The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-06
TINHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
Miisances:

TIME BOARD of HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
NuiSdnces:
Dead carcases, dead fsh or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shels ofals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter houses or tan yards; sagnant water In ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars foul ptvies, hog styes
and decayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as 1000
which may BE thrown oft from kitchens; horses
going al large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, or other
contag ous diseases; the drainage from dye-houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupled
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-
latve to nuisances and TO the exaction Of the Pc
| nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nusances are request
ed 10 do 80 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 Wrd.-Dr r. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles CALVERT
18th street, between and X
Second JVard.-Dr. TIL. Miller, E street, near
18th; MIR. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third JVard.-Dr ]. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 9th street; Mr.. VIM. L. Young, 9th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth JYard.-Dr. It. b. j. Frye, near A. street;
Mr. C c. Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fifh JVmd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue near Sd street, MIR. John r. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near street
Sirth JVard.-Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, street, be-
tween 7th and Sthssreets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L streets.
Seventh Ward-Mr Samuel Byngton, 9Th street,
kelu l. nd ctr MIR VIM r. RandOlDh
Secretary, Maryland avenue, near 18th street
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
Be il enacted bg The Board of Aldermen and 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 or pri-
vate paved alley to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, or their premises
collected into piles 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 soon possible after il ia collected; and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the populous parts OF the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the MEM
bers thereof of the Ward, to keep sop tubs for the
otlal OF the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and empted in such places and at such tmes
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 sohd olial
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 hhall be subject to such penalty as Is
hereinafter mentioned; and it shall be the duty OF
the scavcnger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent Tor each
bucket of fluid or solid offa of the kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward
Sec. 2. dnd be 10 enacted, That 1t shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, any other BIND 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 as soon as 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, 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 abb
sence or inability of the scavengcrs of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, it shall
be the duty of the Board of Health to cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and eiiectual
manner, and the expense OF the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. Ind cit enacted, That Immediately alter
any private alley shall be pronounced in state OF
nuisance by the Board of Health, 1t 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 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 II. 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 st section of the above act, designated the fol-