The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-28
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the CITY OF
a. Washington declare the following TO con-
sttute

May l3-lawl3w
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the oity OF
n Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.NiaSGnceS:
| Dead oarcases dead fish or oiIals of 6sh; heaps
OF oyster shells; offals from butchers Stale, slaugh-
ter houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, celars foul privies. 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 CHAMBERS, farcy, or other
contagious diseases the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapdation 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-
latlve to nusapces and to the exactlon OF the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
ALI persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances request
ed 10 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, M. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, May 81, 1851
FIRST Ward.--Dr r. Johnson. corner Oath street
and Pennsylvania avenues Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward-Dr. Tn. Miller, f street, near
lith; MIR. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third T1ard.-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
between l. and M.
Fourth Yard DIR T. b. j. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G @. Grammer, corner q and streets.
Fifth War6.--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 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John K. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Sg,eufh IHoyd Mr. Samuel Rvin pfap 9Th atreet
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 IL enacted bp the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the City Of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering his, her, or 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 il is collected and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the populous parts of the city shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward, TO keep sopt for the
offal 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 or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offa
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, or in any other
place than that designate by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject to 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 offal of the kitchen to have
ne n he nj fpd bxyth
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 3 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. 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
as other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec A. dnd be it enacted, That, in case of the alb
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 cause the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and effectual
manner. and.the cNcense of the Same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. And be ifenacted 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. g. 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 dav of June as
also of any other act or regulation Of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
improve the health of the city.
SILAS H. HILL,
President OF the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved May %, lS49
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 sop- tubs for the ofal
of the kitchen to be kept:
First Wdrd.-Squares Nos. rs, II, rs, Sc, l0l
los, lis, 49, 120 l2l, 1885, 1877 al, loo, 16S, 1863,
22l.
Second Vard.-Squares 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, $685. 255, 257, 257, 1885, 2S9, 800, 29l 292 293
3ls, 3l9, 800, 32, 800, 1923, 344, 345 3i6 347 34S
349
Third Ward.-Squares 367, 36s, 1863, $40, 1878, 374,
375, 376 377 1878, &c., $780, $751; 40l 402 403 404 405
406, 407 40S, 423, 424, 1875 426, 427, 428 429 43l
432, AS, 449, and450.
Fourth Ward.-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, 1885, 400, 457, 46l, 4SS, AGO.
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward.-Rcservation Nos. IL and IL, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, $50, 72S, and 729.
By ORDER THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct