§ 6.10. Street maintenance; sidewalk paving and maintenance.

The council may require the owner of or lessee of the land abutting upon any sidewalks to repair same at such owner's expense, and to require that the same be kept in good passable condition; or it may require the owners of property to pave at their own expense, the sidewalks immediately fronting said lot, or upon the failure of the owner after due notice to so pave such sidewalk, such work may be done by the town, and the cost thereof assessed against the lot immediately abutting said sidewalk, and such assessment shall be a lien against such abutting lot, collectible as and when the taxes for the next fiscal year are due.