§ 14-9. Same—Expense of abatement by City to be special assessment.

The City council at a regular meeting shall consider the expense of the abatement by the City of a nuisance and by resolution finally determine the actual cost of removal and abatement and all costs and assess the same against the lot and block from which such nuisance and construction was removed, and fine the amount charged against the same, which shall be a "yea" and "nay" vote and spread at length upon the minutes, and shall thereupon declare any amount so found due a special assessment, which shall be levied and assessed as such and be collected in like manner as any other City taxes. The City clerk shall, in the manner prescribed by law, initiate further proceedings as required by law for the collection thereof as a City tax.