The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-19
TINHE BOARD OF HEALTH Of the City of
Washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
.Naisances:

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OF oyster shells; otfals from butchers stalls slaugh-
ter houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes sewers, coiarsj foul privies, hog syes,
and decayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
which may be thrown ont 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 cilapidation 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
latlve to nusances and to the exacton 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 30 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, M. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, .May 81 F., 1851
FIRST WGrd.-Dr. r. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert,
l9th street, between | and X.
Second Ward-Dr. TIL. Miller, street, near
l4th MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr. J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM r. Young, 9th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth Wara.-Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near a. street;
Mr.. G C. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
Fifth Ward.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near I'd street; MIR. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Si1M Ward.-Dr ]. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates,
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh 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
sIaffla .,ofI 49,
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, or their premises
collected into piles once week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and when so collected, 1t 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 men,
bers thereof of the Ward to keep sop tubs for the
offal OF the kitchen, andto 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 or solid offal
from the kitchen into any street or 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 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 offal of the Kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner Of the Ward.
Sec. 2. Arad 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 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-
engcr soon possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. -And 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, to be collected and disposed of
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Cooperation.
Sec. f. lind be II enacted, That, in of the alb
inability Of the scavengers of the wards TO
perform the services required by this act, it shall
be the duty of the Board of Health the filth
to be removed in tina rnoet speedy and effectual
manner, and the expense OF the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. s. A,ld be 10 enasted, 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. g. lind be IL enacted That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handful form and distributed copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and
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 IL. 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 LIST section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which slop tubs for the oal
Of the kitchen are TO be kept:
First Ward.-Squares Nos 70, n, IS, So, l0l,
l05, lls, 49, 100, l2l, l26, l27, AL 166 1861 l69
22I
Second Ward.-Squares 223. AGA, 225, 226, 227,
252, 1853, $685. 257 2S7 2sS, 2S9 go, 29l, 1884, 293,
3ls, $40, 800, 32l o22, 1913, 344 345, sa6 BAT 34s
349.
Third Vad.--squares 367, 1858, 1863, $40, 1913, 374,
375, 49, 377 378 $40, $780, 3S, 40l 402 403 404 405
400, 407, 4OS, 423, 424, 425, 49, 427 49, 49, 43I
432, 449, 449, and $50. 81
Fourth Yard. Reservations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, 49, 456 457 46l, 4SS, 400,
49l, and 533.
Fifth Wdrd.-Reservations Nos. ii and ~ and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS 600, 72S, and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board Of Health.
June l0-lamtOct