The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-22

and Receiver of the proper Land Office, and max
ing payment therefor, as soon as practicable gfteT
seeing his notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. ]. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l3-lawl3w
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
.NiliSanceS:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses, or tan-yards; sagnant water in.ponds,
marches, 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, iarcy, 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 or property of those In the vicinity.
The Commissioners of the several Wards will see
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations
latiVe TO nui5ance5 and TO the exactlon Of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nusances are request
ed TO do 80 In writing, addressed to the members of
the Board for the Ward in'whch 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 avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
l9th'street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL Miller, L street, near
18th /; Mr.. j. II. Riley, 18th street, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third JVard.-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;
MIR. q. G. Grammer, corner d. and streets.
Fifth Ward-Mr. VIM p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue. Sd street; Mr. John P. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Wdrd-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G. street, be.
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr. John E. Bates, corr
ner 7th and l. streets
Seuenh Ward.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th street,
between l. and M 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 it 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 il 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 of the Ward,
and, when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away as soon as possible after it is coected and it
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, keep slop tubs for the
offal of the Kitchen and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
as ehall be designated by the Commissioner of the
Ward; and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, any other person who
shall throw, permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
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 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 offa of the Kitchen have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. dnd be ii 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. or 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. Ind 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 4. lind be IL enacted, That, in of the alb
sence inability of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act it shall
DC uuty Oh hCaitn 10 cause the NTH
to be removed in the most speedy and efiectua
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund
Sec 5. And ben 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 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 H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council