 In 1861 the lease expired, and consequently the Commissioners were empowered to make what arrangements they liked.They found it necessary to rebuild the bridge,* but they had no remedy against the original lessees.They entered into negotiations with Mr. Thomas Savin (the contractor for the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Railway), with the result that in 1862 he agreed with the Commissioners to rebuild the bridge in consideration of having the tolls assigned to him for 99 years.