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(a) No railroad company, or any employee, agent or servant thereof, that owns, maintains or operates a railroad within or through the City, shall fail to construct and keep in repair, at its own expense, ditches, drains and culverts along and under its railroad tracks at all places within the City where the same may be necessary for the escape of water and the proper draining of the territory on either side of the railroad tracks.
(b) When any such drains, ditches or culverts are necessary for the escape of water and the proper drainage of the territory on either side of any railroad track, the Mayor and Council may, by resolution, call upon the proper railroad company to construct or repair the drain, ditch or culvert and to place the same in proper condition for the escape of water for the proper drainage of the territory on either side of the railroad track. A copy of every such resolution shall be served upon the local agent of the railroad company whose duty it is to construct or keep in repair any drain, ditch or culvert.
(c) No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any such resolution within fourteen days after the service thereof.
(1958 Code § 21.1)
No railroad company, or any employee, agent or servant thereof, operating a railroad into or through the City, shall obstruct any of the public streets by leaving trains or cars standing thereon so as to prevent the public from crossing the railroad track or tracks, for a longer period at one time than ten minutes, except in case of an accident.
(1958 Code § 21.2)
No railroad company, or any employee, agent or servant thereof, shall spot cars or leave the same standing on any switch or service track, so that the same obstruct or remain within the limits of any street or within five feet from the boundary thereof.
(1958 Code § 21.3)
No railroad company, or any employee, agent or servant thereof, shall make or cause to be made what is known as a flying switch within the City, or cause or permit any car or cars or other rolling stock to run or move upon any railroad tracks when such car or cars or other rolling stock are detached from the locomotive in charge or its crew, unless the railroad company has upon such car, cars or other rolling stock, and in control of the brakes thereof, some employee properly qualified to control and who is controlling the movements of such car, cars or other rolling stock.
(1958 Code § 21.4)
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