The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-12

10000 feet first quality white pine plank, inch
thick, to be IL to 10 feet long, and 10 to IA
inches wide
900 feet first quality white pine plank, = inch
thick, to be IL TO 10 feet long. and 10 to II
inches wide
$1,000 feet first quality cypress boards. inch thick
TO be IL TO 10 feet long, and III to IA inches
wide.
CLASS No. 4.-Black Spruce Spns, per stick.
25 pieces, So to 90 feet long 10 inches in diameter
i'll centre Of sling
25 pieces, 50 to 40 feet long, 10 inches in diameter
in centre of sling
% pieces, 80 to 35 feet long inches in diameter in
centre Of sling
25 pieces, % to 80 feet long, inches in diameter in
centre Of sling.
CLASS No.5.-White Oak Knees, per sidedinch.
so to side inches
| SO do g. do
SO do do
Measuring about 1926 inches; bodies to be to 7
feet long. Arms to be from feet inches to feet
long. None to vary more than degrees from a
right angle. June 25--law4w
TJ'HE BOARD OF HEALTH OF tho City of
Il Washington declare the following to const-
tute
.Nuisaaces:
Dead carcascs, dead fish or olIas of fish, heaps of
oyster shells offas from butchers stalls saugh-
marshes, sewers, cellars foul prives, hog styes,
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thcreono used food which
may be thrown out from kitchens; horses going at
large with the CHAMBERS farcay, other contagious
diseases; the drainage from lighthouses and soap
factories; houses or buildings unoccuped and in
state of dilapidation or decay, endangering the
lives or property of those in the vicinity.
The Commissioners OF the several Wards will see
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations rea
tive to nuisances, and to the cxacton of the penal
ties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention of the
Board to the existence of nuisances requested
to do in writing. addressed to the members of the
Board for the Ward in which such nuisance may
exist, stating the nature of the same, with its loca-
ton, &c.
BY order of the Board:
THO MILLER, Nj. d., President.
Members Of the Board Of Health:
First Wmd-Dr. Richmond johnson, --- va
cant.
Second Vrd-Dr. Thomas Miller, John H. Riley.
Third Ward-Dr. J. G. Hall, William p. Young
Fourth IVard-T b. j. Frye, G. G. Grammer.
Fiji IFard-Dr. J. h. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
Sixh IVard-Dr. Noble Young, James Crandell.
Seventh Vard-Dr. j. f. Morgan, VIM. b. Ran
dolph.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other pur poses.
BE IL enacted by the Board of aldermen and Board
from and after the passage of this act it shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying
dwelling other building bordering on a public
private paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish
in the alley bordering his, her. or their premises
collected into piles once week, frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner Of the Ward,
and when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavengcr 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 populous parts of the city, shall
be designated by the Board of Health. or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to keep sop tubs for the
oflal Of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
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 or permit any servant or member of his
or her family to throw any fluid or solid offal 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 as is here
matter mentioned and it shall be the duty of the
scavengcr, when called upon by any housekceper,
on the prepayment of one cent for each bucket of
iluid solid oflal of the kitchen, to have the
removed TO the place designated by the Commits
sioner of the Ward.
SEC. z. And be it enacted, That il 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 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
possible after il is collected.
SEC. 3. Ind be II 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, 10 be collected and disposed of
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. Ind be IL enacted, That in case of the abb
sence 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 eflectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 8. 1dnd be IL enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in a state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same TO be closed.
SIC. 6. dnd be IL enacted, Thatthe Mayor be- and
he is hereby. authorized and requested to have pub
lished. in handbill form and distributed a copy of
this act, Immediately after lite 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 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 Is, 1919.
w. SEATON, Mayor.