BALTIMORE CITY. 919

The City Surveyor, under the direction of the Chief Engineer, shall
perform such duties as may be imposed upon him by ordinance; he shall
receive as compensation for the discharge of his duties the sum of three
thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, payable as the salaries of other
city officials are payable, which shall be in lien of all fees or emoluments
received by him which have been heretofore chargeable to the city, and
all fees and emoluments which he may receive from any partv other than
the city shall be collected by him and turned over to the Comptroller and
credited to the general revenue of the city.

The Highways Engineer, under the direction of the Chief Engineer
of Baltimore, shall perform all the duties heretofore performed, or re-
quired by any law to be performed, by the City Engineer, except the
duties of the Chief Engineer of the Paving Commission, which shall be
performed by the Chief Engineer of Baltimore.

The other sub-departments above mentioned shall continue to perform
the duties imposed upon them by law as heretofore, excepting only that
they shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Chief Engi-
neer of Baltimore as herein provided. He shall be the arbiter of all ques-
tions and controversies that may arise between any of the said sub-depart-
ments or between the engineers of said sub-departments, and his decision
shall be final. He shall have power to call together for consultation, when-
ever he deems it advisable, the Highways Engineer, the Water Engineer,
the Harbor Engineer, the City Surveyor, and the Eugineer of each of
the other sub-departments above mentioned, or the chief engineer of any
of said sub-departments having more than one engineer. Upon request
of any sub-department, or the head or engineer thereof, or any other party
in interest, he shall call together the engineers above mentioned to dis-
cuss and give their opinions upon any engineering question that may
arise or be presented for his determination; and, in the event of any con-
troversy between any of the sub-departments or the engineers thereof,
he shall give opportunity to both sides to be heard before said board of
engineers; but after such hearing, and after hearing the opinions of said
engineers, the decision of the matter shall be made by the said Chief Engi-
neer. Whenever, because of sickness, temporary absence from the city, or
other disability, or under the stress of conflicting engagements or other
reasonable necessity, the Chief Engineer of Baltimore shall be unable
to discharge any duties or exercise any power imposed or conferred upon
him in person in his primary capacity as Chief Engineer of Baltimore,
by law or ordinance, he shall be and is hereby authorized to delegate in
writing, subject to the approval of the Mayor, the discharge of such duty
or the exercise of such power to such one or more of his chief subordinates
as he may select.

There shall be connected with said Department of Public Improvements
a Board of Public Improvements, composed of the Chief Engineer of
Baltimore, the Highways Engineer, the Water Engineer, the Harbor
Engineer, and the Inspector of Buildings. This Board shall be for con-
sultation and advice. It shall have no power to direct or control the duties