The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-10


Members Of the Board Of Heaih:
First Ward-Dr. Richmond Johnson, -- va
| Second U,pd-Dr. Thomas Miller, John Ii. Riley.
| Third JVard-Dr. j. c. Hall, William p Young.
| Fourth Uud-T. b. j. Frye G. c. Grammer
| Fifth Ward-Dr. J. b. Gardner, W. p. Fer
| guson
Sirh Pard-Dr Noble Young, James Crandell.
| Seventh Word-Dr. j. L. 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 tie 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 a public
or 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 so collected, il 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, 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 same carried
away and empucd 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
shah throw or permit any servant or member of his
or her family to throw any fluid solid ofal from
tnc INTO any street or 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 mentioned and II shall be the duty of the
scavenger, when called upon by any housckeeper,
on the prepayment of one cent for each bucket of
fluid solid oiIal of the kitchen, 10 have the same
removed to the place designated by the Commits
sioner of the Ward.
SEC. 2. lind be IL enacted That it shall be the duty
OF each and every person occupying a dwelling
house, store, any other kind of building, to have
the paved gutter in front of his, her, their prem
ICES cleaned daily, from the fret of June to the fret
~ October, by collecting the dirt from such gutter
into piles, to be removed by the scayongcr as soon
possible after it is collected.
| SEC. 3. Ind be Il 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, 70 be collected and disposed OF
as other fines collected and disposed of under
/ the laws of THE Corporation.
SEC. (. Ind be IL enacted, That in case Of the alb
scncc inability Of the scaveng gers of the Wards 20
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty Of the Board Of Health 10 cause the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and cficctual
manner and the expense Of the same shall be paid
| by the Mayor from the general fund
! SEC. 8. lind be IL enacted, Thatimmediatcly after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state OF
nuisance by the Board Of Headlight shall be the
duty Of the Mayor 10 cause the same TO be closed
SEC 8. A,rd be IL enacted, Tbatthe Mayor be, and
he il hereby, authorized and requested to have pub
lshed in handful form and distributed, a copy OF
this act, Immediately after its passa &C. and annu-
ally hereafter before the first day OF June; as also
of any other act or regulation of the Board Of
! Iieath which he may think necessary TO preserve
or improve the health Of the city.
SlLAS II. HILL,
President Of he Board of Common Council.
| w. LEMON,
Presidenf Of The Board Of Aldermen.
w. W. sEAToN, Mayor.
! June ls-IamtOct