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. . * Ordinance No. 1358 , Page 4. e expense incurred by the city in doing or having such work done, or improvements made, to the owner of such property, and fix a lien thereon as provided in this article. (Ord. No. 716, S 3, 5-17-65) (b) The abatement of said nuisance or removal of such condition as described above shall be required to be performed no more than three (3) times within anyone calendar year. In no event shall such work be required to be per- formed at intervals of less than three (3) months, unless the Building Official or his duly designated agent determines that the pro- perty containing the nuisance constitutes a fire or health hazard to an adjoining residence or place of business." e Section 6. Chapter 13, Article II, Section 13-27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, is hereafter amended to read as follows, to-wit: "Sec. 13-27. Correction or removal by city-- Generally. e (a) In the event of the failure, refusal or neglect of the owner of any premises or property to comply with a notice given him pursuant to this article, it shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector or his duly designated agents to cause the weeds, brush, rubbish or other insanitary matter or condition constituting a nuisance to be promptly and summarily abated, in a reasonable and prudent manner, at the expense of the city. The Chief Building Inspector or his duly desig- nated agents shall carefully compile the cost of such work done and improvements made in abating such nuisance, and shall charge such costs against the owner of such premises. General overhead of administrative expense of inspection, locating owner, issuing notice, reinspection and ordering work done, together with all necessary incidents of same, require a reasonable minimum charge of eleven dollars ($11.00) per hour for the first hour, or portion thereof, and eight dollars ($8.00) per hour for each subsequent hour. Such minimum charge is hereby established and declared to be an expense of such work and improvement. e (b) The city shall have the right to award any quantity of work authorized under this section to a general contractor whose bid shall be accepted by the city commission as the lowest and best secured bid for doing *This ordinance was passed as an amendment to Ordinance 716