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May pass
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ing the town with artificial light, water or other purposes which
they may deem necessary, proper and beneficial for said town ;
to cause the public streets and public buildings to be lighted,
supplied with water or other conveniences as they may deem
necessary and proper; to establish and regulate a fire depart-
ment and provide such means, engines, apparatus, measures or
material for the prevention or extinguishment of fires as they
may deem necessary; to permit, under such restrictions as
they may deem proper, the laying of railroad tracks and the
running of cars, drawn by horses, steam, electricity or other
power, thereon; the laying of gas or water pipes in the public
streets; and to construct and maintain, and to permit the con-
struction and maintenance of telegraph, telephone and electric
lines therein; and they shall impose such restrictions and con-
ditions upon the location and maintenance of gas, electric
light and water works, pipes, wires, poles and railroad traces
as shall secure the least possible public or private inconveni-
ence, and they shall provide for the enforcement of such
restrictions and conditions; to contract for lighting and supply-
ing 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 purposes of regulation and reve-
nue 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 defacement or injury; to provide by ordinance
for condemning, laying 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 ordinances of the town; to levy a
tax and impose a license upon dogs or other animals or fowls
running at large; to regulate and control all offensive trades,
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