BALTIMORE CITY. 1279

ways, upon paying or causing to be paid, therefor to Baltimore City a
clear annual rental of five per centum of the gross cost to the city of the
land so utilized, said connections and pumping stations shall be located
at the most convenient and feasible point or points for the withdrawal of
such water at the minimum cost to the authorities withdrawing the same,
all water so withdrawn is to be taken from said lake or reservoir and
transported therefrom without cost or expense to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, the whole of such cost and expense to be borne by
the authorities withdrawing the same. The work of making such connec-
tions with such lake or reservoir, and laying the pipes through said city's
property, contiguous thereto, including the location of said pumping sta-
tion and other matters in connection therewith shall be done under the
joint supervision and control of an official of such county authorities, and
the Water Engineer of the City of Baltimore, and in the event of a dis-
agreement between them, they shall call in, as a third arbiter, a non-resi-
dent engineer, skilled in the construction or maintenance of water works,
to be selected by the Governor of Maryland, on the application of either
party; in the event of their being unable to agree on such third person,
the decision of any two of the board then selected to be binding on the
parties. The cost of calling in such third party shall be borne equally
by the parties, unless for special reasons said board shall otherwise appor-
tion the same; provided, however, that in no event shall said County
Commissioners of Baltimore County, or Baltimore County, acting through
any agency whatever, farm out, assign, sub-let or grant, in whole or in
part, to any person, firm, joint stock company, corporation or association,
except with the consent in writing of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore
City, or its successors in function, the right to withdraw from said lake,
use, sell, or in any way distribute or dispose of any of the water so allotted
to the inhabitants of Baltimore County, it being the intent of this Act that
this right shall in the absence of said consent in writing, be exercisable
solely and exclusively by Baltimore County and Baltimore City in the
direct and immediate exercise of their respective municipal functions in
the manner hereinbefore mentioned.

1908, ch. 214, sec. 13.

826N. That at least thirty days before proceeding under any other of
the provisions of this Act, after the popular approval of the loan herein-
before mentioned, if so approved, said Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more shall file in the office of the County Commissioners of Baltimore
County, one or more maps showing the existing roads and highways, trav-
ersing the property to be acquired under this Act, both public and private,
which are to be closed, altered, diverted or relocated, in whole or in part, or
the grades thereof changed; and also to show all roads or parts of roads
which the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore propose to construct in
substitution for, or to take the place of any such roads so closed, obstructed,
altered or changed.