Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-07

I ing or any portion thereof. used for
human habitation. which is in said I'M
clean condition, is hereby declared to
be public nuisance.
Section 4. Whenever the board Of
health of the city of Rock Island as
certains from examination or reports
of its inspectors or otherwise, that
public nuisance exists as defined in the
foregoing sections two (2) and three
Cd of this ordinance, in or upon any
structure or building or any portion
thereof, and serves notice upon the
owner of such house, or his Jesse or
agent or the person in possession,
charge or control thereof, directing
him to abate such nuisance and re-
move the unclean or unsanitary con-
ditions within such reasonable time
as may be fixed by said board and
specified in said notice. it shall then
be the duty of such owner, agent or
person to abate such nuisance within
such time.
Whenever such abatement does not
take place within such time, or wnen-
ever. in the opinion of said board, such
abatement is impossible or impract-
cable without any immediate vacation
of the house or portion thereof, and
said board serves notice upon the
owner, Jesse, agent or person in pos
session, charge or control thereof TO
vacate or cause the vacation OF such
house or portion thereof designated In
the notice, then it shall be the duty OF
such owner, Jesse, agent or person to
vacate or cause the vacation of such
house or portion thereof within TWEEN
ty (2O) days from date of the service
of such notice or within a shorter
time mot less than twenty-four hours
in any case) as may be specified in
said notice.
Whenever either in addition to or
without the service of said notice the
said board is of the opinion that such
nuisance can be abated by tenant or
other occupant of such house or por-
ton thereof, and such notices, either
for the abatement of the nuisance or
vacation of the premises, are served
upon such tenant or other occupant,
then it shall be the duty OF such ten
ant or other occupant to comply with
the terms of such notices and to abate
the nuisance or vacate the premises
accordingly.
After any such notice or order OF
vacation, it shall be unlawful to oc-
cupy or permit the occupancy of such
premises or portion thereof until such
nuisance shall have been completely
abated and such building or portion
thereof shall have been rendered clean
and sanitary in accordance with the
terms of said notices of the board OF
health. When there is no owner,
agent, Jesse or person in charge. pos
session or control, who is resident
of or can be served in the city of Rock
Island, then personal service may be
had by registered letter or If the adj
dress of the owner, Jesse. or person In
charge or control be unknown or SER
vice can not be secured by registered !
letter after effort to do SO, notice by |
once a week for two con-
secutive weeks in any newspaper OF |
general circulation in Rock Island or
posting or attaching to or on the out |
side of said structure or building a |
COPY of the notice or order consecu- !
lively for two weeks, shall have the |
same effect as service within said !
city.
Section 5. Any person or persons, |
firm or corporation violating any of /
the provisions of this ordinance, or /
failing to conform to any of the provi- i
sions thereof, shsll be deemed to be |
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon |
conviction thereof shall be fined not |
less than ten $4,000 dollars nor more |
than one hundred (S100.00) dollars
and shall be subject to like penalty |
for each day the nuisance is maintain /
ed after conviction.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER, Mayor.
Passed: Sept. s, 1914.
Readopted: Nov. 2, 1914.
Attest: NJ. T. Rudgren,
CITY Clerk-(Adv)