The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-10
TIME BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con
.MuiSanceS.

Dead carcases dead fish otials OF hsh; heap
of oyster shells; offals from buchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses, or tan YARDS 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 CHAMBERS, tarcy, 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 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 exacton OF the Pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances are 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, May 81, 1851.
First Ward.-Dr X. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second IYGTd.-Dr. Tn Miller, street, near
l4th MIR. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third TVard.-Dr ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., 9Th street, Mr.. VIM. P. Young, 9th street.
between l. and NJ.
Fourth IVard.-Dr. T. b. ]. Frye, near a street;
Mr.. G., C. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth JVdrd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near Il street.
SirM IVaTd.-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, street, be-
tween 7th and sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates,
ner 7th and l. streets.
SeUer,M JVard.-Alr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between l. and NJ 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 IL 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 1t 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 as soon as possible after it is collected and
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
offal 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, 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 ID
hereinafter mentioned and it shall be the duty of
the scavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent Tor each
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. ,. 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, or their
mr. I'll led To
the first of October by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, to be removed by the scav-
enger as soon possible after it is collected
Sec. g. 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. f. And be IL enacted, That, in case of the alb
senCe inability of the scavengers OF the wards to
perform the services required by this act, 1t shall
be the duty of the Board of Health to cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and etIectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec 5. Ind cit enacted, 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. At,d be ii 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
nualy 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
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the lst section of the above act, designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington as those in which siop- tubs for the olta
of the kitchen to be kept:
First Ward.-Squares Nos 70, II, rs, So, l0l,
l05 llS, ll9, 100, l2l l26, l27, l4l, lb6 l6S 1867
22l
Second Ward.-Squares 223. 224, 225, 1885, 227,
252 253, 255, 257, 257, 2SS, 2o9, 300 29l 292 $685.
3lS 49, 800 32l, 322, 1913, 3l4, 345, BAG, BAT, 3iS
349
Third IVmd.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 1913, 374
375 376 377 37S, 379 $780, 3Sl 40l, 402 403 404 405
406 407 40S 423, 424 425, 1876, 427, 42S, 429, 49,
432, AS, 4i2, and $50.
Fourth IVard.-Reservations 4, q and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l 1885, AGO.
49, and 533.
Fifth Vard.-Reservation Nos IL and II, and
squares Nos. 575 6S7, 69S, $50, 1928, and 1873.
By order THO. MILLER, Nj. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct