ALLEGANY COUNTY. 527

crossing for pedestrians and vehicles under the tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at the intersection
thereof with Virginia avenue and the wagon road leading
from the Cumberland to Wiley's Ford, in said county, and to
levy a sum of money for the purpose of building or joining in
building said subway.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Allegany County be
and they are hereby authorized and empowered if, in their dis-
cretion, they shall deem it necessary for the convenience of
the public to build, or join in building, a subway crossing
for pedestrians and vehicles under the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company at the intersection of said tracks
with Virginia avenue, in the city of Cumberland, and the
wagon road leading from Cumberland to Wiley's Ford, the said
wagon road being a continuation of said Virginia avenue in
said county; and said subway shall be of such height, width
and general structure as may be necessary, in the discretion
of said County Commissioners, to accommodate the normal pe-
destrian and vehicle traffic upon said public thoroughfare at
the intersection thereof with the said railroad tracks.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of building
or joining in building said subway the said County Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a sum of
money upon the assessable property of said county not exceed-
ing twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said County Commission-
ers are authorized and empowered, at their discretion, to join
in the construction of said subway with any municipal or
other corporation, or both, which shall or may be willing at
any time to contribute to the expense of said construction, and
said County Commissioners shall have power and authority at
any time to enter into any contracts or agreements which may
may be necessary for the commencement, prosecution and com-
pletion of said subway, as the joint undertaking of said County
Commissioners and any municipal or other corporation, or
both, and shall further have power to enter into any contracts
or agreements which may be necessary for the commencement,
prosecution and completion of said subway constructed as the
sole undertaking of said County Commissioners, without the
participation or contribution of others.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1910.