Maidstone Bridge Act, 1877
WHEREAS the borough of Maidstone (in this Act called "the borough") is an urban sanitary district, and the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough, acting by the council (in this Act referred to as "the Corporation"), are the sanitary authority of the borough:

And whereas the existing bridge at Maidstone over the River Medway is situate wholly within the borough, and is a public bridge repairable and maintainable by the Corporation:

And whereas that bridge is narrow and defective and ...