The republic., 1851-08-08

VIII De forfeited. j. bU ENFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
May l3-lawl3w
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Niasances:
Dead carcases, dead hsh or offals of fish; heaps
Of oyster shells; oals from butchers stalls, saugh
er-houses, or tanyards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers cellars foul privies 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 buildings unoccupied
and in 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-
latve 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 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, M. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, May 81 1851. /.
FIRST Word.-Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL Miller, f street. near
l4th; Mr., j. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr. !. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young 9th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth Ward.-Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near A. street,
Mr.. G.. c. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
Fifth Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near b street.
Sirth Ward-Dr. j. M. Roberts, G street, be-
tvva and STR MIR Iolp II Rat
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh IVard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th 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 aud Board
Of Common Council Of the City Of Warrington, That
from and after the passage OF this act it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying a dwell
ing. or other building bordering on 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 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away soon possible after it is collected; and it
shall be the duty OF each and every person in such
squares in the popuous parts of the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slop tubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and to 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
shall throw, or permit any servant member of
his or her family to throw any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on 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
xnn on he nrNFAD mt nf nnn nnf F,r o-h
bucket OF fluid or solid oal OF the Kitchen to 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, 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 as soon as possible after il 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 collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. a. Apd4 be Il enacted, That, in case of the abb
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 efIectual
manner, and the expense Of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund
Sec. s. And be ii enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board Of Heath, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same to be closed.
Sec. 6. Arld be IL 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
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 H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May 2S, ls49
w. w. SEATON, Mayor.
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 tubs for the offal
of the kitchen to be kept;
Frat Wdrd.-Squares Nos. 75 II, rs, Sc, l0l,
los, llS, ll9, I20 III, 1885, 49, I4l loo, 16S, 69,
22l.
Second Ward Squares 223. 224, 225. 226, DOT,
252, 253 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, 2S9, 290 29l 292 293
3ls, 3l9, 800, 32 322, 1923, 344 345 346, BAT, 34S
349
Third Ward d-Squarea 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 373, 374,
375, 376 377 37s 379 $50, 3Sl 40l 402 403 404 405
400, 407 40S, 423, 424, 425, 1926, 427 42S 429 43l
432, AS, 449, and 450.
Fourth Ward. Reservations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, 455, 456, 457 46l, 46S, AGO.
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward,-Rescrvatons Nos. III and IL, and
squares Nos. 575, 6S7, 68S, 600, 728, and 729
By order THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.