All cellars, excavations, ditches or open spaces therein in which water, at any time, stagnates or arises or which are damp, and in which foul and unwholesome gases are generated, and all premises therein on which water shall pond, shall, upon written notification by or through the county’s Health Officer, be provided with proper drainage by the owner thereof, or be filled up with sand, gravel or some other imperishable material, but not in such manner as to obstruct proper drainage of water.
(Prior Code, § 5-1) Penalty, see § 130.99