N.Y. Railroad Law § 178: Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and snow

§ 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.