1094 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 694]

of the same without delay; to prevent and regulate the storage
of gun-powder, oil or other combustible matter in such quanti-
ties and in such places as they may deem proper; to prevent
obstructions on the streets, lanes, alleys and highways of said
city; to regulate the "width of tires of all heavy vehicles used
upon the streets, lanes or alleys of said city; to license carts,
wagons, carriages and other vehicles used for transporting goods
for sale or hire, or persons for hire, and to provide and regu-
late the numbering of same; to regulate the speed of horses,
wheeled vehicles, automobiles, cars and locomotives in the city
limits; to regulate the erection and maintenance of proper
safety appliances by railroads at street crossings; to regulate
and license all pawnbrokers, junk dealers, fire and slaughter
sales, auction sales, peddlers of nostrums, remedies, medicines,
notions and other goods, patent, secret or pretended inventions;
to regulate and license all nine and ten pin alleys, bowling
alleys, pool rooms, skating rinks, theatres, moving picture
shows, boxing and sparring matches and wrestling contests,
and all shows and exhibitions of every kind; to provide for the
restraining of theatricals or other public amusements within
the said city; to regulate and prohibit the running or landing
of excursions to or in said town; to provide for, require and
regulate the construction and maintenance of exits and fire
escapes from places of amusement and all public buildings; to
prevent gambling and games of chance; to regulate the use of
sidewalks and all structures in, under or above the same, and
to require the owner or occupant of premises to keep the side-
walks in front of same and the gutters thereof free from snow
and other obstructions, and to prescribe hours for cleaning
same; to regulate and prevent the throwing of sweepings, dust,
ashes, offal, garbage, paper, hand-bills, dirty liquids />r any
other material into any street, alley or public places or on any
vacant lot in said city; to regulate and prevent the use of
streets, sidewalks and public places for signs, sign-posts, awn-
ings, awning-posts, poles, horse-troughs, steps, railings, en-
trances, areaways or any other obstruction, or posting hand-
bills and advertisements and display of goods, wares and mer-
chandise and to provide for and enforce the removal of any
such that are now erected, planted and being; to grant fran-
chises for and regulate the putting of sewers or drains on or
under its streets or alleys, and the charges for tapping or enter-
ing same, whether such entrances were made before or after the
passage of this act; provided, that persons having paid for
entering any such sewer before the passage of this act shall not
be required to pay an additional sum or charge for tapping or