It shall be the duty of all railroad companies whose tracks now or may hereafter enter or pass through the city, or whose tracks are located upon any street, to raise or lower their respective tracks to conform to any grade which is or may be established by the Council, upon or through which the track may run, and where tracks run lengthwise of any street, to keep the same not to exceed 1 inch above the surface of the street, and so that the tracks may be conveniently crossed at any place on the street.
(1963 Code, § 8-2-2)