The republic., 1851-08-11
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the Oity OF
Washington declare the following to con-
.Nuisances::

Dead carcase5, dead tl5h or otials of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells offas from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses tan yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul prvies hog styes
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions whether
entire or those portions thereof not used 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 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
atve to nuisances, and to the exaction of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence Of nuisances are 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
} By order of the Board;
! THO. MILLER, NJ. d., President,
Members Of le Board Of Health, May 81, 1851
! FTsi Wdrd.--Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
! 18th street, between and X.
Second Vard.-Dr. Th Miller, + street, near
l4th; Mr. j. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue
Third Ward-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and NJ.
Fourth Ward.-Dr. #. B. ]. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G. z. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
| Fifth Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
| Sirh Wayd.-Dr. J. M. Roberts, G street. be.
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L. streets.
Seuenh Pard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between and nj streets; MIR. WIN. 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 shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public or pr-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, more frequent
ly II 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 soon possible after it is collected; and it
shall be the duty of each and e~ery 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 slopt 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, or any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid or solid offa
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject 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 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 n dwell
ing house, store, or any other kind of building to
have the paved gutter in front of hie her. or their
premises cleaned daily, from the fret 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 il is collected
Sec. 3. dnd be ii eraacied, That each and every
person violating any OF the provisions of this act
shall be subject to a penalty Of one dollar for each
and every offence, to be collected and disposed of
as other fines are collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. q. And be IL enacted That, in 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 be NJ 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. 6. And be 10 enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published i'll handbill form and distributed, a copy
OF this act Immediately after its passage, and an.
nualy hereafter before the first dav OF June; as
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 %, 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 siop-tu for the ofal
of the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. 75 IT, rs, Sc, lOl, +,
l05 llS, ll9, 100, l2l 1876 1877 14l l66, l6s, I69,
22l
Second W,ard.--Squares 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
252 253 255, 257, 2S7, 2Ss, 2S9, 290, 29l 292 $685.
3S 39, 320 32l, 322, 1913, 3I4, 345 346, BAT, 34S,
349
Third Wud. Squares 367, 36s, 369, $40, 373, 374,
375 376, 377 37S. 379 $50, $751; 40l 402 403 404 40
406 407, 405, 423, 424 f25 1876, 427, 42S 429 431,
432 44S 449, and $50.
Fourth JPard.-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 45f, 455, 1885, 457 46l, 4S8, 490
49l, and 533
Fifth Ward.-Reservation Nos. / and II, and
squares Nos. 575, 6S7, 69S, $780, 729. and 729.
BY order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct