The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-27
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THO. MILLER, M. D., President.
Members Of the Board Of Health:

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First WUd-Dr. Richmond johnson, -- va
Second Ward--Dr. Thomas Miller, John II. Riley.
Third Ward-Dr. j. C. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth Ward-T. b. J. Frye, G. G. Grammer
F1M Ward-Dr. J. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
SirM Vad-Dr Noble Young, James Crandel.
Seuenh Pard-Dr. j. 4. 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 Of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act it shall be
the duty OF each and every person occupying a
dwelling other building bordering on a public
or private paved alley to have the dirt and rubbish
IN 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, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares, in the popuoua parts OF the city, as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, the mem
bers thereof Of the Ward to keep sloptubs for the
ofial Of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
as shall be designated by the Commissioner of the
W ard; 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
or her family to throw any fluid or solid ohal from
the kitchen into any street or alley bordering or
contiguous to such squares, or 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 it shall be the duty of the
scavenger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment of one cent for each bucket of
fud solid otal of the Kitchen to have the same
removed to the place designated by the Commits
sioner of the Ward
SEC q And be II 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
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 scavengcr soon
possible after il is collected.
SEC. g. And 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. T. Ind be it, enacted, That in case of the abb
sence or inability Of the scavengers 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 eiiectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 5. And be IL enacted, fundamentally after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state Of
nuisance by the Board of Health il shall be the
duty of the Mayor TO cause the same TO be closed.
SEC. 6. -And 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 fret day Of June; aiso
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 II. HILL,
| President of the Board of Common Council.
| w. LENOX,
| President of the Board Of aldermen.
| Approved May %, ls49
WV. sEAToN, Mayor.
June lS-lamtoct