The republic., 1851-07-12
TINHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
a. Washington declare the following to con
Wuisances:

.NlilSGnceS:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIals of feb; heap
OF oyster shells; ohals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses or tan Yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul prves, hog styes
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as fooC
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horse.
going at large with the ganders, farcy, or Other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupiec
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
latiye to nusances, and TO the exaction Of the pc
naltles prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous of calling the attention o.
the Board to the existence Of nusanccs request
ed to 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, Man 81, 1851
First Ward.-Dr II. johnson. corner 9th street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert
18th street, between and X.
Second IPaTd-Dr. Th Miller, + street, near
l4th; Mr.. J. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third pVard. DR. j. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9th street.
between l. and NJ.
Fourth TVrd.--Dr. t. b. ]. Frye, near 4, street;
Mr. G c. Grammer, corner 4. and streets
Fifth Yard.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street
SiIM Wayd.--Dr j. NJ. Roberts, q street, be.
tween Tth and Sth streets; Mr. John L. Bates, cor
ncr 7th and L streets.
Ssoenh Vard--Mr. Samuel Byington 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 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 it ehall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public or pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, or more frequent
ly ifrequired by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when SO collected, il shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected and it
shall bo 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, keep sloptubs for the
otial OF the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
rs 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 solid oifa
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 il 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 Bod offal of the kitchen, 10 have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec .. Ind be 10 enacted, That il 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 ia 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. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions Of this act
and every offence, 10 be collected and disposed of
as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec 4. And6s it enacted, That, in case 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 cause 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 best enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in a state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty ofthe Mayor to cause the to be closed.
Sec. 6. .And 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 II. 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 Let section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city Of
Washington those in which sop.tubs for the ofla
of the kitchen are to be kept
First Ward.-Squares Nos. rs, II, rs, sc, l0l,
los, lis, 49, l2o, l2l, l26, 1877 l4l loo l6s, l69
22l.
Second Ward.-rSquares 223. 224, 225. 226 227,
252, 253, 1885, 257 2S7, 2SS, 259, 300, 29l 292 293
3lS, 3l9, 800, 32, 322, 1913, 34l 3l5 3I6, 347 34S
349
Third Vard.--Squares 367, 36S, 369 $40, 373, 374,
375 376 377, 37S, 379 $780, 3Sl I0l 402 403 40i 405
400, 407, 40S, 423 42i, 1875, 1876, 1877 429 429 43l
432, 44S, 449, and450
Fourth Ward. Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 49, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l, 4SS 400,
I9l, and 533.
Fifth Wdrd.--Reservaton Nos. ii and u, and
squares Nos 575, 637, 6SS, $50, 72S and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health
June 1O--IamtDct