The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-25
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-


May l3-lawlSw
rT,HE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Niasances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; ofals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, or 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 unoccuped
and in state of dilapidation 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 nusances and to the exaction of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence OF nusances request
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 WGrd.-Dr. r.. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Tn Miller, street, near
18th; Mr. j. III. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vana avenue.
Third Wmd.-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near9th street; MIR. VIM p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
EorsA Ward DIR. t. b. J. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. q. G. Grammer, corner a. and G streets
Fifth Wnd.-Mr. VIM p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Inge, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Wayd.-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G street, be
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets
Seuenh Ward.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th street,
between l. and NJ streets; MIR. VIM b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryl land avenue, near l2thstreet
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 il shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or ether 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 a week, or 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 or rubbish carried
away as soon possible after it is coected 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 men,
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slop-tub for the
ofal 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 offal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward shall be subject 10 such penalty as ia
hereinafter mentioned; and il 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 oia of the Kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. .dnd be 10 enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house store, or 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 as soon as possible after it is collected
Sec. 3. And be 10 enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shal be subject to a penalty Of one dollar for each
and every offence, TO be collected and disposed of
other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. a. dnd be Il enacted, That, in case of the abb
sence inability of the scavengers of the wards TO
perform the servicss required by this act, il shall
be the duty Of the Board of Health to 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. Ind 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 cause 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 handful form and distributed copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nualy 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, 1s49.
w. w. SEATON, Mayor
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the st section OF the above act, designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which si0p-tubs for the offal
of the kitchen to be kept:
First Ward.-Squarcs Nos 10, II, rs, Sc, I0l,
l05 lS, Il9, 100, l2i, 126, l27, l4l, loo l6s l69
22l
Second Ward-Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227,
252 253, $50, 257, 257, 2SS, $780, $780, 29l, 292 293
3S 39, $50 32l, 322, 1913, 344, 345, 346, 347 34S,
349
Third TVard.-Squares 367 1868, 1863, $40, 1913, 374,
375 $40. 81 1873, 379, $780, $751; 40l 402 403 40i 405
406 4O7, 40S 423 424, 425, 1926 427 42S, 429, 43l,
432, AS, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward.-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, ass, 456 457 46l, 49, 400,
49l, and 533.
Eth Ward.-Reservation Nos. ii and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, 600, 72S, and 729.
BY order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0--lamtOct