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cute the powers and duties provided by this Charter or other State law
and to operate the Town government.

64.    (Retirement System): The Town shall have the power to do all
things necessary to include its officers and employees, or any of them,
within any retirement system or pension system under the terms of which
they are admissible, and to pay the employer's share of the cost of any such
retirement or pension system out of the general funds of the Town.

65.    (Compensation of Employees): The compensation of all officers
and employees of the Town shall be set from time to time by an ordinance
passed by the Council, subject to the restrictions imposed upon establish-
ing the salaries of the Councilmen and Mayor.

66.    (Employee Benefit Programs): The Town is authorized and
empowered, by ordinance, to provide for or participate in hospitalization
or other forms of benefit or welfare programs for its officers and employees,
and to expend public monies of the Town for such programs.

PUBLIC WAYS AND SIDEWALKS

67.    (Definition of Public Ways): The term "public ways" as used in
this Charter shall include all streets, avenues, roads, highways, public
thoroughfares, lanes, and alleys.

68.    (Control of Public Ways): The Town shall have control of all
public ways in the Town except such as may be under the jurisdiction of
the Maryland State Roads Commission. Subject to the laws of the State of
Maryland and this Charter, the Town may do whatever it deems necessary
to establish, operate, and maintain in good condition the public ways of
the Town.

69.     (Public Ways: Powers):

(a)    The Town shall have the power:

(b)    To establish, regulate, and change from time to time the grade
lines, width, and construction materials of any Town public way or part
thereof, bridges, curbs, and gutters.

(c)    To grade, lay out, construct, open, extend, and make new Town
public ways.

(d)    To grade, straighten, widen, alter, improve, or close up any ex-
isting Town public way or part thereof.

(e)    To pave, surface, repave, or resurface any Town public way or
part thereof.

(f)    To install, construct, reconstruct, repair, and maintain curbs
and/or gutters along any Town public way or part thereof.

(g)    To construct, reconstruct, maintain, and repair bridges,
(h) To name Town public ways.

(i) To have surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates made for
any of the above activities or projects or parts thereof.

70.    (Sidewalks: Powers):

(a) The Town shall have the power: