The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-08
TNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city of
Il Washington declare the following TO con-

THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city of
Il Washington declare the following to con
stitute
Nuisanees:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heap >
of oyster Shells ofals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, nyards; stagnant water In ponds,
Marshes sewers, or cellars; foul prves, 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
conta gious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of diapidation 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
lative to nusances, 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 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, &c.
By order of the Board:
THO. MILLER, NJ. D., President.
Members Of the Board of Health, May 81 1851.
First Wdrd-Dr. X. Johnson. corner 2Ith street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second JVard.-Dr. Tn. Miller, f street, near
18th; Mr., J. II. Riley, 18th street. near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr j. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9Th street, MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9Th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth Ward.-Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near 4! street;
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner A. and streets
Fifth Ward-Mr. VIM p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street, Mr.. John P. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near Is street
SiEth Vard.-Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
StUe,ltt Yard Mr. Samuel Byington 5th street,
hetu T. nd ctr Mr.
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 on public or pri-
vate paved alley, 10 have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, or their premises
collected into piles once week, more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when SO collected il shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected and it
shall be the duty Of each and every person in such
squares in the populoua parts of the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward, to keep soptubs 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 m such
mus or any Olner person VINO
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid ofIal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on or contiguous 10 such squares, or in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioners of
the Ward, shall be subject to such penalty Us 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 ofal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. 4dnd be ii enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ng-house store, or any other kind of building, to
have the paved gutter in 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 10 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 4. Ind 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 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. And be II 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 to be closed.
Sec. 6. lind 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
pualy 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, lS49
w. w. SEAToN, Mayor.