PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1277

assist the maintenances of a fire department; make or cause
to be made and repaired all necessary drains, aewers, culverts
and bridges; for controlling the erection and location of build-
ings, fences and stock enclosures and to regulate the erection or
repair of buildings and grant permits therefor, specifying the
material of which same shall be built and purposes for which
same is to be used; establish building lines on any of the streets
and alleys of said town, beyond which no structure can be
erected; prevent and regulate the storage of gunpowder, oil
or other combustible matter in such quantities and in such places
as they may deem proper; regulate the speed of horses, vehicles,
motor cycles, automobiles, cars and locomotives in the town lim-
its; regulate the maintenance of proper safety appliances by
railroads at street crossings and the stopping of trains thereon;
provide for the restraining or regulation of theatricals or other
public amusements within said town; regulate the construction
and maintenance of exits from places of amusement and all
public buildings; regulate the use of sidewalks and all structures
in, under or above the same, and may require the owner or occu-
pant of premises to keep the sidewalks in front of same and the
gutters thereof free from snow and other obstructions, and pre-
scribe hours for cleaning same; regulate or prevent the throw-
ing of sweepings, dust, ashes, offal, garbage, paper, handbills,
dirty liquids or any other offensive or objectionable material or
substance into any street, alley or public place, or upon any
vacant lot in said town; regulate or prevent the use of street,
sidewalks and public places for signs, signposts, awnings, boxes,
posts, poles, horse troughs, steps, bay windows, railings, en-
trances, the posting of handbills and advertisements and display
of goods, wares and merchandise; regulate the putting in of
sewers or drains on or under its streets or alleys, and the
charges for entering and maintaining the same; grant fran-
chises to electric companies, telegraph companies, telephone
companies, street railway companies, water companies, sewer
and drain companies, and any other public or quasi-public ser-
vice corporation; and the ordinance or contract granting such
franchise shall specifically set out the nature, right and char-
acter of same, and no power or right not expressed in the fran-
chise or grant shall pass thereunder; regulate the erection and
use of telephone, telegraph and electric light poles and wires
within the town; regulate the keeping of dogs in said town, and
provide for the removal or killing worthless, annoying or dan-
gerous dogs; prevent the running at large within said town of
horses, cattle, hogs, geese or any other beast, brute or fowl, and