The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-02
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
Mtisances:

rINHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
n Washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
.Naisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals OF fish; heaps
Of oyster shells; oals from butchers stalls, slaugn-
houses, or tan-yards stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers cellars foul privies, hog styes,
and decayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as iood
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, tarcy, or other
Contagious diseases; the drainage from lighthouses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state OF dilapidation 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 re-
ative to nuisances, and to the exaction 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 Ward.-Dr. II. Johnson corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Vard.-Dr. TIL Miller, street, near
l4th; Mr. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl
vana avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr J. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 9th street; Mr.. VIM. p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth IVard-Dr. T. B. J, Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. c. Grammer, corner Al and streets.
FVh Ward.-Mr. VIM. p Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Ward.-Dr j. Nj. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John +. Bates cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh Ward-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
Be 10 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 a dwell
ing, or other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when so collected, 1t shall be the duty of the
to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away soon possible after ii is 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, 10 keep soptubs for the
ofial 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 in such
squares thus designated, any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject 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 offal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioners of the Ward.
Sec. 2 And be IL 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
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 are collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corpot alton.
Sec. 4. And 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 cause the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and effectual
manner, and the expense Of the shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. g. lind be ii 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. g. And be 10 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 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 Bod 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 ls section of the above act designated the fol-