The Council shall provide, by ordinance, for the collection of all public utility charges made by the city and, for such purpose, shall have all the power granted to cities by Act 178 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended. Utility bills due and unpaid shall become a lien on the property served and may be enforced and collected in the same manner as other city taxes. When any person or persons, or any firm or corporation, shall fail or refuse to pay to the city any sums due on utility bills, the utility service or services upon which such delinquency exists may be shut off or discontinued and suit may be instituted by the city for the collection of the same in any court of competent jurisdiction.