Sec. 7.
The council shall have power to require and compel any railroad company and any street railway company to make, keep open and in repair, such ditches, drains, sewers and culverts, along and under, or across their railroad tracks, as may be necessary to drain their grounds and right of way properly, and in such manner as the council shall direct, so that the natural drainage of adjacent property shall not be impeded. If any such railroad company or street railway company shall neglect to perform any such requirement, according to the directions of the council, the council may cause the work to be done at the expense of such company, and the amount of such expense may be collected at the suit of the city against the company, in a civil action, before any court having jurisdiction of the cause.
History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3113 ;-- CL 1915, 3027 ;-- CL 1929, 1951 ;-- CL 1948, 91.7
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities
Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)
215-1895-XI - Chapter XI General Powers of City Corporations. (91.1...91.9)
Section 91.1 - General Powers.
Section 91.2 - License; Conditions for Granting; Revocation; Sanctions.
Section 91.3 - License; Term; Transfer Prohibited; Sanctions.
Section 91.4 - License Receipts; Disposition.
Section 91.5 - Franchise Rights in Streets; Council Vote; Private Damage Suits.
Section 91.7 - Railroad Companies; Drainage Repairs; Failure, Expense of Company.
Section 91.8 - Partition Fence; Ordinances, By-Laws, Regulation.
Section 91.9 - Support of Poor Persons; Director of the Poor.