The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-03
By order OF the BOARD
THO. MILLER, M. D., President.

Members Of the Board Of Health:
First TVard-Dr Richmond Johnson -. va
cant.
Second Ward-Dr Thomas Miller, John ii. Riley.
Third Ward-Dr. J. c. Hail. William p. Young.
Fourth W'nd-T. b. j. Frye, G. c. Grammer.
FIN Wrd-Dr. j. Il. Gardner, w. r. Fer
guson.
Sirth Ward-Dr Noble Young, James Crandell.
Seventh JYard-Dr. J. +. 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 Warrington, That
| from and after the passage Of this act 1t 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
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 rubbish carried
away soon possible after il is collected; and it
shal be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the populous parts OF the city, as shall
be designated by the Board Of Health, or the mem
bers thereof Of the Ward, to keep soptubs for the
o1fnl Of the kitchen, and TO have the came carried
away and emptied 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, or any other person who
shall throw permit any scrvant or member OF his
or her family to throw any fluid or solid oal from
contiguous TO such squares, III 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
| scavenger, when called upon by any housekeeper,
on the prepayment of one cent for each bucket OF
fluid or solid oflal of the kitchen, to have the same
removed to the place designated by the Commits
| sioner of the Ward.
Sec 2. And be ii 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 III 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 scavenger soon
! as possible after il is collected.
/ SIC 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, 10 be collected and disposed OF
| as other fines collected and disposed of under
| the laws of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. Ald be IL enacted, That in case of the alb
scnce or inability of the scavengers 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 etiectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
| by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 5. 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 10 cause the same TO be closed
SEC. 9. And be IL enacted That the Mayor be, and
he Ii hereby, authorized and requested 10 have pub
lished, in handful form and distributed, copy of
| this act Immediately after its passage, and annu-
ally hereafter before the first day of June; 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,
| President of the Board Of Aldermen.
| Approved May 2s, 1919
WV. sEAToN, Mayor.
| lime