3754 ARTICLE 17.

1929, ch. 135, sec. 2.

137. The Mayor and Town Council of Brentwood, Maryland, are here-
by authorized and empowered to collect the special assessment provided
for in Section 136 in the same manner as provided in the Charter of the
Town of Brentwood, for the collection of taxes on real and personal prop-
erty.*

BRIDGES.

1916, ch. 484, sec. 1.

138. There shall be constructed jointly by the County Commissioners
of Charles County, and the County Commissioners of Prince George's
County a concrete bridge for the free travel of the public over Mattawoman
Creek on the road leading from Acton's Crossing in Charles County to-
Asbury Church in Prince George's County, and the cost of the construc-
tion of said bridge including the abutments and approaches thereof and
the securing of any necessary land shall be borne equally by the County
Commissioners of Charles County and by the County Commissioners of
Prince George's County, and the said Commissioners of each of said
Counties are hereby authorized and directed to levy against the assessable
property of their said Counties an amount not to exceed five hundred
dollars to defray their half of the expenses of building said bridge.

1916, oh. 484, sec. 2.

139. The Commissioners of Charles County and the Commissioners
of Prince George's County are hereby constituted a joint commission for
the purpose of constructing said bridge, and they are authorized and
directed to proceed to organize as such commission as soon as possible after
the passage of this act, and they are further authorized and empowered to
do all things necessary for the purpose of building a safe and durable
concrete bridge over said Mattawoman Creek at said point.

1916, ch. 484, sec. 3.

140. The cost of maintaining said bridge after the same shall be built
and the cost of keeping it in safe repair and in condition for public use-
and travel shall be paid in equal portions by the County Commissioners
of Charles County and the County Commissioners of Prince George's
County; and they are each hereby authorized to levy upon the assessable
property of their respective Counties such sums of money as may be
necessary from time to time to defray costs in the proportions as aforesaid.
The actual keeping in repair of said bridge during the first five years
of its construction shall be done by the Road and Bridge Authorities of
Prince George's County, and a bill for one-half of the cost thereof shall
be rendered to the County Commissioners of Charles County, who shall
pay the same; for the next five years the actual work shall be done by the-
Road and Bridge Authorities of Charles County, and a bill for one-half

*Ch. 135, 1929, was adopted by the voters.