§ 22. Officers, trustees of public property. The common council and
the several members thereof, and all officers and employees of the city
are hereby declared trustees of the property, funds and effects of said
city respectively, so far as such property, funds and effects are or may
be committed to their management or control, and every taxpayer residing
in said city is hereby declared to be a cestui que trust in respect to
the said property, funds and effects respectively; and any co-trustee or
any cestui que trust shall be entitled as against said trustees and in
regard to said property, funds and effects to all the rules, remedies
and privileges provided by law for any co-trustee or cestui que trust;
to prosecute and maintain an action to prevent waste and injury to any
property, funds and estate held in trust; and such trustees are hereby
made subject to all the duties and responsibilities imposed by law on
trustees, and such duties and responsibilities may be enforced by the
city or by any co-trustee or cestui que trust aforesaid. The remedies
herein provided shall be in addition to those now provided by law.