The republic., 1851-09-04
TENHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to
stitute

rENHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.NttiSances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; oas from butchers stalls eaugh
ter houses, n-yards; stagnant water in ponds
Marshes sewers, cellars; foul prves, 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 glanders, farcy, other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapidation decay, endan ger
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 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 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, 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; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
10Th street, between / and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Th. Miller E street, near
18th; MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr ]. c. Hail. Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9Th street; Mr.. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
MIR. G c. Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fifth IVdrd.-Mr VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; Mr.. John p Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
iSiIth Ward.-Dr. j. M. Roberts, G street. be.
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
7th and l. streets.
.SevenM Ward-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between l. and M streets; MIR. VIM. b. Randolph,
a md ~ IN b1fr Anf
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 it 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 80 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away soon 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 shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to 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 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 offal
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 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 ofTal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. q And be 10 enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
inghouse, 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, 10 be removed by the scav-
enger 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
shall be subject to 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. 4. And be IL 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 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 beit enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state OF
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty fthe 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 oil
Health which he may think necessary topreserve
or improve the health of the city.
SlLAS Ii. HILL,
President OF the Board of Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May 2S, lsl9
W. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with