Show CITY IS KILLING WEEDS BY A TAX loa los angel angeles novel experiment in cayto cayia a success Suc ce loa los Ange angeles leq cal la Is embarked on the novel experiment ot of taxing its it meeds weeds out ot of existence and the expert ment has aroused so much interest among those study municipal af at fairs all over the country that it la Is the ot at a special report by ethel cleland to the Matton bl municipal iague I ague twice a yeal yeat in august and april bhe she ways I 1 in accordance with an ordinance of 0 july 1012 1912 owners agents and persons in possession of property must from their sidewalks property laade and lota lots all noxious weeds and vegetation except euch such as are cultivated for use ornament food or fuel all dead trees tin cans rubbish refuse and waste material ot or al all kinds which may endanger or injure neighboring property or tho the health welfare of tl residents of tho the vIcI vicinity alty other otherwise the bourd of public works will remove all als or any of these detriments to civic beruty and hygiene and to insure klyment for their removal and collection assess the cost together with 21 pr per cent thereon to be added to cor interest upon the property tills this aes id Is known as a weed tax ait ceoil taxes unpaid on the last loudly of of each year become delinquent and 10 per cent ly Is added to p of the tax when thus dell dellnena nent and a delinquent list with un an dying alphabetical index of n in un Is published once a n week eck for three weeks in a loa los angles AngLe 4 li il t r with n notice appended declaring that unless these those taxes are paid in fight days from the date of flip appearance of the first no tice the lie on which they are used will be old sold to the city As A costs ot of such publication 60 centa cents la Is collected on each sep ee emte of land lepir bitely asses ases ed cd all which the ta weed taxes and ensuing pen penalties altier have not been paid on the day aed fled in n tie tle h d l anotle 14 sol sot I 1 to the city and if it not redee tred within n year a deed la Is druon up tom conveying eying to the city the absolute title to the property to redeem the tro property perty within the year after it Is eold sold to the city the owner pays the weed taxes penalties i and ind costs due thereon and interest on ohp same at the rate of 7 per cent all unpaid weed taxed taxes assessed since the sa i and aloo penalties tarring varying with the time after the eale sale euch such payments are re made |