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decayed food, and prohibit any and all business within the
corporate limits as shall in their opinion injuriously affect
the sanitary condition thereof;

(3) To establish the grades of the streets, gutters and
sidewalks of said town, fix the width thereof and describe
the material of which they shall be constructed; to cause
the sidewalks 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 order of the council, after twenty-one days'
notice to the owner or owners of such property, 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, or compel by fines or otherwise, the
owners of properties of any such lot or lots to grade, pave,
or repair the sidewalks, or set curbs in front thereof agree-
able to ordinances which may hereafter be passed.

(4) To open and keep open and free from all obstruc-
tion all streets, public squares and reservations, grade and
pave, close or alter the same, and their rights, powers and
duties in relation thereto, shall, except as hereinafter other-
wise prescribed, be the same as is provided by the Code
of Public General Laws of this State, for opening, altering
and closing public roads by the Board of County Commis-
sioners, with the right of appeal to the Circuit Court for
the county.

(5) To keep the streets and crossing and town bridges
clean and in repair;

(6) To adequately provide for the maintenance of an
efficient police department and fire department;

(7) To light the streets, public squares and reserva-
tions;

(8) To compel the owners of property or tenants, to
keep the sidewalks in front of their property clean and in
repair;

(9) To impose a tax on dogs, fowls, hogs and other
animals running at large, or totally prohibit the same;

(10) To authorize the use of the streets for railroad,
operated by electric, steam or other mechanical motive
power, and to regulate the same as to grades, crossing, pav-