The republic., 1851-07-08


will be forfeited j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May l3--lawl3w
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the CITY OF
Il Washington declare the following TO con
sttute
.NiiSanceS:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells otfals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter 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 food
which may be thrown out from Kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories houses or buildings unoccupied
and in a state of diapidation or decay, endanger-
ing the lives or property OF those IN the vicinity.
The Commissioners OF the several Wards will see
to the enforcement of the foregoing regulations re-
lative TO nuisances and to the exacion of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nulsances are 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, sc.
By order Of the Board:
THO MILLER, NJ D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, May 81 1851.
First Ward.-Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert,
Second JVard-Dr. Th MILLER, f street, near
18th; MIR. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Uard-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. ]. Frye, near A. street;
Mr. G c. Granmer, corner a. and streets
Fifth Ward,---Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street, Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street
Sirh Vard.-Dr. J. M. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John e. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seuentb Ward-Mr Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between L and NJ streets; Mr. 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 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. 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 of1the Ward,
and, when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away coon possible after it ia collected; and il
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the popuous parts of the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slopt tubs for the
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 offal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on contiguous TO such squares, 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 scavcnger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment OF one cent for each
bucket of fluid or solid ofa 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 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, 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. 8. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions Of this act
ehal 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. And be ii 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 TO the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and efectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And be 10 enacted, That Immediately 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. dnd be 10 enacted That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill 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 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 s section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city OF
Washington those in which SIop trbS for the oal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
First Ward.-Squares Nos. 75, II, 78, Sc, l0l,
l05, llS ll9, 100, l2 l2G, l27 l41 loo, l6S, l69,
22l.
Second IVard.-Squarcs 223 224, 225, 226, 227,
262, 253, 1885, 257 257 2SS, 2s9, 800, 29l 292, 293
3l9, 3l9, 800, 32I, 322 323 344 345, 3I6 317, 34S
349.
Third IVnd. squares 367, 36S, 800, 37O, 37S, 374
375 376 377 37s 379. $780, 3Sl, 40 402 403, 404 405
406 407, 40S, 423 424, 425, 1876, 427 42S, 429 43l
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
squares Nos 453, 45i, ass, 456, 457, 46, 4SS, 400
49l and 533.
Fifth Wdrd.-Reservation Nos. III and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, $50, 1923, and 729
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct
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