Section 48: Any person–

(1) Who shall place or leave or cause to be placed or left, without the consent of the Director of Public Works, any lumber, brick or stone, or any goods, bale, package, puncheon, barrel or cask, or any box, basket, tray or other impediment whatsoever– (a) In any street, (b) Upon any quay or wharf, except within the space of twenty feet from, the outward edge of such quay or wharf, or within such, space for any time exceeding three days from the time of the same being first placed upon such quay or wharf, or (2) Whosoever by leaving, washing, cleaning or repairing any vehicle, whether a motor vehicle, cart or gig and whether in good or dismantled condition, or any part of such vehicle, any street, quay or wharf shall obstruct or impede the free passage of such street, quay or wharf, or (3) Who shall do any of the aforesaid acts mentioned in this section on any land abutting on any street arid not enclosed within a wall or fence, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each such offence and to a further penalty, of ten shillings for each day that the offence continues: Provided nevertheless that it shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to cause any such article to be removed from the street, and to, sell the same, unless it be claimed and taken away by the owner thereof within seven days after such removal; and the expenses of the Director of Public Works for, or incident to, the removing, keeping or selling of any such article shall be repaid to him by the owner, and be recoverable as damages, or be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of any such article.