1524 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 790]

permit the construction and maintenance of the telegraph, tele-
phone and electric lines therein; and they shall impose such
restrictions and conditions upon the location and maintenance
of gas, electric light and water works, pipes, wires, poles and
railroad tracks as shall secure the least possible public or priv-
ate inconvenience; and they shall provide for the enforce-
ment of such restrictions and conditions; to contract for light-
ing and supplying with water the streets and public buildings,
and for sprinkling the streets, but no such contract shall be
for a longer period than two years, and the same shall be let
only after thirty days' notice calling for bids for such purpose
or purposes, has been given at least three times during that
period in some newspaper of general circulation in the town;
and the council may, in their discretion, reject any or all bids;
and such contract or contracts shall be awarded by ordinance;
to license for the purpose of regulations and revenues all and
every kind of business transacted or carried on in the town;
to fix the rate of license upon the same, and provide for the
collection thereof by suit or otherwise; to establish markets and
regulate the hours and limits thereof, and the mode of dealing
in relation thereto; to control and protect the public grounds
and property of the town and protect public buildings, churches
and private buildings, trees, fences and song birds from deface-
ment or injury; to provide by ordinance for condemning, lay-
ing out, opening, extending and making new streets or alleys
and for altering, straightening, widening, grading, improving
or closing up in whole or in part, any existing street or alley,
and for laying out public squares, parks, drains, sewers or
water courses; to establish and regulate a station-house or lockup
for the temporary confinement of violators of the law and ordi-
nances of the town; to levy, to tax and impose a license upon
dogs or other animals or fowls running at large; to regulate and:
control all offensive trades, manufactures and traffic in offensive
fertilizers or other commodities, and prohibit hog pens and
slaughter houses within the town limits; to control by ordi-
nances the mode of constructing privies and sinks, and the
manner of disposing of offal and waste products, and in general
to pass such ordinances as they may deem proper, necessary and
beneficial to the town; and for the purpose of carrying out the
foregoing powers, and for preservation of the cleanliness,
health, peace and good order of the community, and for the
protection of the lives and property of the citizens and to sup-
press, abate or discontinue or cause to be suppressed, abated or
discontinued, all nuisances within the corporate limits of said
town, they may pass all ordinances or by-laws from time to