City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 11-1. Construction; location; removal.

(a) Removal or relocation .

The Mayor and the Director of Public Works are hereby authorized to remove or change the location of any and all existing drinking fountains and water troughs which, in their judgment, should be removed, or the location of which, in their judgment, ought to be changed.

(b) Construction.

The Mayor and the Director of Public Works are hereby empowered to authorize and direct the construction of such drinking fountains and water troughs as they may deem advisable in the public highways of Baltimore City, and to determine the location thereof.

(c) Unauthorized construction prohibited.

No drinking fountain or water trough shall hereafter be constructed in any of the public highways of Baltimore City without the authority of the Mayor and the Director of Public Works unless the same be authorized by ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.