Section 178. Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and snow

Every street surface railroad corporation, so long as it shall  continue
  to  use  or  maintain  any of its tracks in any street, avenue or public
  place in any city or village, shall have and keep  in  permanent  repair
  that  portion of such street, avenue or public place between its tracks,
  the rails of its tracks, and two feet in width outside  of  its  tracks,
  under  the  supervision  of  the  proper local authorities, and whenever
  required by them to do so, and in such manner as they may prescribe; but
  nothing contained in this section  shall  require  any  street  railroad
  corporation  to  make  pavements  or  repairs  over openings made in the
  streets by any person,  municipality  or  corporation  other  than  such
  street  railroad corporation, for any purpose other than the pavement or
  repavement of the street. In case of the neglect of any  corporation  to
  make pavements or repairs after the expiration of twenty days' notice to
  do  so,  the  local authorities may make the same at the expense of such
  corporation, and such authorities may make such  reasonable  regulations
  and  ordinances  as  to  the  rate of speed, mode and use of tracks, and
  removal of ice and snow, as the interest or convenience  of  the  public
  may  require.  A  corporation  whose  agents  or  servants  wilfully  or
  negligently violate such an ordinance or regulation shall be  liable  to
  such  city  or village for a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars,
  to be specified in such ordinance or regulation.