or county, as the

case may be, such sums as may be necessary from

time to time to defray said costs in the proportions

aforesaid.

SEC. 6. And be it farther enacted, That the County

Commissioners of Baltimore county, upon being

notified in writing of the intention of the said Mayor

Construct

and City Council of Baltimore, and the County Com-

road or street.

missioners of Anne Arundel county, to build the

bridge as provided for in the'preceding section of

this act. shall cause immediate action to be taken

towards opening and constructing a suitable county

road, or street, from the northernmost terminus of

said bridge along the most direct and practicable

route to the city limits, to intersect Russell street

extended, said road or street to be opened and con-

structed by the said County Commissioners of Balti-

more county, and paid for as other county roads or

streets are opened and paid for under the road or

street law of Baltimore county then in force; pro-

Proviso.

vided, however, that nothing contained in this act

shall prevent the Mayor and City Council of Balti-

more, or the State of Maryland, from condemning

said Light Street Bridge as a nuisance, at any time

hereafter, whenever the same may become such, or

whenever it may, to any serious extent, interfere

with free navigation to and from "Spring Garden,"

or Middle River Branch of the Patapsco -River; but

before the removal thereof in pursuance of such

condemnation the Mayor and City Council of Balti-

more, and the County Commissioners of Anne

Arundel county, shall provide for the continuance

of free and safe travel between Baltimore city and

Anne Arundel county aforesaid, either by .establish-

Establish

ing a free, permanent and suitable ferry from

ferry.

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