The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-09
TTNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following TO con-
.MiisaRces:

Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heap
OF oyster Shells ofas from butchers stalls, slaugh
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 as tood
! 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 VIII see
TO the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re-
lative to nusances, and to the exacton OF the pc
naties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous of calling the attention oil
the Board to the existence of nuisances request
ed TO do 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 HGrd.-Dr. X. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
| 18th street, between and X.
| Second JVarG-Dr. Tn. Miller, street. near
l4th; Mr.. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth TVard.-Dr T. b. j. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G C.. Grammer corner A. and streets.
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Inglc, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM IVard.-Dr. ]. Nj. Roberts, street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates, cor
ner It'll and l. streets.
Seventh IVard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9Th 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.
b., Az Joo,J of AJ,Je,ns,, mud Uoo,J
Of Common Council Of the City Of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act ii shal be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering his, her, or their premises
collected into piles once week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scayenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it ID collected; and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the populous parts OF the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof OF The Ward to keep slop tubs for the
otfal of the kitchen, and to have the 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, permit any servant or member of
his or her family TO throw, any fluid or solid ofal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on contiguous to such squares, or in any other
the Ward, shall be subject TO such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and it shall be the duty of
the scavcngef, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent i2r each
bucket of fluid solid ofa of the Kitchen to have
the same removed TO the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward
Sec. 2. And be 10 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 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 it is collected.
Soc. 3. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person Violating any of the provisions of this act
shail DC SUBJECT to penalty OF one dollar Tor each
other lines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec 4. lind be 1t enacted, That, in or tho abb
sencc 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 efiectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 8. And beI enacted, That immediate ly 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 ne 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 day of juno; as
/ also OF any OtuCT act OF Oh bOdru
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 IS, lS49.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the LIST section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which siop tubs for the offal
of the kitchen to be kept:
First IVard-Squares Nos. rs, II, u.s. Sc, l0l,
l05, lis, l9, 100, l2l, l26, 1877, al, loo, 1861 l69
22l.
Second TVard.--Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227
252, 253, 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS $780, $50, 29l 292 $685.
3ls, $40, 800, 32, 322, $685. 344 345, 346, 347 34S
$40.
Third TVard.-Squares 367, 36S, 800, $40, 1913, 374
375 376 BIT, 37S 379 $50, $751; 40 402 403, 404 405
400 407, 40S 423, 424, 425, 1876, 427 42S, 429 43l
432, AS, 449, and $50.
Fourth Yard Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, ass, 456, 457, 46l, 1885, 490
49l, and 533.
Fifth U'ard.-Reservation Nos, II and u, and
squares Nos SIS, 6S7, 6SS, 600, 72S, and 729.
By order THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board OF Health.
June l0--lamtOct
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