keepers and the filling up of vacancies in the office of poundkeeper the authority to be given for incurring expenses relating to the erection repair or removal of any pound the appointment to whom pound fees shall be paid over the appointment fixing altering and amending subject in each case to the approval of the Superintendent of fees for sustenance of cattle and for ordinary damages and the council shall provide the expenses of the erection removal and repair of all pounds within the borough and the poundkeeper shall be an officer of the council within the meaning of this Act and all pounds existing and all poundkeepers in office in any borough at the time of the first constitution thereof under this Act shall be deemed to all intents and purposes to have been respectively established and appointed by the council thereof and so much of all fines penalties and forfeitures and of all fees and sums of money which by reason of the operation of the said Ordinance or any such Act or Ordinance as aforesaid in or for or in respect of any borough shall be payable by any person as would if this Act had not been passed and such borough had not been constituted go and be paid and applied to the ordinary revenue shall belong to the council of such borough and be paid to the borough fund.

2.—Baths &c.

363. The council may from time to time by special order purchase rent or otherwise provide either within the limits of the borough or at a reasonable distance therefrom suitable and convenient land and buildings in a situation and according to plans to be approved of by the Superintendent or by such person or persons as the Superintendent shall from time to time direct to be used for public baths and washhouses and may fit up the same respectively with all requisite and proper conveniences and from time to time enlarge renew and repair the same respectively and afford the use thereof respectively to the inhabitants of the borough under and subject to such bye-laws as the council may make in that behalf and either without charge or at such reasonable charges as the council shall order by any such bye-laws.

364. A printed copy of sufficient abstract of the bye-laws made by the council relating to the use of such baths so far as regards every such bath or washhouse shall be put in such bath and washhouse.

2.—Places of Recreation etc.

365. The council may from time to time by special order purchase rent or otherwise provide lands grounds building or other places either within the borough or at a reasonable distance therefrom not exceeding four miles from the centre of the principal market-place (if any) or from the principal office of the council to be used as pleasure grounds libraries museums gymnasiums gardens or places of public resort or recreation and the council may from time to time level drain plant and otherwise lay out and may repair and improve any such public lands grounds or buildings for the more convenient use and enjoyment thereof and may afford the use and enjoyment thereof to the inhabitants subject to such bye-laws as the council may make in that behalf.

4.—Charitable Institutions.

366. The council of every borough may from time to time on such terms and conditions as may appear expedient appropriate such portion of the borough fund as they may see fit to establish aid erecting establishing maintaining or otherwise aiding any hospital asylum or other institution or society within or if the Superintendent consent without the borough for the relief of such poor persons as through age sickness infirmity or accident are unable to help themselves and also to the relief at their own houses or elsewhere within the borough of such poor persons as aforesaid.

5.—Expense of obtaining Acts of Parliament.

367. If it shall be for the general benefit of the inhabitants of any borough that any work Expenses of undertaken or thing be done carried out or provided by the council and the same cannot be obtaining effected without obtaining an Act of the General Assembly for the purpose it shall be lawful for Acts of Par. the council to retain and employ such professional or other like services and to provide such liament. stationery and other materials as may be necessary to promote and procure the passing of such Act and to expend as much of the borough funds as may seem fit in and about such purposes and the payment of any fees of office required with respect to such Act.

6.—Co-operation of Councils.

368. Subject to the approval of the Superintendent it shall be lawful for the council of any Co-operation borough from time to time to contract upon such terms and conditions as they may see fit with of separate the council of any other borough in the same province or with any other body corporate or councils. public body empowered in that behalf for or with respect to the doing and the control and management by either or both of the contracting parties of any matter or thing which the council of the borough or such other council or body is by law empowered to do control and manage.

7.—Fencing etc. of Works in Progress etc.

369. The council shall during the construction alteration or repair of any of the streets Fencing and sewers or drains vested in them take proper precaution for guarding against accident by shoring lighting up and protecting the adjoining houses and shall cause such bars or chains to be fixed across works in progress.