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Sec. 168. Drippings from houses, eaves and gutters.

All houses the eaves of which project over the sidewalk shall
be provided with gutters so that there shall be no dripping from
the eaves upon the sidewalk. All gutters, the waters from which
empty upon a street or sidewalk, shall be so constructed as to
discharge such water only at or below the surface of the ground.
The owner or occupant of any house not complying with the
requirements of this section shall be fined $1 for each day such
violation shall continue after notification by the Mayor to remedy
the fault.