The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City Of
IL Washington declare the following to con-

Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIals Of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; ofials from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, or tan yards; stagnant water In ponds,
marshes Sewers cellars; foul pTives, hog styess
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, iarcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
and in state of diapidation or decay, endanger-
ing the lives or property OF those IN the vicinity
The Commissioners of the several Wards will sec
TO the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re-
lative TO nuisances and 10 the exactlon OF the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous OF calling the attention oil
the Board to the existence OF nusances 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. II. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between | and X.
Second Wdrd.-Dr. TIL. Miller, + street, near
18th; MIR. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third TVard.-Dr. j. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between l. and M
Fourth TVard.-Dr. T. b. ]. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G. q. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth JVard.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirh Ward.--Dr. J. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween It'll and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates cor
ner It'll and l. streets.
SeUenh JVard.-Nr. Samuel Byington, 9Th street,
between l. and Nj 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 and Board
Of Common Council Of the Cityof 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 public or pri-
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 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scayenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away as possible after it is collected; and il
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
beers thereof OF the Ward, to keep soptubs for the
otlal 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, or any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family TO throw, any fluid or solid otlal
from the kitchen into any street or 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 1t shall be the duty of
the 5cavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of one cent for each
bucket OF fluid solid oial of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec = And be it enacted, That 1t 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 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 a 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. A. Ind be IL enacted, That, in case of the alb
5ence inability of the scavengcr5 of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, it shall
be the duty of the Board of Health to cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and etfectual
manner, and the expense OF the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And belt enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty ofthe Mayor to cause the same to be closed
Sec. 6. find 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
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 Is, 1919.
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 sloptubS for the ofTal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos rs, II, rs, Sc, l0l,
los, u.s. ll9, 100, l2, l26, 1877 l4I, l66 l6S l69,
221.
Second Vard. Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257 2S7 2SS, $780, $780, 29l, 292, $685.
BIS, 3l9, 800, 32l, 322 323 344 345, 346, 347 34S
349.
Third Ward. Squares 367, 36S, 800, &c., 373, 374,
375 376 377, 37S 379, $780, 3Sl, 40 402 403 404 405
400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427 42S 49, All
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth IPard.-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, ass, 456, 457 46l, 49, AGO.
49l, and 533.
| Fifth Ward.-Reservation Nos. IL and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6Ss, 600, 72S, and 729.
| By order: THO MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
! June l0-lamtOct
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