Whenever any crossing, culvert or bridge upon the line of any railroad within the city shall be deemed insufficient or unsafe, or shall need repairing, it shall be the duty of the director of the department of public works to give to such company five days’ notice of the work to be done and the place where required. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to neglect or refuse to repair any crossing, culvert or bridge after having received five days’ notice to do so.
(1964 Code, § 31-8)