3310 ARTICLE 89B

BEAR CHEEK BRIDGE.
1931, ch. 539, sec. 56.

74. 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 rebuild 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 States of America,
the State Roads Commission of Maryland and the Roads Engineer of
Baltimore County.

1931, ch. 539, sec. 57.

75. 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
corporation 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, tele-
graph, electric light or power lines or for any other purpose, the terms,
condition and rates or 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 assigns. The rates of tolls and charges so fixed shall be the
legal rates, unless and until changed by order of the Public Service Com-
mission, 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.

1931, ch. 539, sec. 58.

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

1931, ch. 539, sec. 59.

77. 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
purchase or condemnation in accordance with the laws of this State gov-
erning the acquisition of private property for public purposes by con-
demnation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the
completion of such bridge and its approaches the same is acquired by
condemnation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall
not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but