The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-23

and Receiver of the proper Land Office, and ma k
ing payment therefor, soon as practicable ate
seeing THIS notice, and before the day appointed 70
the commencement of the public sale of theland
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such CLAIM
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
TTNHE BOARD. OF HEALTH OF the CITY o
Washington declare the following to con
stitute
.NtuiSances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of iieh; heap
OF oyster shells oals from butchers stalls slaugh
houses, or yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul privies, hog styes
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whethe
entire or those portions thereof not used as fooC
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, or othel
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses buildings unoccupiec
and IN a state of diapidation 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
naltes prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances 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 ia
! location, &c.
! By order of the Board:
THO. MILLER, M. D., President.
Members Of the Board of Health, May 81, 1851.
! First Ward.-Dr. II. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL Miller, Z street, near
18th; Mr. j. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vana avenue.
Third IVard DIR, ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p. Young, 9th street
between l. and Nj.
Fourth Ward-Dr. II. b. J. Frye, near A. street;
MIR. q Z. Grammer, corner al and C streets
Fifth Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson Georgia
avenue, near Sd street, Mr.. John P. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirh Ward.-Dr. ]. Nj. Roberts, street, be
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets
Seventh Ward.-Mr Samuel Byington 5th street,
between and NJ streets; MIR. VIM b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryland avenueSpear 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 il shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public 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, more frequent
y if required by the Commissioner of the Ward
and, when so collected, it shall be the duty of the
scaveDger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after ii ia colleced and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the populous parts of the city az 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 al such times
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, permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on or 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 scavengcr, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid offal of the kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. ,. -4nd be ii 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. or their
premises cleaned daily, from the first of June 10
the first of October, by collecting sthe dirt from
such gutter into piles, to be removed by the scav-
enger as soon as possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. -4nd be ii 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 are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. a. Ind be 10 enacted, That in case Of the alb
inability of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act II 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 it 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 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 dav Of June as
also of any other act or 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 lst section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the CITY of
Washington those in which sop- tubs for the offal
of the kitchen are to be kept
First Ward.--Squares Nos. 10, II, 49, &c. lOI,
los, 1l9, 49, 100, III, 26, 127, l41, 1885, 16S, l69
22l.
Second JVard.-Squares 223 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257, 257, 2SS, $780, $780, 29l 292 293
3ls, 3l9, 800, S2, 1922, 1913, 344 345, 346 BAT 34S
$40.
Third IVard-Squares 367, $685. 369, $40, 373, 374.
375, 376 377, 37S 379 $50, $751; 40 402 4O3 404 4O5
400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 425, 1876, 427 42S 429 43
432, AS, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward Reservations A. b, and 10, and
squares Nos 453 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l, 49, AGO.
49l, and 533.
Fifth TVard-Reservations Nos IL and 70, and
squares Nos. SIS, 657, 6SS, 600, 72S, and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ D.,
President of the Board of Health
June 10-1amtOct
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