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Sec. 172. Removal of snow, sleet and ice.

It shall be the duty of every occupant or occupants of every
house or lot which abuts upon a sidewalk or footway of stone,
brick or wood, to have all snow removed from said sidewalk or
footway within six hours after the same shall have ceased falling,
unless said snow shall have fallen during the night or on
Sunday, in which case it shall be removed by 12 m. the day following.
The same requirements shall exist with respect to ice
or sleet on sidewalks or footways, except that the same, when it
cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk or footway,
shall be covered within the period of time specified, with sand,
ashes or some other substance which will render it safe for travel.
Whenever any house or lot is unoccupied, it shall be the duty of
the owner, or the agent of the owner thereof, to have the snow
or ice removed from his sidewalk or footway, as above required
of occupants. The penalty for each violation of this section
shall be $2.00, and every six hours that said snow or ice is allowed
to remain in violation of this section shall be held to be a
separate offense.