Laying Pipes in Streets

Baltimore City Code art. 24, subtit. 12

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Baltimore City Code, Article 24, § 12-1 Powers of Department.

§ 12-1. Powers of Department. (a) In general. The Department of Public Works shall have full power and authority: (1) to convey water under and along any of the streets, lanes, and alleys of the City of Baltimore; (2) to lay a pipe or pipes in any of the said streets, lanes, and alleys for the purpose of conveying and distributing the said water; (3) to renew and repair the said pipes from time to time; and (4) for that purpose, to dig, break up, and open such portions of such street, lane, or alley, and of the pavement and footways thereof as may be necessary, leaving at all times a sufficient passageway for pedestrians and vehicles, if the same will admit thereof. (b) Prompt restoration of streets required. All such streets, lanes, and alleys as shall from time to time and at any time be so dug, opened, and taken up shall be restored as soon as possible to their former condition at the expense of the Department of Public Works. (Ord. 76-142; Ord. 48-495; Rev. Ords. 1858-043.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 24, § 12-2 Digging up streets.

§ 12-2. Digging up streets. Whenever the Department of Public Works, or any of its agents or workmen, shall take up any part of the pavement or dig up any part of the streets, lanes, or alleys of the City of Baltimore for the purpose of laying or repairing the pipes for conducting the water through the City or into the houses or lots of the citizens, it shall proceed without delay to put down or repair the pipes, as the case may be, and immediately thereafter fill in the earth or otherwise secure the place so dug up from becoming a nuisance or endangering persons using the streets, lanes, and alleys. (Ord. 76-142; Ord. 48-495; Rev. Ords. 1858-043.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 24, § 12-3 Repairing pipes.

§ 12-3. Repairing pipes. (a) Immediate repair required. As often as any of the said pipes shall prove defective, so as to cause the water to flow on the surface of the ground or pavement, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Works to have the same immediately repaired. (b) Scope of section. The pipes mentioned and referred to in subsection (a) of this section are hereby declared to mean and be any pipes laid by the Department of Public Works or in connection with the works under its care, under or along any street, lane, or alley of the City, whether the same be under or along the space covered or designed to be covered with the foot pavement or not, and a notice of the fact, by any person whatsoever, left at the office of said Department, shall be a sufficient notification. (Ord. 76-142; Ord. 48-495; Rev. Ords. 1858-043.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/24/12Fetched: 10/25/2026