§ 14-9. Abatement of nuisances; assessment of expenses.

Whenever the owner, occupant or agent of the occupant of any premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found are unknown or cannot be found, the health officer shall proceed to abate such nuisance. The expense of such abatement may be collected by suit against the owner, agent or occupant in the name of the city, or the same may become assessed and become a lien upon the property, as in the case of the assessment of sewers. In the case of such assessment, it shall be the duty of the health officer to report to the common council the whole amount of the expenses of attending the abatement with as full a description of the premises as may be, and the name of the owner, agent or occupant when known. Thereupon, the common council shall by ordinance direct the assessors to assess the same upon the premises. Such other proceedings shall then be had as in the case of sewer assessments.