662 LAWS OF MARYLAND.
shall call in, as a third arbiter, a non-resident engineer, skilled
in the construction or maintenance of water works, to be se-
lected 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 apportion the same; pro-
vided, however, that in no event shall said County Commission-
ers 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 dis-
tribute or dispose of any of the water so allotted to the inhabi-
tants of Baltimore county, it being the intent of this Act that
this right shall in the absence of said consent in writing, be ex-
ercisable solely and exclusively by Baltimore county and Balti-
more city in the direct and immediate exercise of their respec-
tive municipal functions in the manner hereinbefore mentioned.
SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That at least thirty days
before proceeding under any other of the provisions of this Act,
after the popular approval of the loan hereinbefore mentioned,
if so approved, said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall
file in the office of the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county, one or more maps showing the existing roads and high-
ways, traversing 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 whicfl the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore propose to construct in substitu-
tion for, or to take the place of any such roads so closed,
obstructed, altered or changed.
SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore be and it is hereby authorized and em-
powered to pass any and all ordinances not inconsistent with
the terms of this Act, that it may deem advisable for the pur-
pose of fully effectuating the objects of this Act.
SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That all the powers, in-
cluding powers of condemnation, and duties hereinbefore con-
ferred and imposed, and all the discretion hereinbefore lodged
by this Act upon and in the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, other than the powers of passing ordinances hereinbe-
fore expressly conferred upon it, shall in the name and on be-
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