The republic., 1851-08-12
TlNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
.Nuisances:

A. Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Nitisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, an-yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul prves hog styes,
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as food
which may be thrown out from kitchens horses
going at large with the glanders, farcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in a state of dilapidation decay, endanger-
ing the lives or 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 exaction of the Pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nusances are request
ed 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
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 oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward,-Dr. Th. Miller, E street. near
18th; Mr.. j. IL. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
Taird Vard DIR. !. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
between l. and Nj.
Fourth JVwd.-Dr. It. b. ]. Frye, near a street;
Mr.. G, G. Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fifth Ward-Mr. VIM. p Ferguson Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near Il street.
Sixth Wtud.-Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John Z. Bates, cor
ner 7th and streets.
.Secerh IVdrd.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street.
between l. 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 10 enacted by the Board of aldermen aud Board
Of Common Council Of the City Of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act it shall 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, 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 it is collected; and il
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
ofal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and al such times
as shaIl 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, permit any servant or member of
bis 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 to such penalty as ia
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 ofal 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 it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, any other kind of building TO
have the paved gutter in front of his, 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 soon possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. And be it 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 case of the alb
ance or inability OF the scavengers of the wards to
efform 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 ctfectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. 4And best enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in 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 ne ID ncreDy authorized and requested to have
published in handbil 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 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 %, lS49.
w w SEATON Mavor
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the st section of the above act, designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which slop tubs for the offal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
FIRST Vdrd.-Squares Nos. rs, II, rs, Sc, 10l,
los, Is, ll9, l20, l2l, l26, l27, l4 166 l6s l69
221
Second Vard.-Squares 223. 22a, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257 2S7 2SS 2S9 290, 29l, 292, 293
3lS 3l9, 320 32l 322, 323 344, 345, 346, 347 34S,
349
Third Ward.-Squares 367, 36S, 369, $40, 373, 374,
375 $40, 377, 37S 379, $780, $751; 401 402 403 404 4O5
406 407, 40S, 423, 424 425, 426, 427 428 429, 43l
432 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward. Observations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, ass, 456, 457, 46l 49, 490
49l, and 533
Fifth Ward.-Reservations Nos IL and H. and
squares Nos. SIS, 6o7, 68S, $50, 72S, and 729.
By order; THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct