As often as any of the said pipes shall prove defective, so as to cause the water to flow on the surface of the ground or pavement, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Works to have the same immediately repaired. The pipes mentioned and referred to in subsection (a) of this section are hereby declared to mean and be any pipes laid by the Department of Public Works or in connection with the works under its care, under or along any street, lane, or alley of the City, whether the same be under or along the space covered or designed to be covered with the foot pavement or not, and a notice of the fact, by any person whatsoever, left at the office of said Department, shall be a sufficient notification. City Code, 1879, art. 53, §§27, 28 1893, art. 54, §§27, 28 1927, art. 48, §§40, 41 1950, art. 39, §§19, 20 1966, art. 29, §§19, 20 1976/83, art. 29, §§19, 20 Rev. Ords. 1858-043 Ord. 48-495 Ord. 76-142