No  precedents  have  been  found  precisely

I'he  power   is   rested  by  the

the  validity  of  city  <  spend-


;  of  mean  buildings  fur  its  own  uses,
and  may  accommodate  the  county  in  those
buildings  upon  as  e  isy  terms  as  it  chooses,
we  do  nut  see  thai  what  is  now  proposed
involves  substantially  any  very  different
principle."  The  action  of  the  court  below
in  dismissing  the  bill  was,  however,  re-
versed on  other  grounds.
Council  have  power  to  lit  up  and  fur-
nish the  room  in  which  they  meet,  and
the  court  refused  to  enjoin  them  from  fur-
nishing the  council  chamber  with  por-
traits   of    the    governors    of   the    State.
■   a  public   charactei  Reynolds   v.   Mayor  of  Albany,   8  Barb..
h    make  a  city  more  desirable  as  a  .ri'.i7  ;  People  v.   Harris,  1  Cal.  9;  but  see

.   promote  its  improvemenl    and  Hodges  v.  Buffalo,  2  Denio,  110;  Stetson

the  increa                 taxable  property,  and  v.    Kempton,    1.3   Mass.   272    (1816),  per

add  to  the  comforts  or  prosperity  of  its  Parker,  C.  J.    Proper  uses  of  public  build*


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POLICE   POWERS    AND    REGULATIONS.
211


§  141  (93).  Police  Powers  and  Regulations.  —  Many  of  the
powers  exercised  by  municipalities  fall  within  what  is  known  as
the  police  power  of  the  State,1  and  are  delegated  to  them  to  be
exercised  for  the  public  good.  Of  this  nature  is  the  authority  to
suppress   nuisances,  preserve  health,  prevent  fires,  to  regulate  the


ings.  Scofield  v.  School  District,  27
Conn.  499  ;  French  v.  Quincy,  3  Allen,  9.
Market  Houses,  post,  sees.  380-385,  562,
648.  Equity  will  not  interfere  to  prevent
the  erection  of  suitable  public  buildings
unless  the  provisions  of  the  charter  forbid.
Torrent  v.  Muskegon,  47  Mich.  115.
