The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-26

Commissioner of the General Land Office.
/ May lS-lawl3w
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
Washington declare the following to con-
stitate
.NliisanceS:
! Dead carcases dead fish or ofIals Of fish; heaps
Of oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marches, sewers cellars; foul privies, hog stye5,
and dccayed vegetables of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as food
which maybe thrown out from kitchens; horses
| going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
and in state of dilapidation or decay, endanger-
ing the lives property of those in the vicinity.
The Commissioners of the several Wards will see
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re-
lative to nuisances and to the exacion of the pc
| nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence Of nuisances request
ed to do 80 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
location, &c.
By order of the Board
THO. MILLER, NJ D., President
Members Of the Board of Health, May 81, 1851
First Ward.-Dr r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charies Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second TPard.-Dr. Tn. Miller, z street, near
| 18th; MIR. j. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
Third JVard.-Dr ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. near 9th street; Mr.. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between l. and N.
Fourth Wipd--Dr. T. B. J. Frye, near A. street;
| Mr.. q. q, Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fiji Wdrd. Mr.. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John II. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SiTth Wayd.--Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G street, be.
tween 7th and 9Th streets; MIR. John +. Bates cor
ner 7th and L streets.
iSeue,iM Ward-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9Th street,
between l. and M streets; MIR. VIM. b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryland avenue, near 18th street.
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 sha be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public pri
vate 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
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and. when so 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 Populous parts of the city shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward, to keep soptubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
Ward and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, or any other person who
shall throw, permit any servant member of.
bis or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
The Ward, shall be subject TO such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and it shall be the duty of
the 5cavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid offa of the Kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec 2. And be IL enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
lng-house, store or any other kind OF building, TO
have the paved gutter in front of his, her, their
premises cleaned daily, from the first of June to
the first OF October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles r. be removed by the scav-
enger soon possible after it is collected.
Sec 3. A,,d be it 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, to be collected and disposed Of
other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. -And be Il enacted, That, in of the abb
inability Of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty Of tire Board of Health to cause the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and effectua
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty ofthe Mayor to cause the same to be closed.
Sec. 6. And be 10 enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handful form and distributed, a copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nually hereafter before the first day OF June as
aso 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
WALTER LENOX,
President OF the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May IS, 1919.
w. w. SEATON, Mayor
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the LIST section of the above act, designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those IN which siop tubs for the offal
of the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos rs, II, rs, sc, l0l,
105, 49, l9, 100, III, 126, l27, l4 loo, l6S, l69
22l
Second Vard.-Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, opt,
252, 253, 1885, 257 2S7 1885, $780, 300, 29l, 292, 1893,
3ls, 3l9, 800, 32l, 322 $685. 344, 345, 346 347 34S
349.
Third Ward.-Squares 367, 36S, 800, $40, 373, 374,
375, 376 BIT, 37S 379, $780, $751; 401 402 403 404 405
400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 425, 1885, 427 49, 429 43l
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward Reservations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453 454, 45 456, 457, 46l, 4SS, 400,
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward-Reservation Nos III and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 657, 6SS, $50, 72S, and 729.
BY order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.