(a) Whenever any house sewer, house drain or connection with any main sewer or common drain becomes clogged, broken, out of order
or detrimental to the use of the sewer or other drain, or unfit for the purposes of drainage, the owner, agent, occupant or
person having charge of any building or premises which is drained through such defective connection shall, when directed by
the superintendent of waterworks and sewers, within five (5) days after notice, in writing, from such superintendent, reconstruct,
alter, cleanse or repair his connections as the condition of such drain or house sewer may require.
(b) In case of neglect or refusal to so reconstruct, alter, cleanse or repair, the council may cause the same to be reconstructed,
repaired, altered or cleansed, as may be deemed expedient, at the expense of the owner, agent, occupant or other person, as
aforesaid.
