The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-13


yate property or parking shall be a
nuisance. providing fer the remov-
al thereof, and making the costs of
such removal lien upon the prop
4 erty where such nuisance exists;
Il providing for the collection there
Of; and repeating any ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith: passed by the Village
Board Of the Village OF Meridian,
Il Idaho.
BE il ordained By the Chairman and
Board OF Trustees OF the Village
\ OF Meridian, Idaho.
4 Section l. The permitting OF grass
and weeds commonly known as fox
tail, wild oats, thistle, wild mustard,
3 dandelion, Spanish needle, dock, bur-
dock. wild morning glory. chickweed,
i cockleburr, marshmallow or any
i other species OF weed or grass or of
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-sueh plants, vines or shrubs as
/ are grown for use, ornament or for
! food, or for the production of food
/ for the use of man or beast, or such
as shall be grown for such purposes,
/ or for fuel, when allowed to exist
I 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 where the curbing
should be 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 Q. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the owner or owners of any
real property In the Village of Nerd
! ian, Idaho, to cut or remove or to
cause the same to be done on any
| property, which he or they or IL may
own within one hundred fifty feet oil
any graded, curbed, sidewalked OF
otherwise improved street of such
grasses and weeds as are commonly
known as fox-tail, Wild oats, thistle,
Wild mustard, dandelion Spanish
| needle, dock, burdock, wild morning
glory chickweed, cocklebur, 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
for food, or for the production of
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 to do shall be and is hereby declar-
ed to be guilty of maintaining q nuis-
ance.
Section 8. In the event any person,
firm, association or corporation shall
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 for such purposes, or for fuel
upon real property or in front there
|
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 hereinhefore enumerated, or
all or any of such things as are by
| this ordinance declared to be a nuis-
ance, shall be and the same is declar-
ed TO be lien upon the lot, piece or
Marcel of real property, and upon the
whole thereof owned by such person,
| tlrm, association or corporation
where such nuisance exists.
Section 4. 1t is hereby
made the duty of the Village
Clerk, when directed by the
Village Board, to cause to be pub
lished in two consecutive issues of
the official paper OF said Village a
notice requiring all property owners
and holders in said village to remove
grass, grasses, weeds and things de-
| clared by this ordinance to be nuis-
ance, from the sidewalks or premises
owned or controlled by such person,
within ten days from and after the
last publication of such notice, and
upon the failure of said owner or
owners so to do, then the Village
Board may direct that the same be
removed; or the weeds, grasses,
bushes or plants, as hereinbefore
mentioned be cut and removed by the
Village end the cost, charges, and ex-
penses OF so doing shall be taxes as
a lien against the property benefited
by the cutting and removing of such
weeds as hereinafter provided.
Section 5. After the cutting and
removal of all such grass or grasses,
commonly known as fox tail, wild
oats, thistle, wild mustard
dandelion, Spanish needle, dock, bur
dock, wild morning glory, chick
weed, cookie bur, marshmallow or
any other weeds, vines, shrubs,
bushes and other things herein men
toned nv the Villa pa hy dfrant{n,, -