Sec. 169. Drainage from lots, gutters or spouts.
No water from any lot, gutter or spout shall be permitted to
flow across the footway of any street except in a covered drain,
the cover of which shall not be above the surface of such foot-way.
Said drain shall be of sufficient capacity to convey the
water to be discharged by it, and shall be built and kept open and
in good repair by the owner or occupant of the premises whence
it proceeds.
Any person violating this section shall be fined $1 for each
day such violation shall be permitted to continue after notice by
the Mayor to abate the same. And provided further, that in case
of failure to comply with the order of the Mayor within five days,
the Mayor may cause the construction to be made at the cost of
the city, and the cost thereof, with 20 per centum additional as
a fine, shall be collected of the party in default in like manner
as fines and assessments are collected.
