§ 11-36-101 — Powers of municipalities.

The title to streets, roads and public ways within the limits of a municipality which have been dedicated and accepted by the municipal governing body is held by the municipality in trust for public use and enjoyment. A municipal governing body may, in the manner provided by law: 1. Regulate and control the use of streets, roads and other public ways within the limits of the municipality; 2. Authorize the execution of any and all contracts, easements and permits for the use of roads, streets, and other public ways as the governing body deems to be in the public interest; 3. Establish and change the grade of any street, avenue, lane, alley or other place; 4. Open, straighten, widen, extend or improve any street, avenue, lane, alley or other place by grading, paving, constructing, macadamizing, chatting or graveling, curbing, guttering, draining or otherwise improving the same; 5. Install necessary manholes, catch basins, culverts, inlets and drainage pipes, sewers with necessary connections thereto for the purpose of providing for the adequate disposition of surface water falling on such improvements or carried thereon; 6. Construct, reconstruct, raise, lower, widen or repair sidewalks; 7. Authorize and regulate tunnels, walkways and other structures for public travel under and above public streets and roads; or 8. Make all necessary utility connections whenever the public necessity may require such improvements.

Legislative History

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-101, eff. July 1, 1978.