The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-18
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THO. MILLER, nj. D., President
Members Of the Board Of Health:

Members n the Board Of Health
FIRST JFard-Dr. Richmond Johnson, -. va
cant.
Second JVard-Dr. Thomas Miller, John H. Riley.
Third Uard-Dr. j. G, Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth lVud-T. b. J. Frye, G. &. Grammer.
Flu Wrd-Dr. j. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson
SirM JVard-Dr Noble Young, James Crande
SeueiM Ward-Dr. J. Z. Morgan, VIM. b. Ran
dolph.
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 il shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying a
dwelling or other building bordering on public
private paved alley, TO have the dirt and rubbish
III the alley bordering on his, her, or their premises
collected INTO piles once week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward
and, when collected, il shall be the duty of the
scaveDger TO have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after il 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, the mem
bers thereof OF the Ward, to keep sop-tubs for the
oital Of the Kitchen and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
a 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 or permit any servant member OF his
or her family to throw any fluid solid ofia from
the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
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 it shall be the duty of the
scavcnger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment OF one cent for each bucket OF
fluid or solid otla of the kitchen, to have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
siuner of the Ward.
SEC. ,. Ind be ii enacted, That it shall be the duty
OF each aud every person occupying dwelling
house. store, any other kind of building, to have
paNPI pr IN a mr. their 20
ises cleaned daily, from the first of June 70 the first
OF October, by collecting the dirt from such gutter
into piles 10 be removed by the scavcnger as soon
possible after il IS collected,
SEC. 5. Aad 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 are collected and disposed Of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. And be IL enacted, That in case ofthe abb
sencc or inability Of the scayengcrs of the Wards to
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty OF the Board OF Health 10 the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and eHcctual
manner, aud the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. D. Ind be IL enacted, That Immediately 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. e. lind be II enacted, That the Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested to have pub
lishcd, in handful form and distributed, a copy of
this act Immediately after its passage, and annu-
ally hereafter before the first day OF June; as also
of any other act regulation of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
sILAs II. HILL,
President Of the BOGrd Of Common Council
w. LENOX,
President Of The Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May 2S, ls49.
WV. sEAToN, Mayor.
June ls-lamtoct