DORCHESTER COUNTY. 775

fares of said town; to order the taking down and removal of
any house or building deemed dangerous and unsafe, and to
direct the taking down of the same without delay; to prevent
and regulate the storage of gunpowder, oil or other combusti-
ble matter in such quantities 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 vehicles used upon the streets, lanes or alleys of said
city; to license carts, wagons, carriages and other vehicles used
for transporting goods for persons for hire, burden or pleasure,
and to provide and regulate the numbering of same; to regu-
late 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 deal-
ers, -fire and slaughter sales, auction sales, peddlers of nos-
trums, remedies, medicines, notions and other goods, patents,
secret or pretended inventions; to regulate and license all nine
and ten pin alleys, bowling alleys, skating rinks, theatres, mov
ing picture shows, boxing and sparring matches and wrestling
contests, and all shows and exhibitions of every kind; to pro-
vide for the restraining of theatricals or other public amuse-
ments within the said city; to regulate or prohibit the running
or landing of excursions to or in said town; to provide for, re-
quire and regulate the construction and maintenance of exists
and fire escapes from places of amusement and all public build-
ings ; 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
sidewalks in front of same and the gutters thereof free from
snow and other obstructions, and prescribe hours for cleaning
same; to regulate and prevent the throwing of sweepings, dust,
ashes, offal, garbage, paper, handbills, dirty liquids or 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, signposts, awn-
ings, awning posts, poles, horse troughs, steps, railings, en-
trances or any other obstructions, or posting handbills and ad-
vertisements and display of goods, wares and, merchandise;
and to provide for and enforce the removal of any such that are
now so erected, planted and being; to grant franchise for and
regulate the putting of sewers or drains on or under its streets
or alleys and the charges for entering same, whether before or
after the passage of this Act; provided that persons having
paid for entering such sewer before the passage of this Act
shall not be required to pay any additional sum or charge for
tapping or entering the same; to open to have opened to build