The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-30
Members Of he Board Of Health:


First Wad--Dr. Richmond Johnson, - va
Second JTard--Dr Thomas Miller John II. Riley.
Third V'drd-Dr. J. G. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth Jvard-T. ID. J. Frye, G, c. Grammer
F1th Ward-Dr. J. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
Sirh H,nd-Dr Noble Young James Crandel
SsrenM JVard-Dr J. +. Morgan, VIM Is. 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
# Common Cornell Of re city IF Washington, That
nom and after the passage of this act 1t shall be
she duty OF each and every person occupying a
dwelling or other building bordering on pubic
private paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish
the alley bordering OH his her. or their prenses
collected into piles once week, more frequent
~ il 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 il
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares, ia the popuous parts of the city, shall
be designated by the Board of Health or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward TO keep sloptubs for the
ofal of the kitchen. and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
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 oifal from
the kitchen into any street alley bordering
contiguous to such squares, in any other place
than that designated by the Commissioner OF the
Ward, shall be subject to such penalty as Is here
matter mcntioncd and IL shall be the duty OF the
scavenger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment Of one cent for each bucket of
iuid solid otial of the kitchen, 10 have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
soner of the Ward.
SEC. q Ind 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
ses cleaned daily, from the first of June 10 the first
of October, by collecting the dirt from such gutter
into piles TO be removed by the scavenger as soon
as possible after it is collected.
SEC. }. And be 10 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, 10 be collected and disposed OF
other fines collected and disposed of under
the law. of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. Ind be II enacted, That in OF the ab
sence inability Of the scavengcrs of the Wards TO
perform the services required by this act, il shall
be the duty Of the Board OF Health the filth
10 be removed in the most speedy and efIcctual
manner, and the expense of the same shali be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC 5. dnd be IL enacted, fundamentally after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty Of the Mayor TO cause the same To be closed.
SEC. g. Ind be IL enacted, That the Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested TO have pub
lished, 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 regulation of the Board Of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
or improve the health Of the city.
SlLAS II. HILL,
President of The Board of Common Council.
w. LEMON,
President Of the Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May %, lsa9.
w. w. sEATON, Mayor.
June ls-lamtOct