The republic., 1851-08-05

Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
/ VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the CITY OF
IL Washington declare the following 10 con-
stitute
.Ntiisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; oials from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers cellars foul pryies, hog styes,
and decayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used food
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the glanders, farcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houEes
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
and In a state of dilapidaton 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
lative to nuisances and to the exacton of the Pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nuisances request
ed to do 30 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, May 81, 1851
First Ward.-Dr. r.. johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.---Dr. Th Miller, Z street, near
vania avenue.
Third Vard.--Dr J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth JVmd.--Dr. It. b. j. Frye, near A street;
Mr.. G. G. Grammer, corner Al and streets.
| FVM Ward-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street, Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street
.SiGM Ward.--Dr. j. M. Roberts, G. street, be-
tween 7th and 9Th streets; MIR. John e. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L streets
Ssuenth Ward.-Mr Samuel Byiugon, 5th street,
between and nj streets; MIR. VIM. b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryland avenue, near 18th street.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved aleys
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 ii shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, or their premises
collected into piles week, more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and. when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it 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, to keep sop-tubs for the
ofIal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid ofal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject 10 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 or solid ofal of the Kitchen to have
mo he MS decierp cd hxxt
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. And be IL enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
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 fret of June to
the first of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, to be removed by the
enger soon possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. And be it 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. 4. And be IL enacted, That, in case of the abb
sence 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 same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And be IL 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 the same to be closed.
Sec. 6. -And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill 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 H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
}oFt tba 6
Approved May 2S, lS49.
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 offal
of the kitchen are to be kept
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. 75, II, IS, Sc, lOI,
l05 1lS, l9, l20 III, l26, l27, 4l I66, l68, 169,
22l
Second Ward-Squares 223 224, 225, 226, DOT,
252 253 255, 257 2S7, 2S8, 2S9, 800, 29I, 292 293
3lS, 3l9 800, 32 322, 1923, 344 345, 346, 347 34S,
349
Third Ward- Squares 367, 36s, 1863, 37O, 373, 374,
375 3T6 377 37S, 379 $50, $751; 40l 402 403 404 4O5
400, 407 40S 423 424, 425, 426, 427, 42S, 429 43I
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward Reservations A. B, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, ass, 456, 457, 46l, 49, 490
49l and 533.
Fifth Wdrd.-Reservatons Nos. III and IL, and
squares Nos. 575 657, 6SS, $50, 72S, and 729.
By order THO. MILLER, M. d.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-1amtOct