shall be conducted may be specified therein or otherwise determined by the council. A provincial bo ard may in its discretion abolish or reduce any fee imposed under the authority of this section. SECTION  2191 . Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain.  — Subject to the approval of the Governor-General, a municipal council shall have the power to exercise the right of eminent domain over property and to authorize the institution of proceedings for the con demnation of the same according to law, for any of the following purposes: the construction or extension of roads, streets, sidewalks, bridges, ferries, levees, wharves, or piers; the construction of public buildings, including school houses, and the makin g of improvements in connection therewith; the establishment of parks, playgrounds, plazas, market places, artesian wells, or systems for the supply of water; and the establishment of cemeteries, crematories, drainage systems, cesspools, or sewage systems. [83-20; 2249-2.] SECTION  2192 . Authority to Close Thoroughfare. —  With the prior authorization of the Governor-General, a municipal council may close any municipal road, street, alley, park, or square; but no such way or place aforesaid, or any part thereof, shall be close d without indemnifying any person prejudiced thereby. Property thus withdrawn from public servitude may be used or conveyed for any purpose for which other real property belonging to the municipality might be lawfully used or conveyed. [2231-1.] SECTION  2193 . Restriction Upon Measures Relative to Sanitation. — Ordinances, regulations, and orders enacted or promulgated by a municipal council in the exercise of authority over matters of sanitation shall not be inconsistent with the regulations of th e Philippine Health Service. [157-4 ( h ); 1150-13; 1760-1 to 8.] SECTION  2194 . Aid to Insular and Provincial Charitable Institutions. — With the approval of the Governor-General, a municipal council may make appropriations for the use of Insular and provincial institutions of a charitable, benevolent, or educational cha racter, such appropriations to be made only from funds which would be available if the institution or institutions to be assisted were maintained by the municipality. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 644