The republic., 1851-07-07

of townships above enumerated, is required TO es
tablish the TO the satisfaction Of the Registel
and Receiver Of the proper Land Ohlce, and max
ing payment therefor, as soon as practicable 0fta
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed fol
] the commencement Of the public sale OF the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
/ will be forfeited. J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City oil
4 Washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
.Nlisances:
| Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; ofals from butchers STALE saugh-
ter houses, or tan nyards stagnant water in ponds
marshes, Sewers or cellars; foul prvies 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, 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 sse
to the enforcement of the foregoing regulations
lative tonuisanceS and to the exaction Of the Pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desrous of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence OF nusance5 request
ed TO do so in writing addressed to the members OF
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, May 81 1851.
First Wdrd.-Dr. X. johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X
Second Ward-Dr. Th Miller, z street, near
l4th; Mr.. J. II. Riley, 18th street, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Vard.-Dr. J. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 9th street, Mr.. VIM. P. Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth Ward.-Dr. T. b. J. Frye, near a. street;
Mr. G. c. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
Fifth Ward.-Mr. VIM. p Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; Mr.. John p Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near Il street
SiTh Ward.-Dr. j. M. Roberts, street, be.
tween 7th and sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7 tn and l. streets.
SevenM Ward Mr.. Samuel Byingon, 5th street,
between and M 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 aud 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, other building bordering on public or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into pies week. or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner Of the Ward
and, when collected. it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away possible after ii ID collected and it
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 sopt tubs for the
otfal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and empted 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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid ofal
from the kitchen into any street 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 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 or solid offal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2 And be tt enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing store, or any other kind of building,
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. g. And be ii enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject to penalty OF dollar for each
and every offence, to be collected and disposed of
other fines are collected and disposed Of under
the laws Of this Corporation.
Sec. 4: 44nd 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, il shall
be the duty of the Board of Health to cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and efIectual
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 state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, il shall bo the
duty of the Mayor TO cause the same to be closed
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
ahnH ha farr I,afx,
of this act Immediately after it's passa ge 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 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-tubs for the ofal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
First Ward-squares Nos. rs, II, IS, Sc, IOl,
l05, llS, ll9, 100, l2l 1876 l27 l4l 1906 l6S, 1863,
22l
Second Vard--Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227,
252 253, 255, 257, 257, 2S5, 2s9, $780, 29l 292 293
38 3l9 800, 32 322, 1923, 344, 345, 346, BAT, 34S,
349
Third IVard-squares3 367, 36s, s69, $40, s7s, s74,
375 376 377 37S, 379, $780, 39, 40l 402 4O3 4O4 405
406 407, 40S 423 424, 425, 1876, 427 42S 429, ADJ,
432, 44S, 449 and $50.
Fourth Ward. Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454 455, 456 457 46l, 4SS, 400,
49l, and 533.
FVth Ward.-Reservation Nos. III and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, $50, 72S and 729.
BY order; THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0--lamtOct
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