The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
ORDINANCE NO. SSl


permitting. suffering or allowing thereof.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF KENNEWICK:
Section 1. The following places. things
and acts are hereby declared to be nuis-
anceS. namely:
., The keeping or allowing to be and
remain in any building, yard. enclosure,
alley, street, avenue, park, public place,
or in place within the limits of the
CITY of Kennewick. any unsound. putrid or
unwhoIesone bones, meat, hides. skins. or
the whole or any part of any dead animal
wholesome substance, or the offal. garb-
age, or other offensive parts of any AMI
NAL.
b. The suffering or permitting of any
cellar, vaults, drain, sewer, yard. grounds
or premises or any street. alley or other
from any cause, nauSeouS, foul, offensive
or Injurious to public health or unpleasant
or disagreeable to adjacent residents or
persons.
c. The causing or permitting Of any
nauseous. foul or putrid liquor or SUBJ
stance. or any liquid or substance likely
to become nauseous, foul, offensive or pu-
trid. to be discharged. placed or thrown.
or to flow from or out of any premises
into or upon any adjacent premises or any
public street or alley, or to stand, remain
or be upon any premises.
a..
crossing or sidewalks Of the City OF
Kennewick,' and all excavations in or
under the same which are by ordinance
prohibited, or which may be made with
out lawful permission, or which, having
been made by lawful permission, are kept
has been accomplished. or for an I'M
reasonable length OF time.
e. The depositing or burning or causing
to be deposited or burned in any street.
alley or other public place which Is open
to travel, of any hay, straw, paper, wood
boards, boxes, manure, leaves, grass, or
other rubbish or material.
(. The keeping, using or maintaining OF
any pen, stable, lot, place or premises In
which any hog. cattle or fowls may be
confined or kept, in such manner as to be
nauseous, foul or offensive, or from any
cause to be an annoyance to any COM
munity. family or person.
e. The tying or picketing OF any AMI
NAL on any street, alley or other public
place, or on any unenclosed lot or pre-
misses, and in such manner and with
such length of picket rope that such ami
NAL can 60 upon or into any street, alley
or other public place or upon any adjoin-
ing lot or premises owned or controlled by
any other person than the person owning
or controlling the lot or premises where
such animal is picketed.
h. All houses, rooms, booths or other
structures used as place OF resort where
women are employed to draw custom, and
are guilty of lewd and lascivious behavior.
or used as a place Of resort for dancing
where women or girls solicit for salary or
commission the sale of intoxicating liquors,
or used as a place or resort for dancing
where diSorderly persons are allowed TO
congregate, or used as resort where
drunkenness is carried on or permitted.
j. The blowing or sounding or causing
to be blown or sounded for longer period
than fifteen (15) seconds. Of any air or
steam whistle, or the letting off or caus-
ing to let off Of any unnecessary steam
from any locomotive at or within one
hundred (10O feet Of any street, alley
or avenue or any crossing over the same.
]. The permitting on any property in
the City Of Kennewick Of accumulation of
weeds, brush, unfinished buildings, scat
tered rubbish, or building materials either
creating thereby fire hazard or making
the premises unsightly or such as will
deteriorate the value Of the surrounding
region or adjacent property. 80.
k. The loading or transporting over or
along any street, alley or other public
place. Of rails, pillars or columns or iron
or other metal, in such manner as to cause
loud noises. or to disturb the peace and
quiet of such streets or places.
l. The unreasonable ringing Of church
or other bells. and the making Of noises
health and peace. - 81 IL
m. The keeping or harboring Of any dog
or dogs which by habitual bowling or
barking annoy or disturb any person or
neighborhood. @a ..z ..r
n All buildings, houses, rooms, struc-
lures. or places used for the purpose Of
lewdness, designation or prostitution.
o. All premises, buildings and vehicles
wherein or wherein Intoxicating liquor IS
manufactured, sold. bartered, exchanged.
given away, furnished, disposed of. con.
sumed. or permitted to be consumed. in
violation Of the laws Of the State of Wash
ington and the ordinances Of the City Of
Kennewick.
p. The going into private residences by
solicitors, hawkers. itinerant merchants
and transient vendors Of merchandise, not
having been requested or invited so to do
by the owner or owners, occupant or oc-
cupants Of said private residence. for the
purpose Of soliciting orders for the sale
Of goods, wares and merchandise andIor
for the purpose Of disposing of and/or
bartering or hawking the same.
q. All public buildings. parts thereof,
public rooms or other public structures
wherein any gambling game or game OF
money, property, or any representative OF
either, any be bet, wagered or hazarded
upon any chance or uncertain or contin.
gent event.
r. The operation over the streets, of
Kennewick Of any motorcycle, motor bike.
motor scooter or any other motor driven
vehicle with Inadequate muffler.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, by themselves
or by their agents or employees, or as the
agent or employee Of another person,
firm or corporation, to do or permit to
be done upon any premises over which
they have control, or to maintain, carry
on. suffer or allow. at any place or
places in the preceding section mentioned.
any Of the acts or things herein declared
nit or suffer to be done. or maintain
any act or thing which shall be detrimen-
tai or injurious to public health or often.
sive to the senses or contrary to public
decency or morality.
In case the owner or agent OF any
constructive knowledge of the maintenance
on or in said premises Of any nuisance as
herein defined, he shall, for the purposes
of this ordinance, be deemed one of the
persons in control Of said premises.
Section 8. Any person violating the pro.
visions of this ordinance, or who shall
create, keep or maintain any nuisance as
herein defined, shall be deemed guilty of
msdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
three hundred (S300.00) dollars, or I'm.
prisoned in the city Jail for period not
exceeding sixty (60) days, or both SO
fined and imprisoned; and for any act
of a continuing nature as herein prohibit-
ed, each day shall be considered separ-
ate offense.
Section a. When judgment shall be rem
dered against any person, persons, Iirm OF
corporation, finding them guilty OF Great
ing, keeping, maintaining, permitting' al
lowing or suffering nuisance as herein
defined, or suffering such nuisance 70 pc
maintained, 1t shall be the duty OF the
court before whom the conviction is mad,
in addition to imposing the penalty or
penalties herein provided, to order the
defendant or defendants in such action 10
forthwith abate and remove such mus.
ance; and II said nuisance is not abated
or removed by such offender wlinm
(24) hours thereafter IL snaIl
he abated and removed by authority OF
the Chief of Police Of the City OF kenne,
wick, or by any other officer authorized
by order of said court, which said oroer
of abatement shall be entered upon tne
docket of the court and made part OF
the Judgment in said action: The provis'
ions of this section relative to the apate
ment of nuisances are not exclusives ano
All other rights or remedies OF the Slty
Of Keznewtck any citizen thereof reiatNe
To abatement of nuisances are hefeDs
declared to remain in full force ana erect.
Section 5. Any person found guilty n Q,
keeping or maIntain,hs 81 s,f.