Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-06-24

Mai. Gibson and Mr.. VIM. Gamble
have purchased the Phelps Saw-mill,
on North Cedar, for 81 600. Weunder-
stand that after saving out the logs in
| yard there they will remove the Mill
to Knoxville.
! PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
An ordinance
DEFINING CERTAIN NUIsANCEs AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT
THEREOF:
Be IL ordained By the CITY Council of
the CITY of KnOzvIe:
SEC. l. That all dead, putrid or
decaying carcasses, flesh, fish, or veg
etabie, all deposits of manure, entrails,
COS, Or ni:l VI amy kim or description;
when thrown or conducted upon any
street, alley or enclosure, 80 a. to be
unwholesOme; all privies or slaughter
houses that have become offensive
from use; all meat shops, markets,
cellars, stores, or other buildings or
places which are not kept clean and
free from all filthy, putrid, and un-
wholesome substance; all substances
or deposits which are offensive, or
liable to engender or cause disease;
any lot, parcel of ground, or place
which retains water until 1t becomes
stagnant, or any article or substance
placed upon any street, sidewalk,
alley or public ground so as to OBJ
struct the same, are each and all
hereby declared to be nuisances, and
as such are liable to be abated.
SEC. 2. Whoever shall cause, con.
tinue or keep any nuisance, or permit
any nuisance to exist In or upon any
place or premises under his control,
shall upon conviction be subject to a
fine OF not exceeding twenty-five
dollars for the first offense, and Of not
Exceeding fifty dollars for any subse-
quent Offense, and costs; and in case
OF q continuance Of such nuisance,
upon conviction, the offender shall pay
a fine the amount Of which shall he
the aggregate of ten dollars for each
day such offender shall continue such
nuisance after his first conviction
thereof; prOvided that in no one pro-
ceeding shall the Judgment be for a
fine exceeding one hundred dollars,
and costs of suit and costs of the
abatement thereof, when the abate-
ment thereof is ordered. And in all
cases of conviction under this Ordi-
nance, wherever it shall appear to the
Court that such nuisance exists at the
time of conviction, the Court shall
order and adjudge the removal or
abatement, or destruction, as the case
may require, of such nuisance, and
inquire into the probable cost of such
removal or abatement, or destruction,
and shall tax the costs thereof to the
defendant, and the warrant for such
removal or abatement, or destruction,
shall also direct the Marshal or officer
J serving the process, to make such
costs from the property Of such de-
PENDANT. I
! SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of all
persons to remove and bury beyond
the City limits the carcasses Of al!
dead animals owned by them; and
; cass of any horse, OK or other animal
belonging to him or in his charge,
which may come to it's death from
any cause, to lie unburied, or draw
and deposit the same In or upon any
street, alley or lane, public or private
, grounds within the City, without
burying the same sufficiently deep to
prevent any smell or offensive OdOl
therefrOm, he shall be deemed guilty
Of causing a nuisance, and upon con.
viction shall he fined and punished a.
provided in Section Two Of this Ordi-
nance.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall 30 keep any
. premises as to be injurious to the
health of, or offensive to the neigh.
borhood, or TO any private family OF
person, or injurious to the public
health, shall be deemed guilty ol
causing nuisance, and upon cOnvic.
ton, shall be punished as provided in
. Section Two OF this Ordinance.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner. agent or occupant of any lot,
, building, or place of any kind, where
any nuisance may exist, to remove or
abate the same without delay, when
notified by the Marshal, or any men,
Der of the Board Of Health. Every
refusal or neglect so to do shall sub
ject the offender, upon conviction, to
fine not to exceed twenty-five dol.
lars nor less than five dollars, and
! costs Of suit, and It shall he the duty
. Of the Marshal, or the Board of Health,
or some member thereof, who may be
cognizant Of the facts, to inform OF
such offender before the Mayor, pro.
, viGled, that any person other than
those herein named may make in
formation against such offender be-
fore the Mayor.
, SEC. 8. Whenever any carcass OF
any dead animal or other offensive
substance injurious to the health OF
the public, or ofpersons In it's vicinity,
is found upon any ground, or In any
place, for the removal or abatement OF
which no person can be found liable,
it shall he the duty Of the Mayor t.
cause the same 10 he removed or aba.
| ted at the expense Of the City, and Il
;. shall be the duty of the Marshal IL
= remove, or abate the same upon the
written order of the Mayor.
j. SEC. Z. Any lot or parcel of land
wherein water becomes stagnant Ii
declared nuisance, and the Council
may, by resolution, order the same to
be raised, or filed up, or drained In
:. such time and manner az they may
direct, and q copy of such resolution
shall be served upon the owner, OF
} agent, or. Attorney OF the owner, o.
!, such lot or parcel Of land, personally
or by publication thereof for two sue.
cesslve weeks In some newspaper oil
> general circulation in the City, and
, In case of a failure to comply with
such resolution, the Street Commits.
siOner shall perform the services re.
. quired thereby, and In such case he
, shall return to the Council q detailed
. statement Of the cost thereof, which
shall be paid by the City. and the
CITY may recover the cost thereof by