It is the duty of every person having charge or control of any premises located within the city to remove or cause to be removed from the public walks along the side or in front of said premises all snow or ice which may have formed or been deposited therein within 24 hours after the same has fallen or been formed, and shall also cause such snow or ice to be removed from the gutter in front of such walk for a sufficient width to allow the water to run freely therein. (Ord. 18 § 5, 1949).