The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-21

TgNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Ninsances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish, heaps
of oyster shells; ofals from butchers stalls slaugh
ter-houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
Marshes sewers or cellars foul privies, hog syes,
and decayedvegetables of all descriptions, whether
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 buildings unoccupied
and in a state of dilapidaton 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 e1acion of the Pc
naties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nusances 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, Man 81 +, 1851 .
First Ward.-Dr II. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert
18th street. between and X.
Second IVard.--Dr. TIL. Miller, z street, near
18th; Mr.. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue
Third Ward.-Dr J. c. Hail. Pennsylvania ave-
= W L
between l. and nj.
Fourth IVmd.-Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near a. street;
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fifth Vard-Mr VIM. p Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Ward-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G street. be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh Vard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between 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 Cityof Washington, That
from and after the passage OF this act it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, other building bordering public or 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, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after it s 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 sloptu for the
offal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and empticd 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
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
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 scavenger when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid offa of the kitchen, 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, 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, to be removed by the
enger 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
as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. Ard be IL enacted That, in of the alb
sence or 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 to 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 belt 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 handbill form and distributed, COPY
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nualy 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
SILAS H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved May 2S, 1919.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
The Board Of Health have in conformity with
the LIST section of the above act, designated the fol-