Section 289. Leveling and drainage of private streets and means of access

(1) If any private street or any other means of access to a building be not leveled, metaled, flagged or paved, sewered, drained, channeled, lighted, or provided with trees for shade to the satisfaction of the 1Municipal Commissioner, he may, with the sanction of the Executive Committee, by written notice, require the owner or owners of the several premises fronting or adjoining the said street or other means of access or abutting thereon or to which access is obtained through such street or other means of access or which will benefit by works executed under this section to carry out any one or more of the aforesaid requirements in such manner as he shall direct.\br@s (2) If the requirement or requirement is or are not carried out within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, the 1Municipal Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, carry out the same and the expenses incurred shall be recovered from the owner or owners in default under Chapter XXI.\br@s (3) Where the recovery is to be made from two or more owners in default, it shall be made according to the frontage of their respective premises and in such proportion as may be settled by the Executive Committee.\br@s