The term "public ways" as used in this charter includes all streets, avenues, roads, highways, public thoroughfares, lanes, and alleys.
The town has control of all public ways in the town except those that are under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Administration. Subject to the laws of the State of Maryland and its 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 may:
(1) 
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.
(2) 
Grade, layout, construct, open, extend, and make new town public ways.
(3) 
Grade, straighten, widen, alter, improve or close up any existing town public way or part thereof.
(4) 
Pave, surface, repave, or resurface any town public way or part thereof.
(5) 
Install, construct, reconstruct, repair, and maintain curbs and/or gutters along any town public way or part thereof.
(6) 
Construct, reconstruct, maintain, and repair bridges.
(7) 
Name town public ways.
(8) 
Have surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates made for any of the above activities or projects or parts thereof.
The town may:
(1) 
Establish, regulate, and change from time to time the grade lines, width, and construction materials of any sidewalk or part thereof along any public way or art thereof within the town.
(2) 
Grade, lay out, construct, reconstruct, pave, repave, repair, extend, or otherwise alter sidewalks on town property along any public way or part thereof within the town.
(3) 
Require that owners of any property abutting on a sidewalk keep the sidewalk clear of all ice, snow, weeds, dirt, trash and other obstructions.
(4) 
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.