(a) Definitions

(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: (i) "Conventional gutters" means curb and gutter or combined sidewalk, curb and gutter; (ii) "Drains" or "drainage" means all surface sewers, drains, cross street valley gutters and all kinds of draining other than sanitary sewers or conventional gutters; (iii) "Engineer" means the city engineer, town engineer or any engineer employed by a city or town for local improvement work; (iv) "Improvement" means any lawful local improvement of any kind, which the governing body finds to be of special benefit to the property proposed to be assessed for the cost thereof; (v) "Streets" means streets, highways, alleys, roads and public ways.