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• • • 2194 LAWS OF FLORIDA by reason of such right-of-way ; to require owners of property or their agents to keep their lots, tracts or parcels of land free and clean of weeds, brush, undergrowth, trash, filth, garbage or other refuse or in case of their failure to do so the City may remove or cause the removal of such weeds, brush, undergrowth, trash, filth, garbage or other refuse, and may charge and assess the expense thereof against the property so cleaned and improved, to provide for the care and protection of trees, shrubs and flowers in the public streets, avenues, parks and grounds, to impose pen- alties on the owner or occupant of or agent for any sidewalk, house or other structure, place or thing which may be dangerous or detrimental to the inhabitants of said City or dangerous or detrimental to their property unless after due notice the same be -removed or remedied in accordance with the requirements of the City Council. Section 43. The Council shall have the ppwer by ordinance to acquire, improve and maintain parks for the benefit of the City and its inhabitants. Section 44. That said City is hereby delegated authority to exercise the right and power of eminent domain, that is, the right to appropriate .property within or without the territorial limits of said City for the following uses or purposes: For streets, lanes, alleys and ways; for public parks, squares and grounds; for drainage and for raising or filling in land in order to promote sanitation and healthfulness; for reclaiming and filling when lands are low or wet or overflowed altogether at times, and entirely or partly; for the abatement of any nuisance; for the use of water pipes and for sewerage and drainage purposes; for laying wires and conduits under the ground; for City buildings, waterworks, electric light plants, pounds, bridges, seawalls, bulk- heads, causeways, municipal docks, golf courses, air ports, and any other municipal purpose; which shall be coextensive with the powers of said City exercising the right of eminent domain under this section ; and the absolute, fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in the said City, unless the City seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property. That the procedure for the exercise of eminent domain or the condemnation of any lands or property under this section shall be the same as is provided by the general laws of Florida on the subject of condemnation of property for public uses. Section 45. The Council shall have power by ordinance to provide for the construction, improvement and maintenance of