The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-11-20
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

An ordinance declaring old, dilap-
idated. decayed or ruined buildings
VIII ch are contiguous TO or near by
buildings, and which are in danger
of becoming on fire or setting on fire
lcontiguous or near by buildings or
which are by reason of their age,
dilapidated. lecayed or ruined con-
| dition menace to the health and
safety of the citizens. nuisances. and
the time and manner of abatlng the
same as such.
Be 1t ordained by the Council of
the City of Cairo, Illinois.
| Section /. Any building or build
ings or any part of any building
which have become more than fifty
per centum damaged of the value
thereof by fire, decay or otherwise.
and which may be in danger of be-
coming on fire or setting fire to con-
tiguous or near by buildings. or
| which by reason OF age. dilapidated,
decayed or ruined condition become
a menace to the health or safety Of
the citizens. are hereby declared a
nuisance.
Section 2. When any building or
buildings or any part Of any build
ing as mentioned in section one OF
this ordinance shall be reported TO
the Council the same shall be re-
ferrcd to the Commissioner OF Pub
lie Property, who shall examine
such building or buildings or part
of building and report the con-
dition thereof to the Council; an |
If the Council shall be satisfied that
surh building or buildings or part
| Of a building are more than fifty
per centum damaged of the value
thereof by any or all OF the afore-
mentioned reasons and In danger OF
| becoming on fire or setting fire to
| contiguous or near by buildings, or
that such building or buildings or a
part of a building by reason of age.
dilapidated decayed or ruined coh-
dition are menace to the health or
| safety of residents of said city, the
Council may by the passage OF an
ordinance declaring such building,
buildings or part Of building 10 be
a nuisance, stating the cause there
of and requiring the owner of such
building or buildings or part of q
building, or other persons liable
therefor, to remove such building or
buildings or part of a building by
razing the same to the ground, and
Thereby abate said nuisance within
such time as the Council may deem
necessary.
Section 3. The Commissioner Of
Public Property shall without de
lay after the passage Of sucn ordi-
nance as mentioned in section two
Of this ordinance, make out, sign
and deliver to the chief of police
a notice in writing containing a
copy of such ordinance directed to
| the owner of such building or build
ings or part of building requiring
said owner to remove the same III
| the manner aforesaid. The chief OF
| police shall without delay serve such
notice upon the owner Of such build
ing or buildings or part of a build
| ing, Or the owners agent and the
| person or persons in actual occu-
| pancy thereof, If any, retaining a
| copy thereof; but if the owner Is a
| nonresident of the city and has no
known agent residing in this city,
| the Commissioner of Public Proper
| ty shall send the notice to said
owner by mail directed to said own.
| er at said owners last known ad-
dress, retaining copy thereof; If
| the city, and the owners place of
| residence is unknown, or If the
jowner is unknown the Commits
sioner OF Public Property shall
cause the ordinance to be published
| for ten days in the newspaper pub
| fishing the city ordinances, which
| shall be deemed sufficient notice. IF
such building or buildings or part of
building shall not be removed AZ
| aforesaid in compliance with such
notice at the expiration of the time
mentioned therein, the Commits
sioner of Public Property shall order
the chief Of police to remove by
razing tc the ground such building
or build nes or a part OF building.
and thereby abate such nuisance.
The chief Of police shall without de-
| lay execute the order Of the Com
missioner Of Public Property and
shall report the cost thereof to the
Council for allowance; and such cost
shall be collected of the owner of
said building or buildings or part
of building by suit in the name of
said city before any court of CON-
potent jurisdiction.
Section 4. All ordinances, amend
ments or parts of ordinances in con
aict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance ia de.
| cl1red t. be urgent and necessary
| for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace, health and safety,
,nd cbau foEc offoct md no IN faYoo