The term "public ways" as used in this Charter
shall include all streets, avenues, roads, highways, public thoroughfares,
lanes and alleys, curbs, gutters, public sidewalks and any part thereof
reasonably appurtenant thereto.
The Town shall have control of all public ways
in the Town except such as may be under the jurisdiction of the State
Highway Administration of Maryland or Carroll County. 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.
The Town shall have the power:
A.
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.
B.
To grade, lay out, construct, open, extend, and make
new Town public ways.
C.
To grade, straighten, widen, alter, improve, or close
up any existing Town public way or part thereof.
D.
To pave, surface, repave, or resurface any Town public
way or part thereof.
E.
To install, construct, reconstruct, repair, and maintain
curbs and/or gutters along any Town public way or part thereof.
F.
To construct, reconstruct. maintain, and repair bridges.
G.
To name Town public ways.
H.
To have surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates
made for any of the above activities or projects or parts thereof.
The Town shall have the power:
A.
To establish, regulate, and change from time to time
the grade lines, width, and construction materials of any sidewalk
or part thereof on Town property along any public way or part thereof.
B.
To grade, lay out, construct, reconstruct, pave, repave,
repair, extend, or otherwise alter sidewalks on Town property along
any public way or part thereof.
C.
To require that the owners of any property abutting
on a sidewalk keep the sidewalk clear of all ice, snow, and other
obstructions.
D.
To require and order the owner of any property abutting
on any public way in the Town to perform any projects authorized by
this section at the owner's expense according to reasonable plans
and specifications. If, after due notice, the owner fails to comply
with the order within a reasonable time, the Town may do the work,
and the expense shall be a lien on the property and shall be collectible
in the same manner as are Town taxes or by suit at law.
