The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-21

Members Of The Board Of Health:
First Vard-Dr. Richmond Johnson, - va
Second JVard--Dr Thomas Miller John II. Riley.
Third Wad-Dr. J. G. Hall, William =, Young.
Fourth Uapd-r. b. J. Frye, G. c. Grammer
Fyh Pard-Dr. j. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
Si1U JVard-Dr Noble Young, James Crandel.
.Serenh Hard DR. j. L. Morgan, VIM b. Ran
doph
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes
BE IL enacted bj 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 on public
or private paved alley, TO have the dirt and rubbish
in the alley bordering his her, their premises
collected into piles once week, 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 popuous parts OF the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, the mem
bers thereof of the Ward keep slop tubs for the
ofal of the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such tmes
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
.hall throw or permit any servant or member OF his
or her family to throw any fluid solid oifal from
the kitchen into any street 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 as is here
matter mentioned; and 1t shall be the duty of the
| scavengcr, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment of one cent for each bucket of
lsid or solid ofla of the Kitchen to have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
soner of the Ward.
SEC. . Ind be it 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 ofhs, 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 scaycnger soon
| as possible after it is collected.
SEC. 3. Ind 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, To be collected and disposed OF
as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws OF this Corporation.
SEC. l. Ind be IL enacted, That in case of the alb
sencc inability of the scayengers of the Wards to
perform the services required by this act ii shall
be the duty of the Board Of Health TO the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and ciiectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
| by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. D. Ind 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 10 cause the same TO be closed
SEC. 6. Ind be il enacted, Ihatthe Mayor be, and
hc is hereby authorized and requested to have pub
shed, in handbill form and distributed, a 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 thinl, necessary TO preserve
| or improve the health of the city.
SlLAS II. HILL,
| President Of The Board of Common Council.
w. LENOA,
President Of The Board Of ALDERMEN
Approved May -, 1919.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor
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