Papinianus, On the Duties of the Ædiles. The Ædiles should see that the streets of cities are kept in order, that the overflow of water does not injure houses, and that bridges are constructed wherever this is necessary. 1They should also see that the walls of the city, as well as those of others, and especially such as face the street, are not in bad condition, but should require the owners of the same to repair and rebuild them. If, however, the latter fail to repair or rebuild them, they should fine them until they do so. 2They should also see that no one digs holes in the streets or undermines them, or builds anything in them. If a slave does anything of this kind, he can be beaten by any passerby; if he is proved to be a freeman before the Ædiles, they can fine him in accordance with law, and demolish whatever he has built. 3Ad Dig. 43,10,1,3Windscheid: Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, 7. Aufl. 1891, Bd. II, § 430, Note 20.Every person must construct the public street in front of his own house, clean the gutters which are exposed, that is to say, open to the sky, and keep the street in such a condition that a vehicle will not be prevented from traversing it. Those who rent the houses must build the street, if the owner does not do so, and they can deduct the expense from the rent. 4The Ædiles shall also see that nothing is allowed to project in front of the shops, unless where a fuller desires to dry clothing, or a carriage-maker places his work outside; but, in these instances, whatever they do must not interfere with the passage of vehicles. 5The Ædiles must not permit any quarreling to take place in the streets, nor any filth, dead animals, or skins to be thrown into them.