The republic., 1851-09-13
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
Masances:

.Nitisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIals of fish; heap.
OF oyster shells ofals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses or tan yards; stagnant water IN ponds
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul priyess hog styes
and decayed vegetables of ali descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used fooc
| which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the glanders, farcy, Other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupieC
and in a state of dlapidation or decay, endanger-
ing the lives or property of those in the vicinity
The Commissioners of the several Wards will see
70 the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re-
lative to nusances and to the exaction of the pc
| nalties prescribed by law
Ali peraons desirous of calling the attention o
the Board to the existence of nusances request
ed to do so in writing addressed to the members o.
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, MAY 81, 1851.
First Ward.-Dr. r. johnson. corner 24th street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert
| 18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Th. Miller Z street. near
18th MIR. J. III. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third W'ard-Dr J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM p. Young, 9th street,
| between l. and M.
Mr.. u. G. 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.
/ SiIM IVagd.--Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, q street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
| ner 7th and l. streets
Seuenh VVard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
! between l. 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 ii enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the City of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this il shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, other building bordering on public or pr-
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
ly If required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when so collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it is 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 sloptu for the
ottal 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 or solid offa
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 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 oil each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, or any other kind of building to
in Qf hin hpr ,hair
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
enger as soon as possible after it is collected
Sec. 3. And be IL 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
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. 4nd be IL 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 the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and efTectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And ben 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 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 hand5ill form and distributed a 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 be 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 IS, 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 as those in which siop- tubs for the ofal
of the kitchen are TO be kept:
FIRST Wdrd--Squares Nos. 75, II, rs, sc, l0l, !,
l05 lis, ll9, l2o III, l26, 1877 l4l, loo, los, l69
22l
Second Ward-Squares 223. 224, 225 226, 227,
252 253. 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, 2S9, 290 29l 292 293
3lS, 3l9 800, 32l 322, 1913, 344 345 346 347, 34s,
349
Third Ward.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 373, 374,
375 376, 377 37S, 379 $780, $751; 40l 402 403 404 4O5
406 407 40s, 423, 424, 425 426, 427, 42S, 429 43l
432 44S, 449, and $50
Fourth Yard Reservations A, B, and TO- and
squares Nos 453 454, ass, 400, 457, 46l 4Ss, 400,
49l , and 533.
Fifth Ward.-Reservatons Nos. ii and H. and
squares Nos. SIS, 657, 6SS, $50, 1913, and 729.
By order THO. MILLER, NJ D.,
President of the Board of Health.
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