The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-07
THO. MILLER, Nj. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health :

Members of the Board Of Health:
First ITard-Dr. Richmond johnson, - va
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Second Vard-Dr Thomas Miller, John II. Riley.
Third JFard--Dr. j. &. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth Wtyd-T. b. j. Frye, G.. c. Grammer.
Fifth Ward-Dr. J. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
.SiatL Ward-Dr. Noble Young, James Crandell.
SerenM tVayd-Dr. J. e. Morgan, VIM. b. Ran
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AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
BE il enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the city Of Washington, That
from and after the passage OF this act 1t shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying a
dwelling other building bordering on public
private paved alley, TO have the dirt and rubbish
in the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week. more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected; and it
shall be the duty OF each and every person IN such
squares in the populous parts of the city, shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward, to keep soptubs for the
oiIal of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
as shall be designated by the Commissioner Of the
Ward and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, or any other person who
shall throw permit any servant or member OF his
or her family to throw any fluid or solid oIal from
the kitchen into any street alley bordering or
contiguous TO such squares, or In any other place
than that designated by the Commissioner Of the
Ward, shall be subject to such penalty is here
matter mentioned; and ii shall be the duty of the
scavenger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment Of one cent for each bucket OF
fluid solid ofial of the kitchen, to have the same
removed to the place designated by the Commas
sioner of the Ward.
SEC g And be IL enacted That it shall be the duty
| of each and every person occupying dwelling
house, store any other kind Of building, to have
| the payeI front of his her. their
cleaned daily from the first OF June to the first
of October by collecting the dirt from such gutter
into piles, to be removed by the scavenger soon
as possible after it is collected.
| Sec 3. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject to penalty of one dollar for each
and every offence, TO be collected and disposed OF
as other fines collected and disposed of under
| the laws Of this Corporation.
SEC A. Ind be IL enacted, That in case of the alb
sence inability of the scavengers of the Wards to
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty of the Board of Health cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and ellectual
manner, and the expense of the shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 8. -And be ii enacted, fundamentally after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state Of
nuisance by the Board of Health, il shall be the
duty OF the Mayor TO cause the same TO be closed.
SEC. 6. lind be IL enacted, Thatthe Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested to have pub
lshed, in handful form and distributed copy of
this act, Immediately after its passage, and annu-
ally hereafter before the first day of June; also
of any other act or regulation of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
| or improve the health of the city.
SILAS II. HILL,
| President Of the Board of Common Council.
w. LENOX,
President Of the Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May 2S, 1919.
w. W. sEAToN, Mayor.
June Is-IamtOct