874 SURVEYOR AND STATE SURVEY. [ART. 91

nance of the Washington Boulevard ($50,000), and for other miscella-
neous purposes.

So much of the sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,600,000) hereinabove provided as may be necessary shall
be used to pay the expense of constructing a new bridge over the
Patapsco river from Baltimore City to Brooklyn, either directly or
by way of the point of Baltimore county, as the State Roads Commis-
sion may determine, and of acquiring the necessary property for said
bridge, and approaches. The State Roads Commission is hereby
authorized to construct a new bridge over the Patapsco river from
Baltimore City to Brooklyn, either directly or by way of the
point of Baltimore county, as the State Koads Commission may
determine; the said bridge to be constructed in such manner, of such,
material and of such width as the said State Roads Commission may
prescribe; and for the purpose of providing landing places, abutments
and approaches for said bridge the State Roads Commission is hereby
authorized to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, all such land and
other property as may be reasonably acquired or needed for the pur-
pose of abutments or approaches or connections of said bridge to, with,
or over the point in Baltimore county, as well as such land and other
property as may be reasonably required or needed in Baltimore City
and Anne Arundel County for the abutments or approaches to the
termini of said bridge; and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
shall also maintain a keeper or keepers for the draw or draws, or roller
lift bridge or bridges comprising a part of said bridge over the Patapsco
river, who shall open the same for the free passage of vessels whenever
vessels desire to pass. The appointment and compensation of suck
keeper or keepers shall be such as may be prescribed by ordinance of
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. All franchises, easements,
or rights to the use of occupancy of said bridge by all persons or cor-
porations engaged in supplying any public utility shall be subject to
the control of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and no such-
persons or corporations shall use such bridge unless the consent and
authority is first obtained from the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more. And the said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby
charged with the duty of maintaining and lighting said bridge and the
approaches thereto and keeping the same in repair and proper condi-
tion. Upon the completion of the new bridge herein authorized to be
constructed and the opening of the same to travel as a public highway
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby authorized to.
remove, or otherwise dispose of, the present Light Street Bridge, and
upon such removal or other disposition being made by the said Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore all the duties or obligations now resting
upon said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by reason of any law
or ordinance with reference to the maintaining, repairing and lighting
of said Light Street Bridge shall cease and determine; the remainder