The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-06
ORDINANCES NO. 8s.
BY j. n. Clark.


nuisance; providing for the remoy-
al thereof, and making the costs Of
such removal lien upon the prop
erty where such nuisance exists;
providing for the collection there
OF, and repeating any ordinances
or parts OF ordinances in conflict
herewith: passed by the Village
Board or the Village or Meridian,
Idaho.
30 II ordained by the Chairman and
Board OF Trustees OF the Village
OF Meridian. Idaho.
Section / The permitting OF grass
and weeds commonly known as fox
tail. wild oats, thistle, wild mustard,
ldandelion, Spanish needle, dock, bur-
dock, wild morning glory. chickweed,
! cockleburr, marshmullow or any
other species OF weed or grass or OF
4 vines, bushes. plants or other things
/ OF like nature within one hundred
| fifty feet OF any graded street or side
/ walk or otherwise improved street,
except such plants. vines or shrubs as
are grown for use, ornament or for
| food. or for the production OF food
/ Tor the use OF man or beast, or such
as shall be grown for such purposes,
or for fuel. when allowed to exist
or grow to exceed the height or
length from the surface of the ground
| from ten inches on any lot, parking
| or premises in the Village of Merid-
ian, Idaho. or at any place between
The curbing or whore the curbing
should he in front of such lot or
premises. and the rear end or back of
such lot or premises, shall be and
hereby is declared TO be public
nuisance.
Section 2. II is hereby made the
duty of the owner or owners of any
real property in the Village of Merid-
ian, Idaho, to cut or remove or to
cause the same to be done on any
property, which he or they or it may
own within one hundred fifty feet of
any graded. curbed, sidewalked or
otherwise improved street OF such
grasses and weeds as are commonly
known as foX-tail, Wild oats, thistle,
Wild mustard, dandeiion, Spanish
needle, dock, burdock, wild morning
glory, chickweed, eocklebur, marsh
mallow and all other weeds, bushes,
brush, vines, plants or other things
Of like character whatsoever, which
are not grown for use, ornament or
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food for the use of man or beast or
for fuel, which Is or shall reach the
height or length of exceeding ten
inches from the surface of the ground
at any one time, and any one failing
so 10 do shall be and is hereby declar-
ed to be guilty of maintaining nuis-
ance.
Section 3. In the event any person,
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fail TO cut or remove from his, their,
or its real property within one hun
dred fifty feet of any graded. curbed,
sidewalked or otherwise improved
street in said village any such grass,
grasses or weeds commonly known
as fox-tail, wild oats, thistle, wild
mustard, dandelion, Spanish needle
dock, burdock, wild morning glory
chickweed. cocklebur, marshmallow
or other weeds, bushes, brush, vines
or plants or other thing of like nat
ure whatsoever, other than such as
are grown for use or ornament or for
food, or suitable or intended for food
for man or beast,and such as shall be
grown Tor such purposes, or for fuel
upon real property or in front there
OF to the curb at the side of the
street, or where such curb line should
be In front of said lot, to exceed ten
inches in height or length from the
surface of the ground, the same shall
be done by the Village, by the direct,
ion of the Village Board, and the en-.
tire costs and charges incurred In and
: about and Incidental to the cutting
and removal of all such weeds and
grasses hereinbefore enumerated, OF
all or any of such things as are BY
this ordinance declared to be a huis.
ance, shall he and the same Is declar.
ed to be lien upon the lot, piece OIL
Inrcel OF real property, and upon the
. whole thereof owned by such person
firm. association or corporation
: where such nuisance exists.
I Section 4. It Is hereb,
, made the duty of the Village
Clerk. when directed by tn,
. Village Board, TO cause to be pub
I lished in two consecutive issues o.
the official paper of said Village &
notice requiring all property owners
{ and holders in said village to remove
I grass. grasses. weeds and things de
clared by this ordinance to be a nuts
ance, from the sidewalks or premises
owned or controlled by such person
r within ten days from and after til,
last publication of such notice, anC
upon the failure of said owner o.
owners so TO do, then the Villag,
Board may direct that the same b,
q removed; or the weeds, grasses
' bushes or plants, as hereinbefor,
mentioned be cut and removed by IN,
Village end the cost, charges, and ex
penses OF SO doing shall be taxes a
lien against the property benefitte,
s by the cutting and removing of sucl
weeds as hereinafter provided.
Section 8. After the cutting an,
: removal of all such grass or grasses
q commonly known as fox tail, will
: oats, thistle, wild mustard
!, dandelien, Spanish needle, dock, bur
e dock, Wild morning glory, chick
weed, cookie bur, marshmaliow O