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engineer in the active practice of his profession for five years,
and who has had responsible charge of work for at least that
period of time. The Water Engineer shall receive a salary of
four thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly, and the
other members of said Board shall serve without pay. All
subordinates employed in said sub-department shall be ap-
pointed by the Water Engineer, subject to the approval of said
Board, he shall fix their compensation not to exceed in the ag-
gregate the amount appropriated by ordinance. The Water
Engineer and Water Board shall perform such other duties as
are now or may hereafter be prescribed by ordinances not
inconsistent with this Article.

88. The Harbor Board shall be the head of the third sub-
department'Of Public Improvements, which shall have charge
of the harbor, wharves and navigable waters in and adjacent to
the City of Baltimore. It shall consist of five persons ap-
pointed by the Mayor in the manner prescribed in section 25 of
this Article, who shall hold their offices as therein provided.
One of said five persons, who shall be the President of said
Board and known as the Harbor Engineer, and so named by
the Mayor, shall be a civil engineer in the active practice of his
profession for five years, and who has had responsible charge
of work for at least that period of time. The Harbor Engineer
shall receive a salary of four thousand dollars per annum, pay-
able monthly, and the other members of said Board shall serve
without pay. All subordinates employed in said sub-depart-
ment shall be appointed by the Harbor Engineer, subject to the
approval of said Board, who shall fix their compensation, not
to exceed in the aggregate the amount appropriated by ordi-
nance. The Harbor Engineer and Harbor Board shall per-
form such other duties as may hereafter be prescribed by ordi-
nances not inconsistent with this Article.

89. The Inspector of Buildings shall be the head of the
fourth sub-department of Public Improvements, and shall be
the same officer whose appointment is provided for herein in
the Department of Public Safety. The duties he shall perform
in this department and sub-department shall be the superin-
tendence of the construction and repairing of all buildings built