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 tracks, and to remove snow and ice therefrom, and to sprinkle the roadway to a width of not more than fifty feet, and upon failure of any such owner or operator to comply with the provisions of such resolution after sixty 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 expenses shall be reported by the Mayor to the Council, and shall be charged against such owner or operator and be a lien upon all the real estate and lease hold interest of such owner or operator within the County of Cuyahoga, and such charge and cost, together with a penalty of twenty-five dollars 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.