§ 16-6. Work done by City.

If any person or corporation whose duty it is to keep in repair any part of any of the streets, lanes, or alleys within the City or to replace and restore in proper order and condition the bed or surface of any street, lane, or alley that the person or corporation is licensed or permitted to dig up, displace, or remove neglects this duty after being notified in writing by the Director of Transportation, as provided in § 16-5, and if it appears to the Director that the condition of the street, lane, or alley is attended with possible danger to persons passing over or using it, the Director shall forthwith:

(1) make repairs as necessary;

(2) when completed, collect the cost of making the repairs from the person or corporation through whose default or neglect the repairs became necessary; and

(3) for that purpose, the Director may, with the approval of the Mayor, cause suit to be instituted in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore against the person or corporation.