Sec. 167. Areas, cellars, etc.—defective covers.
Whenever the owner or occupant of any house to which is attached
any area, cellar, vault, or coal-hole opening in the sidewalk
shall be notified by the Mayor that the covering thereof is
insecure or dangerous it shall be his duty at once to repair the
same. For failure to do so within five days, he shall be fined $5;
and for each day of default after the expiration of said five
days, he shall be fined a like sum. And, provided further, that
in case of failure to repair within five days, the Mayor may
cause such repairs to be made at the cost of the city, and the
cost thereof, with twenty per centum additional as a fine, shall
be collected of the party in default in like manner as fines and
assessments are collected.
