It shall be and is hereby made the duty of each and every railroad company, or the lessees or the operators thereof, whose railroad tracks run into or through the corporate limits of the city, where any track intersects or crosses any highway, street, alley or sidewalk in the city, to grade and plank or construct public highways, streets, alleys and sidewalks at the intersections or crossings in the following manner or equal thereto, to wit: at the point where the track or tracks intersect or cross any highway, street, alley or side street, the track or tacks shall be made to conform to the established grade of the public highway, street, alley or sidewalk, and shall be securely laid with strong and substantial planks in a manner that the planks extend the entire width of the public highway, street, alley and sidewalk or as far as the track or tracks or track and between the rails thereof; the grading, planking and construction and the repairs thereof to be done and maintained in good condition by the company or companies owning, controlling or operating the railroad, in every case to the satisfaction of the City Manager.
(`90 Code, § 21-11) (Ord. 2723, passed 8-16-83; Am. Ord. 3022, passed 7-15-97)