The republic., 1851-07-14
TINHE BOARD OF HEALTH or the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con
stitute

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! 1NHE BOARD OF HEALTH or the CITY OF
a. Washington declare the following to con
stitute
.Nuisances:
/ Dead carcases, dead fish or offals Of fish; heaps
OF oyster shels oals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul priyies. hog styes,
and decayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used food
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
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
lative to nusances and to the exaction of the Pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous of calling the attention Of
the Board 10 the existence of nuisances request
ed TO do so 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, sc.
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 9th street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Charles Calvert
10Th street, between and X.
Second Vard.-Dr. Tn. Miller, E street, near
18th MIR. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
Yania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr ]. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p. Young, 9th street
between l. and Nj.
Fourth JPvd.-Dr. L. B. j. Frye, near 4, street,
Mr. G. C. Grammer corner q. and streets.
'FVM Ward.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SIrM Ward.-Dr. j. nj. Roberts, G street, be
tween 7th and 6th Streets Mr.. John f. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
SsUo,h JVard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between and Nj 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 it enacted by he Board of aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the Cityof Washington, That
from and after the passageo this act it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, or frequent
y if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when collected il shall be the duty Of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away as soon as possible after it is coected and
shall 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 sopt tubs for the
otfal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and al 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 or member of
his 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 Commissioners Of
the Ward, shall be subject to such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and it shall be the duty Of
the scavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid oial 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
ing house, store or any other kind of building, to
have the paved gutter in front of HE her. or their
premises 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 scav
enger as soon as possible after it is collected.
Sec. g. Arld be IL 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
as other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation
Sec. A. And be IL enacted, That in case of the ab-
inability of the gers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, it shall
be the duty of the Board Of Health to cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and effectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec 5. And 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.
Sec 6. And be IL Enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbll form and distributed a copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nually hereafter before the first day OF June; as
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.
SlLAS H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved May IS, ls49.
w. w. SEAToN, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the lst section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which Sioptu6s for the offal
of the kitchen are to be kept
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. 10, II, rs, &C. l0l,
los, lls, 49, 2O, l2l, 26, l27, 4l, loo, los, I69,
22l.
Second Ward.--Squarcs 223 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, 2S9, 290 291 292 293
3lS, 3l9, 800, 32 322, 1913, 344 345, 3f6 347 3l5,
$40
Third IVdrd.-Squares 3G7, 36S 1863, $40, 373, 37i,
375, 376 37 37S 379 $50, $751; 40l 402 403 404 405,
400, 407 40S, 42S 424, 425, 1926, 427 42S 429, 43l
432, AS, 449, and450
Fourth lizard. observations A, b, and TO- and
squares Nos 453 454, ass, 456, 457, 46, 4S3, 400,
49l, and 533.
Fifth Wdrd, d,-Reservatons Nos. IL and 10 and
squares Nos SIS, 6S7, 65S, $50, 1928, and 729
BY order; THO. MILLER, Nj. D., :
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct