1416 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 790]

of business likely to be or become detrimental to health, and
shall maintain a good sanitary condition in the streets, public
places and buildings, (f) They shall provide for the frequent
inspection of all premises by such person or persons designated
by the health officer, (g) They shall pass such ordinances as
may be deemed necessary to preserve the health of the town,
suppress and remove all nuisances, prevent the sale of adul-
terated or decayed food and prohibit any and all business with-
in the corporate limits as may injuriously affect sanitary con-
ditions, (h) (3) They shall establish the grades of the streets,
gutters and sidewalks of said town, fix the width thereof, and
describe the material of which they shall be constructed, cause
the sidewalks along the public streets to be graded, paved,
repaved or improved at the cost and expense of the owners of
the abutting property, which cost, in case the work is done
by order of the council after twenty-one days' notice to the
owner or owners of such property, shall be a lien on such
abutting property, and recoverable by action of law or in the
manner provided by law for the collection of delinquent gen-
eral taxes of the town; or compel by fines or otherwise the
owners of properties of any such lot or lots to grade, pave
or repair the sidewalks or set curbs in front thereof agreeable
to ordinances which may hereafter be passed. (4) To open
and keep open and free from obstruction all streets, public
squares and reservations, grade and pave or alter the same;
and their rights and powers and duties in relation thereto shall,
except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed be the same as is
provided by the Code of Public General Laws of this State
for opening, altering and closing public roads by the board
of county commissioners with the right of appeal to the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County. (5) To keep the streets and
crossings and town bridges clean and in repair. (6) Ade-
quately provide for the maintenance of an efficient police depart-
ment and fire department. (7) To light the streets, public
squares and reservations. (8) To compel the owners of prop-
erty or tenants to keep the sidewalks clean and in repair. (9)
To impose a tax on dogs, fowls, hogs and other animals run-
ning at large, or totally prohibit the same. (10) To authorize
the use of the streets for railroads operated by electricity,
steam or other mechanical motive power, and to regulate the
same, as to grade and crossings, paving between outside tracks
and otherwise; to require and compel all lines of railway
in any one street to run one and use one and the same track,
and keep in repair the bridges and crossings through which
or over which their cars run. (11) To prescribe fines and