District Forestry Board
Colby Rucker, Chairperson, 1986; William
Doepkuns, 1985; Joseph Klein, 1986.

Environmental Affairs Commission
Clifford Falkenau, Chairperson; L. Marshall
Dowling; David Maney; Joan Willard; John
T. Latham, 1984; Vivian Harquail, 1985;
Bruce McCutcheon, 1985; Charles Parlota,
1985; E. Gordon Riley, 1985.

Cable Television Advisory Committee
Daniel Higgs, Chairperson, 1984; George
Cormeny, 1985; George Pierce, 1985; Diane
Forsht Sapp, 1985; D. Buckey Clemson,
1984; Gwendolynn Felman, 1984; Joseph A.
Mirenzi, 1984.

Department of Public Works
John J. Shanley, Director
Bureau of Engineering
Charles Storm, Chief Engineer
Traffic Division
Darrell Hockstra, Engineering Chief
Bureau of Solid Waste
Parker Andrews, Chief
Bureau of Road Operations
William Baldwin, Chief

Department of Utilities
Thomas H. Neel, Director

Licensing

Department of Inspections and Permits
Thomas Osbome, Director

Building Code Violations Review Board
Robert Tucker, Chairperson; John Butschky;
Richard N. Gambrill; Frank J. Miano; D.
Steven Seawright; William F. Utz; one
vacancy. Terms expire 1985.

Environmental Systems Examiners
Daniel Jarzynski, Chairperson, 1986; Roland
L. Kroeger, 1984; Luke R. Mask, 1984;
Jesse Scruggs, 1984; Richard Kassolis, 1986;
Joseph Kirkland, 1987; William E. Smith,
1987.

Plumbing Commission
William E. Bouchal, Chairperson; Louis P.
Alcamo; Robert F. Beall; N. Singh Dhillon;
Henry Farrell; Stanley Ferguson; Jim Fitz-
simmons, Jr.; Joseph A. Mayer; John
McKinnon. Terms expire 1986.

Board of Electrical Examiners
Harold Bausum, Chairperson; Maurice
Anderson; John P. Gomoljak, Jr.; Raymond

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L. Sofield, Jr.; Josiah H. Tice, Jr. Terms
expire 1986.

Gas Commission
William E. Bouchal, Chairperson; Edward J.
Abrams; Joseph Dreschler; Donald C. Par-
lett; Plumbing Commission ex officio.

Alcoholic Beverages

Board of Liquor License Commissioners
George M. King, Chairperson, 1985; Thomas
E. Riggin, 1985; Walter L. Sexton, Jr., 1985.

Tidewater Affairs

Oystermen's Tongers Advisory Committee
Rodney Gross, Chairperson; William
Cheathan; Robert Matthews; Earnest Nick,
Lawrence Offer.

Extension and Soil Conservation Services

Extension Agents
G. David Hitchcock, County Director; Joanne
M. Bordelon; Wallace T. Garrett; James R.
Kahler; Carol R. Ligon; Constance Perger-
son; John Schwartz; Ella F. Smart.

Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Ray P. Chapman (County appointee). Chair-
person; Clifton H. Wayson, 1985; Norman
A. Berg, 1986; Edward 0. Shepherd, 1987;
Isaac Winterson Prout, 1989; Wallace T.
Garrett, Extension Agent, Secretary (non-vot-
ing). James W. Wist, Jr., District Conserva-
tionist; I. Preston Isaass, District Manager.

BALTIMORE CITY

Origin: Originally incorporated by Chapter 68,
Acts of 1796. Baltimore City, as a governmental
unit, was separated from Baltimore County in
1851.

Name: The name of Baltimore City, like that of
Baltimore County, derives from the name of the
Proprietary's Irish Barony.

City Code: See Baltimore City Code (1983) with
supplements. Also see City of Baltimore
Municipal Handbook, (1983) for function and
history of City agencies.

Area: 92.01 sq. miles (80.34 land, 11.67 water)

Population. 1900: 508,957; 1950: 949,708; 1960;
939,024; 1970: 905,787; 1980: 786,775.