SURVEYOR AND STATE SURVEY. 581
Bear Creek Bridge.

1929, ch. 247, sec. 1.

115. McClintic-Marshall Corporation, a body corporate, created and
existing under the general laws of the State of Delaware, its successors and
assigns, is hereby authorized, at its own expense, to construct, maintain,
operate, repair and re-build a bridge for vehicular traffic with a driveway
of a width of at least twenty (20) feet and with a draw suitable for the
passage of vessels, together with appropriate fills, excavations, approaches
and appurtenant structures, across Bear Creek at or near Lovel Point (that
is, between Coffin Point and Long Point), Baltimore County, Maryland,
the plans, specifications, location and the erection thereof, to be subject to
the approval of the Secretary of War of the United State of America, the
State Roads Commission of Maryland and the Roads Engineer of Balti-
more County.

1929, ch. 247, sec. 2.

116. Said company is hereby authorized to fix and to revise from time
to time tolls for transit over said bridge and to charge 'and collect the same,
and to fix by contract with any person, partnership, association, or cor-
poration desiring the use of said bridge, approaches, appurtenances and
works, or any part thereof, for placing thereon or carrying water, gas or
oil pipe lines, tracks for railroad or railway use, telephone, telegraph, elec-
tric light or power lines or for any other purpose, the terms, conditions and
rates of charges for such use, provided, however, that any such contract
for the use of said bridge for such purpose or purposes shall in every case
provide for adequate compensation to said company, its successors and as-
signs. The rates of tolls and charges so fixed shall be the legal rates, un-
less and until changed by order of the Public Service Commission, which
said Commission be and hereby is vested with the same authority to revise
and change any rates of tolls and charges fixed by the company, as it now
or may hereafter have to revise the rates and charges of common carriers
now subject to its jurisdiction with like procedure, including the right of
appeal.

1929, ch. 247, sec. 3.

117. The provisions of this sub-title are subject to all valid and appli-
cable provisions of laws of the United States, concerning bridges over navi-
gable waters of the United States.

1929, ch. 247, sec. 4.

118. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secre-
tary of War, either the State of Maryland, or the Board of County Com-
missioners of Baltimore County or both of them jointly, may at any time
acquire and take over all the right, title, and interest in such bridge and its
approaches and any interests in real property necessary therefor, by pur-
chase or condemnation in accordance with the laws of this State governing
the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation.