The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-05
THO. MILLER, NJ. d., President
Members of the Board of Health :

-HcHtDeTS o| Ihe DOdTu u TeuW
First Ward-Dr. Richmond Johnson, va.
cant.
Second Ward-Dr. Thomas Miller, John II. Riley.
Third Wdrd-Dr. j. c. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth JTad-T b. J, Frye, G. G. Grammer.
FIN Ward-Dr. j. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
Sirh Wayd--Dr Noble Young, James Crandell.
Seventh Uard-Dr. j. f. Morgan, VIM. b. Ran
dolph.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and CUTTERS and for other purposes
BE ii enacted by The Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the city V Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act it shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying a
dwelling or other building bordering public
private paved alley to have the dirt and rubbish
in the alley bordering his, her. their premises
collected into piles once week, or 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 rubbish carried
away soon as possible after it is collected and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares, IN the popuious parts OF the CITY, as shall
be designated by the Board Of Health or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward keep slop tubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied III 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
her family to throw any fluid solid ottal from
the kitchen into any street alley bordering on or
contiguous 10 HuCn or IN any OtnCT place
than that designated by the Commissioner of the
Ward, shall be subject TO such penalty as is here
matter mentioned; and it 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 oiIa of the Kitchen to have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
.ioner of the Ward.
SEC. q 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 paved gutter in front of his, her, their prem
Uses 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
possible after it is collected.
SEC. 3. .dnd be 10 enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject 70 penalty OF one dollar Tor each
and every offence, TO be collected and disposed of
as other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws Of this Corporation
SEC. L. ind belt enacted, That in case Of the alb
inability of the scavengcrs of the Wards to
perform the services required by this act, it shall
be the duty of the Board of Health to the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and etiectual
manner. and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 5. Ind be IL enacted, fundamentally after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board OF Health, 1t shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same to be closed.
SEC. 6. Ind be Il enacted, Thatthe Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested 10 have pub
lished, in handbill 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.
SlLAs IA. HILL,
Prssident Of the Board of Common Council.
w. LENOX,
Pre'idert Of The Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May IS, lS4s.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
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