The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-17
by OTUtT OF tIlt BOaTU
THO. MILLER, M. d., President
Members Of the Board of Health

Members Of the Board Of Health:
First Ward-Dr. Richmond Johnson, --- va
cant.
Second JYard-Dr Thomas Miller, John II. Riley.
Third Fnd-Dr. J. c. Hall, William p. Young.
Fourth IFard-T. Is. j. Frye, Il. c. Grammer.
FIN Ward-Dr. j. b. Gardner, w. p. Fer
guson.
Si1M JTard-Dr Noble Young James Crandell.
Seuenh Hard DIR. J. E. Morgan, VIM b. Ran
dolph.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted Jy The Board Of aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the city Of Washington. That
from. and after the passageof this act it shall be
he duty OF each and every person occupying q
dwelling or other building bordering 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, more frequent
y if required by the Commissioner Of the Ward,
and. when collected, il ohaIi be the duty OF the
scavepgcr To have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected; and it
shall be the duty OF each and every person in suc
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 sloptu for the
oilal 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
Ward; and each and every.person residing in such
squares thus designated, or any other person who
shall throw or permit any servant member Of his
her family to throw any fluid solid otIal from
the kitchen into any street or alley bordering on
contiguous to such squares, or in any other place
than that designated by the Commissioner OF the
Ward, shall be subject 10 such penalty as Is here
matter mcntioned and il shall be the duty of the
scavenger, when called upon by any housekeepcr,
on the prepayment OF one cent for each bucket of
fluid or solid otial Of the kitchen, to have the
removed to the place designated by the Commits
sioncr OF the Ward.
SEC. 2. And be ii enacted That it shall be the duty
OF each aud every person occupying a dwelling
house, store, any other kind of building to have
the paved gutter In front OF his her. their prem
ises 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 as soon
possible after it is collected.
SEC. 3. -4nd 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 10 be collected and disposed OF
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. And be IL enacted, That in Of the alb
sence 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 cticctual
manner, and the expense OF the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. s. Ind be IL enacted, fundamentally after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, 1t shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same TO be closed.
SEC. g. -dnd be IL enacted, That Mayor be, and
he is hereby, authorized and requested to have pub
lishcd. 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 regulation of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
sILAS II. HILL,
President of The Board Of Common Council.
w. LENOX,
President Of The Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May IS, ls49.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
June ls-lamtOct