The Council by resolution may require the owner or operator of any railway, railroad, or spur track lying within the street limits to lay, maintain, and renew the pavements between the rails, and the tracks, and for a distance of one foot outside of the track, and to remove snow and ice therefrom and to sprinkle the roadway to a width of not more than 50 feet, and upon any failure of such owner or operator to comply with the provisions of such resolution after 60 days' notice to the person having charge or management of such railway, railroad, or spur track in the City, the City may do said work directly or by contract, as in the case of other improvements, at the expense of the owner or operator of such tracks, and all such expense shall be reported by the City Manager to the Council, and shall be charged against such owner or operator and shall be a lien upon all the real estate and leasehold interest of such owner or operator within the County of Ashtabula, and such charge and cost, together with a penalty of $25 for each and every day of failure on the part of such owner or operator to comply with the requirements of such resolution, may be collected in any court of competent jurisdiction, or the lien enforced in the manner provided by law.