ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1545

all nuisances or obstructions in or upon the streets, sidewalks,
highways, alleys, drains, sewers or water courses, or in or upon
lot or lots adjacent thereto; to provide for imposing a fine or
fines upon a person or persons causing, creating or maintaining
any such nuisances or obstructions; to remove, or cause to be
removed, houses or other obstructions or objects that may be
dangerous to property, health, or persons passing along or over
the highways of the town, or residing in the neighborhood
thereof; to make reasonable regulations in regard to buildings
to be erected in said town, and to grant building permits for
the same; to establish the grades of the streets, gutters and side-
walks of said town, fix the width thereof and describe the ma-
terial of which they shall be constructed; to cause the side-
walks along the public streets to be graded, paved, repaved or
improved at the cost and expense of the owners of the abutting
property, which costs, in case the work is done by or by the
order of the Mayor and Council, shall be a lien on such abutting
property and recoverable by action of law, or in the manner
provided by law for the collection of delinquent general taxes
of the town or delinquent State and county taxes; to compel,
by fines or otherwise, the owners of properties of any such lot
or lots to grade, pave or repave the sidewalks, or set curbs in
front thereof, agreeable to ordinances which may hereafter be
passed; to cause the water courses, drains and sewers to be laid,
paved, kept in repair and cleaned; to purchase, lease or receive
such real and personal property as may be necessary or proper
for municipal purposes, and to control, dispose of and convey
the same for the benefit of the town; to erect and maintain such
buildings for municipal purposes as they may deem necessary
and proper; to construct and maintain public works for sup-
plying the town with artificial light, water or other purpose
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 department, and provide such means, engines, apparatus,
measures or materials for the prevention or extinguishment of
fires as they may deem necessary; to permit, under such re-
strictions 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 permit the
construction and maintenance of the telegraph, telephone and
electric lines therein, and they shall impose such restrictions