The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-26
Members of the Board of Health

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First Ward-Dr Richmond Johnson, - va
Second Ward-Dr. Thomas Miller, John II. Riley.
Third IYard-Dr j. c. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth WWd-T. b. J. Frye. G. c. Grammer.
Fifth Wnd-Dr. J. Is. Gardner, W. P. Fer
| guson
Sirh TVard-Dr. Noble Young, James Crandell.
SecenM Uard-Dr. j. f. Morgan, VIM b. Ran
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AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
| BE it 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 it shall be
| the duty OF each and every person occupying a
dwelling or other building bordering a public
private paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish
In the alley bordering on his her. their premises
collected into piles once week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when SO collected it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares, in the popuous parts of the city, as shall
be designated by the Board of Health or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slop tubs for the
ofial of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emphed 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, any other person who
shall throw or permit any servant member of his
or her family to throw any fluid solid ofial 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
scavenger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment OF one cent for each bucket of
fluid or solid oal of the kitchen, to have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
sioner Of the Ward
SEC. 3 4nd be it enacted, That it shall bethe 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
ises cleaned daily, from the first of June to the first
of October by collecting the dirt from such gutter
into piles, TO De removed by the scavenger soon
possible after il is collected.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject TO penalty of 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 4. .dnd be ii enacted, That in case Of the abb
sence 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 effectual
manner and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 5. Ard be 10 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 6. And be IL enacted, Thatthe Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested TO have pub
lished in handful form and distributed a copy of
this act, Immediately after its passage, and annu
ally hereafter before the first day OF June; az 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,
Prssident Of The Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May %, ls49
Wv. sEAToN, Mayor.
June lS-lamtOct