(1) The municipal council may, if it thinks fit, cause any work of the nature to which any of the provisions of sections 193 to 204 applies, to be executed by municipal or other agency under its own orders, without first of all giving the person by whom the same would otherwise have to be executed the option of doing the same.

(2) The expenses of any work so done shall be paid by the person aforesaid, unless the municipal council shall, by a general or special order or resolution, sanction the execution of such work at the charge of the municipal fund.

(3) Any pipes, fittings, receptacles, or other appliances for or connected with the drainage of private buildings or lands shall, if supplied, constructed or erected at the expense of the municipal council, be deemed to be municipal property, unless the municipal council shall have transferred its interest therein to the owner of such buildings or lands.