(1)If any tank, pond, well, hole, stream, dam, bank or other place appears to the Board of Councilors to be, for want of sufficient repair, protection or enclosure, dangerous to the passers-by or to persons living in the neighbourhood, the Board of Councilors may by notice require the concerned owner to fill in, remove, repair, protect or enclose such tank, pond, well, hole, stream, dam, bank or other place, as the case may be, to prevent any danger therefrom within such period as may be specified in the notice.