23. If the report of the inspector or accountant shows such a condition of affairs in the municipality as warrants summary action, the council thereof shall forthwith, upon receipt of the report, take such action thereon as may protect and further the interests of the municipality, and in default of the council so doing within thirty days from the receipt of the report, any ratepayer may take an action at law to compel the council to adopt the proper remedy.
R. S. 1964, c. 169, s. 23.