The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-31
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
n Washington declare the following to

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THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City o.
4 Washington declare the following to con
stitute
.NiisaIces:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; ofals from butchers' stalls saugh
ter houses, or tan yards; sagnant 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 state of dilapidation or decay, endanger-
ing the lives property Of those in the vicinity.
The Commissioners of the several Wards will sec
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations
latve to nuisances and to the exaction of the pc
naltles prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence OF nusances request
ed TO do 80 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, M. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, .Mau 81, 1851
First Ward.-Dr II. Johnson. corner Gath street
and Pennsylvania avenue Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.--Dr. Tn Miller, f street, near
18th Mr. j. IL. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Jpard. DIR j. c. Hail. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 9th street, MIR. VIM. r. Young, 9th street,
hetween l. and Ne.
Fourth Wnd. ,s@Dr. T. b. J. Frye near A. street;
Mr.. q q. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
FVM Wdrd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Ward.-Dr j. M. Roberts, street, be.
tween tn and 9Th streets; MIR. John Il. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
SevenM JVard-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between l. and Nj streets; MIR. Wm. 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 bu the Board of Aldermen aud 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 on pubic or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, or 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 or rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected; and it
shall be the duty of each and e~ery 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 sop-tubs for the
offal OF the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emphed 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 oal
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 1t 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 offa 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
ng-house, store, or 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 10
the first of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, to be removed by the scav-
enger as possible after it is collected
Sec. 3. lind 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
as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. a. And be 10 enacted That, in of the alb
sence or inability Of thc scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty Of the pard of Health to cause the filth
10 DC removed IN Tue most speedy and effectual
manner and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from The general fund
Sec. 5. And bet 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 10 cause the came 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 dav 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 %, 1919.
w. w. SEATON, Mayor.
The Board Of Health have, in conformity with
the lst section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which siop tubs for the oal
OF the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. rs, II, 49, &c. IOl
los, lis, ll9, 100, l2, l26, I27, AL l66 l6S I69
22l.
Second Hard.-Squares 223 224, 225, 900, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257 257, 2SS, 2s9 $50, 29l 292 293
3l9, 3l9, 800, 32l 322 323 3l4 345, 3i6 347, 34s,
349.
Third Wdrd.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 373 374.
49, 376, 377, 37S 379 $780, 35l 40l 402 403 404 4O5
400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 1926, 1885, 427 42S 429 43l
432, 49, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward.-Reservation A, b, and 10. and
squares Nos. 453, 45f, 455, 456, 457 46l 4SS, AGO.
49l, and 533
Fifth Ward.-Reservation Nos IL and 70, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6s7, 6sS, 600, 72S, and 729
BY order: THO. MILLER, M. d.,
President of the Board of Health
June 10-lamtOct
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