use of the streets and public places thereby; to provide for the licensing of all persons operating motor vehicles and the qualifications of such persons; to issue licenses fixing the am ount of the license fee and prescribe the time and manner of revoking the same for public garages. ( l ) To provide for laying out, opening, extending, widening, straightening, closing up, constructing, or regulating, in whole or in part, any public plaza, square, street, sidewalk, trail, park, waterworks, or water mains, or any cemetery, sewer, sewer con nection or connections, either on, in, or upon public or private property; to provide for ascertaining whether any, and what amount in value, of damage will be caused, or benefit will accrue to the owner or possessor of any land, premises, or improvements,  whether public or private, by reason of any such work and for which such owner or possessor should be compensated, or should pay a compensation, and provide for assessing, levying, and collecting, either generally on the whole assessable property within t he city, ( k ) To make suitable provisions to insure the public safety from conflagrations and the effects of storms, and other public calamities, and to provide relief for persons suffering from the same. (j) To regulate the use of lights in stables, shops, and other buildings and places, and to regulate or restrain the building of bonfires and the use of firecrackers, fireworks, torpedoes, and pyrotechnic displays. ( i ) To erect engine houses, and provide fire engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, and other equipment for the prevention and extinguishment of fires, and to provide for the management and use of the same. Until further provision is made, the law providi ng for fire protection in municipalities having no paid fire department, shall apply to the city. ( h ) To establish fire limits, and regulate the kinds of buildings and structures that may be erected within said limits, and the manner of constructing and repairing the same. ( g ) To establish and maintain public schools, subject to the limitations of law. (f) To provide for the erection or rental and care of buildings necessary for the use of the city. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 765