The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-26
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
Nasances;

| IL Washington declare the following 10 con-
stitute
.Niasances;
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; oals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter houses or tan yards stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, cellars; foul privies, hog styes
and decayed vegetables OF all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as iood
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
/ going at large with the CHAMBERS, iarcy, 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 or property of those in the vicinity.
! The Commissioners of the several Wards will see
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re-
atve to nuisances, and to the exaction of the pc
naltes prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances request
ed TO do so in writing, addressed 10 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, Nj. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, May 81 1851
| FIRST Ward.-Dr r. johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert,
| 18th street, between and X.
Second JVard.-Dr. Tn Miller, E street, near
18th; Mr. j. II. Riley, l2th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
THIRD TVard.-Dr J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth Ward-Dr. I. B. J, Frye, near Al street;
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth Ward.-Mr VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street. Mr. John p. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near street
Sirh IVard.-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr. John E. Bates cor
ner 7th and L streets
Seuenh IVard.-Mr Samuel Byngton 9Th street,
between and M streets; Mr. 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 and Board
Of Common Council Of the CITY Of Washington, That
from and after the passage OF this act ii shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying a dwell
ing, or other building bordering public pri,
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering his, her. or their premises
collected into piles once week, more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when 80 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it ia 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 sop-tubs for the
ofal of the kitchen, and to have the same 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, any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant member of
his or her family to throw any fluid 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 offa of the kitchen, 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 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 scav-
enger soon possible after it is collected
Sec. 3. Ind be ii 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
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec 4. lind be IL enacted, That, in of the abb
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 shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 8. -And bel enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, il shall be the
duty ofthe 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 handful form and distributed, 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 Fl. 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 Sioptubs for the offal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
! First IVdrd.-Squares Nos 70, II, rs, Sc, l0l,
l05 lis, 49, l20, l2l, l26, 127, l4l, 166 l6S l69
| 221.
Second Vard.-squares 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, $780, $780, 29l 292 293
3lS, 3l9 800, 32l, 322, 323 344 345, 346, 347 34s
349.
Third ard.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 1913, 374
375 376, 377 37S, 379 $50, $751; 40 402 403 404 405
406 407 40S, 423, 424, 425, 1876, 427, 1885, 429 43l
1872 AS, 449, and $50
| Fourth TVard. observations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l, 1885, AGO.
| 49l, and 533.
Fifth Yard Reservations Nos. ii and y, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 688, $50, 72S, and 729.
| By ORDER THO. MILLER, M. D.,
! President of the Board of Health.
! June 10-lamtOct