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stable, and any one resisting them in the discharge of their
duties shall be liable, upon conviction, to punishment in the
same manner and to the same extent as if he had resisted a
constable; and they shall perform all such duties as are or shall
be imposed upon them by law, ordinance or by the order of the
Board of Commissioners, and they shall pay over all fines and
fees that may be collected by them to the Treasurer monthly.

SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners shall
have charge and control of the lighting of the streets of the
town and shall have power to contract for lighting the same, and
shall have power to contract with any water company for the use
of water in case of fire, for sprinkling streets and other public
purposes, to employ all labor that may be necessary, or author-
ize the Bailiff or Bailiffs to do so, and to make all contracts for
public improvements, and to fix the price to be paid for same.
The Commissioners shall have power to make such by-laws and
pass such ordinances, not contrary to law and in conformity
with this Charter, as they may deem necessary for good gov-
ernment of the town and the inhabitants thereof, to prevent, re-
move and abate all nuisances and obstructions in or upon the
streets, sidewalks, highways, lanes, alleys, drains, waterways or
rivers, or in or upon any lot, and to provide for imposing a
fine upon any person causing or creating such nuisance or ob-
structions; to grant permits for and control and regulate the
erection of all buildings, specifying in all cases the material of
which they shall be built, and for what purpose used, and to
have power to remove, or order the removal, of any building
that may be a nuisance, or that may have been erected contrary
to any ordinance heretofore passed or hereafter to be passed, or
that may endanger any building contiguous thereto in case of
fire, and to enact ordinances and impose fines for the enforce-
ment of these provisions; to establish grades upon the streets,
alleys, gutters and sidewalks of said town, the width thereof,
and prescribe the material of which they shall be built; to cause
the sidewalks along said public streets to be graded, paved, re-
paved or improved, and curbs to be set at the cost and expense
of the owner of the abutting property, which cost shall be a lien
upon the abutting property, and recoverable by action at law,
or compel by fines or otherwise the owner or proprietors of any
such lot to grade, pave or repave the sidewalks, set curbs in
front thereof, agreeable to ordinances that may hereafter be
passed; to regulate the erection and maintenance of proper
safety appliances by railroads at street crossings; to establish a
market-house, by lease or otherwise, and regulate the days, hours