The republic., 1851-08-14
THE BOARD OF HEALrn 90 ths cisy ~
IL Washington declare the following ~ eon-
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fkNAE HOARD Or HEALTH 81 me SAay ~
IL Washington declare the following " eon-
sdtute
.N,asancsr
Dead cArcases, dead n or ofIals u hshi heaps
OF oyster shells; odas r0n bHtcbrfs' stalls, slau9b
ter-houscs, or tan.yaTdf; saEnant water 10 pouds,
marshcs sewers, cellars ioui pfisisa. huE fyea.
and decAyed vegetahlea II all descriptions, bsihef
entire or those portions tbcrcof not used iood
which may be thrown oui from kitchensi bofsca
going at large with the gianderss hrcy, o. ether
contagious diseasesi the drainage iFcsu dyv hotis
and soap factories; h0uscs buildings unoccupisd
and in state OF dilapidaiion o. decay, cndAnEsF.
ing the lives property Oi those in thc flcinity
The Commissioners Of the several Wards wiil go
TO the enforcement Of the foregoing regulations ~.
latiye 10 nuisanccs, and 90 the oHactiou "a tc pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous Of calling Tie attention u
the Board % the existence Of nusanCts request
the Board for the Ward IN which such Nuisance
may exist, stating the nature ol The same, with he
location, &c.
By order Of the Board,
THO. MILLER, NJ. D., President
Members Of The Board Of Health. May 81 lsjh
First IPard-Dr r. Johnson. corner 3ith street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and n
Second JYard.-Dr. Tn Miller, street, near
18th; Mr.. J. H. Riley, l2th street near Pennsyi-
vania avenue.
Txnd Ward.-D J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. T.. Young 9th street,
between l. and NJ
Fourth JPWd.--Dr T. b. J. Frye, near 4, street,
Mr.. G. G. Grammer, corner a. aud streets
FIN Wnd.-Mr. Wm..P. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street, Mr.. John p. ingie, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirth JVad.-Dr. ]. NJ. Roberts, g street, be.
tween 7th and sth streets; MIR. John T. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L. streets.
Sepenth Ward-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between l. and NJ streets; Mr.. VIM. u. Randolph,
MARYLAND avenue
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
Be il enacted by the Board of aldermen aud Board
OF Common Council Of ths CITY of Washington, That
from and after the passage OF this act IL shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, 10 have the dirt aud rubbish ia
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 or rubbish carried
away possible after il Is collected; and IL
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the popuou5 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
offa OF the kitchen, and 10 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
his or her family to throw any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, or in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner OF
the Ward, shall be subject 70 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 ofa Of the Kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2, And be 10 enacted, That il 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 his, her, or their
premises cleaned daily, from the fret of June TO
the first Of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, TO be removed by the scay
enger as soon as possible after II 10 collected.
Sec. 3. And 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 to be collected and disposed Of
as other fines are 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 cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and efIectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. +And be 10 enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in q state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the ssme to be closed.
Sec. 6. -And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he ls hereby authorized and requested 10 have
published in handbill form and distributed, copy
Of this act Immediately after its passage, and an;
nualy hereafter before the first dav of June as
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.
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May 2S, l949
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
/ The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the s section of the above act, designated the fol-
! lowing reservations and squares in the city OF
Washington those inwhch sop- tubs for the offal
! of the kitchen to be kept:
/ First Ward.-Squares Nos. 10, II, rs, SO, l0l,
l05, lis, ll9, 100, l2l l26 l27 l4l loo, l6S, l69,
| 221
Second Werd.-Squares 223. 224, 225 226, 227,
252 253 255, 257, 2S 2SS, 2s9, 290, 29l, 292, 293
3S 3l9, 800 32l 322, 1913, 344, 345 $40, 347, 345,
349.
Third JVard.-Squares 367, 36S, 369 310, 373, 374
375 376 377 37S, 379 $50, $751; 40l 402 403 404 4O5
406 407, 40S, 423 424 1885, 426, 427, 42S, 429, 43l
432, 44S 449, and 450.
Fourth JPard.-Reservatons A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454 455, 456 457, 46l, 4SS, 400
49l, and 533
Fifth TVard.-Reservations Nos. IL and u, and
! squares Nos SIS, 657, 6SS 600, 72S, and 1923.
By order: THO. MILLER, Nj. D.,
President of the Board OF Health.
June l0-lamtOct