1486 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 618

have become mutilated or be destroyed or lost upon such
conditions and after receiving such indemnity as said Board
of County Commissioners may think it proper and necessary
to stipulate and require.

2. One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($1, 350, 000. 00) of the proceeds of the said bonds, or any issue
thereof, shall, upon recommendations of the Advisory Board,
created by Chapter 662 of the Laws of Maryland, 1945, be
allocated by said County Commissioners and expended for the
following purposes:

(1) The improvement of the system of highways, roads,
streets and other public rights-of-way in said district includ-
ing such improvements as may be made in conjunction or
co-operation with the State Roads Commission, the Federal
Works Agency, Public Roads Administration or within any
other Federal, State, Regional or local agency of govern-
ment. Such improvement shall be deemed to include the
establishment and construction of new streets and other public
rights-of-way, the acquisition by dedication, gift, purchase or
condemnation of any land, including buildings or other struc-
tures which may be hazardous, unsightly, dangerous to
traffic or otherwise required in the acquisition of land to be
used for public street or right-of-way purposes. Improve-
ments in width, alignment and/or grade, the channelization or
other treatment of highway or street intersections, the prep-
aration of plans and specifications in connection with any
improvements, the improvement of roadsides including tree
planning and other landscaping.

(2) The acquisition by gift, purchase or condemnation of
lands and buildings required for playgrounds or other recrea-
tional activities.

(3) The installation, operation and maintenance of lighting
equipment for highways, streets or intersections. Provided,
that all or any part of the funds allocated for street or highway
improvements or construction may be used in addition to and
in conjunction with any available State or Federal funds, and
the said County Commissioners are hereby authorized to enter
into a contract with the State Roads Commission, the Federal
Works Agency, Public Roads Administration, or any other
Federal, State, Regional or local agency of government with
regard to such improvements as may be required by the terms
of said contract to pay the funds contracted to be paid to
said administration or agency.

7. That notwithstanding any other provision of law hereto-
fore enacted, the authority contained in Chapter 662 of the