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thirty days from the time when the design and site or proposed
change as above specified shall have been submitted to the
Commission for its approval.

203. The Commission shall, at the request of the Mayor, or
the City Council, give its advice as to the suitability of the de-
sign for any public building, bridge or other structure, and shall
report thereon in writing to the City Council. All vacancies in
said Commission shall be filled by the Mayor from those named
by the institutions as herein provided; and in case any of said
institutions fail for thirty days, after receiving the request of
the Mayor, to name a person to fill the said vacancy, the
Mayor shall fill it with a person of his own selection.

204. Superintendent of Lamps and Lighting.—There shall
be a Superintendent of Lamps and Lighting, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor in the manner prescribed in section 25
of this Article, and hold his office as therein provided. He shall
have under his charge and supervision the lighting of the City
of Baltimore, and shall perform the duties now performed by
the General Superintendent of Lamps and Inspector and Sealer
of Gas Meters, and such other duties as may be prescribed by
ordinances, not inconsistent with this Article. He shall have
power to appoint an assistant, who shall perform all the duties
now performed by the Inspector of Illuminating Gas and
Oils. The Superintendent of Lamps and Lighting shall have
the power to appoint such number of district superintendents
of lamplighters as the requirements of the City may demand
and as are necessary to properly care for the lamps and lighting
of the City, and fix their compensation, not to exceed in the
aggregate the amount appropriated by ordinance. He shall
have power to appoint such clerks and employees as may be
necessary to properly conduct his office, and as the annual
appropriations of the City for his use in the discharge of his
duties may warrant. The compensation of the Superintendent
of Lamps and Lighting shall be two thousand dollars per
annum, payable monthly, and his assistants and the clerks and
employees under him shall be paid such fixed salaries as may be
prescribed by ordinance, and not in fees; all fines and inspection
fees shall be paid to the Comptroller.