§ 37. Acquisition, operation, etc., of utilities.

And it [the town council] shall have the further power to acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, or to construct or lease and operate its own plant, factory and equipment for supplying its inhabitants, streets, grounds, and buildings with water, light, power, fuel, and sewerage, and to that end it may acquire by purchase or lease any plant existing in or near the town and may acquire lands, and franchise outside of the limits of the said town, and may by purchase, condemnation or otherwise acquire easements and rights of way, and to pass all necessary and needful rules and regulations for the operation of said public works.