The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-22
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF tho City Of
IL Washington declare the following to con-

VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City of
IL Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.NiuiSanceS:
Dead carcases, dead fab or oiIals Of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; oas from butchers stalls slaugh-
ter houses or tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers cellars; foul prves, hog 5tyes,
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, or 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
ative to nuisances, and TO the eXacion OF the pc
naltes 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 tie Board of Health, May 81, 1851
First WGrd.-Dr. X. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL. Miller, E street, near
l4th Mr. j. Ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young 9th street,
between l. and NJ.
Fourth Yard. -Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near A. streets;
MIR. G. G. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
FYM Wdrd.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM IVayd.--Dr. ]. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween It'll and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner It'll and l. streets.
SeUenh Ipard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9Th street.
between and Nj streets; MIR. Wan b. Randolph
Secretary, Maryland avenue, near 18th street.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes
BE ii 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 i'm
the alley bordering on 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 1t shall be the duty Of the
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 popuious 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
otfal 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
shall throw, or permit any servant or member Of
his or her family to throw, any fluid or solid ofal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
on or contiguous TO such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject to such penalty as is
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 oal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed TO the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. 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. 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 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. H. Ind be IL enacted, That, in case of the alb
sence or inability of the scavengers Of the wards TO
perform the services required by this act ii shall
be the duty of the Board of Health the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and efTectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. lind 6eit enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, il shall be the
duty fthe 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
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 H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May Is, ls49.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor
The Board of Health have, in conformity with