Any sewerage corporation shall have full power to construct, operate and maintain a sewer, sewers, or a system of sewerage, as may be required by the city where located, for the public and private use, convenience and health of the residents of said city, or for other purposes; and such corporations shall have power to lay or construct pipes, mains, and conductors, for operating said corporation’s sewer, sewers, or system of sewerage, through the streets, lanes, alleys and squares in such city, with the consent of the municipal authorities thereof, and under such regulations as they may prescribe.