2222 ARTICLE 10.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 10, see. 86. 1882, ch. 126.

113. On the fourth day of January in every year the County Commis-
sioners shall appoint some suitable person as harbor master, who may
also be the keeper of any draw in any bridge over Cambridge Creek, to
serve for one year; but nothing herein shall be construed so as to require
the harbor master and keeper of the draw to be one and the same person;
the incumbent for each year shall hold over until his successor is ap-
pointed; and in addition to the duties of harbor master, as prescribed in
the preceding section, he shall order that no steamer shall enter or leave
the harbor at a greater speed than five knots per hour, and in this order
the harbor shall extend to the outer buoy and include the entire channel
dug by artificial means; and any captain or other person in command
of a steamer disregarding this order shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction before a justice of the peace shall be fined
and punished as in the preceding section. The draw-keeper shall appoint
one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, that will the least
interfere with the travel over said bridge, to open and close the said draw
for boats and vessels to pass through, always keeping the draw securely
closed except when a boat or vessel is actually passing through; and he
shall give notice of said time of opening and closing the draw to all cap-
tains by handboards at said draw; and should any captain or other person
attempt to pass his boat or vessel through at any other time except when
the keeper shall open said draw, he shall be responsible for all damage
that may be done to the draw or bridge and to persons or their property
passing over said bridge at the time. The County Commissioners shall
pay such reasonable compensation for the performance of said duties as
in their judgement is just and proper; provided, the salary of the harbor
master as such shall not exceed fifty dollars per annum.

P. L. L. 1888. Art. 10, sec. 87. 1884, ch. 392.

114. If at any time any proprietor of any lands bordering upon said
creek shall desire to make improvements in the waters of said creek in
front of his property, and without and beyond the harbor line, he shall
give notice of such intention by advertisement, published at least once a
week for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in said town,
of his intention to apply to the Commissioners of Cambridge for a build-
ing permit to improve his water front; and he shall at the same time file
his application with said Commissioners, in which he shall specifically
and minutely describe his proposed improvement; and upon the expira-
tion of such notice the said Commissioners shall take up such application,
and hear and determine the reasons for or against granting the building
permit asked for, and shall have full power and authority to grant the
same in whole or in part, or totally reject the same, as to them may seem
just and right, having regard to the public interests to be affected, as well
as the interest of the particular applicant; and all the expenses connected
with such application shall be defrayed by the party desiring the permit,
and in no case shall devolve upon the said corporation.