The republic., 1851-09-08
TNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-
stitute

washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
.Nuisances:
Dead carcases, dead fab or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter-houses, or tan YARDS stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars 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 glanders farcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
and in state of diIapidation 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-
atve to nuisances, and to the exaction of the pc
nales prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous of calling the attention of
fthe Board to the existence of nusances 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, &c.
By order of the Board:
THO. MILLER, M. D., President
Members of the Board of Health, May 81, 1851.
First Ward.-Dr II. Johnson corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Tn Miller, Z street, near
14th; MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsy-
vania avenue.
Third IVard.-Dr J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth IYard-Dr. It. b. ]. Frye, near A streets;
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth Ward-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street. Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Wdrd.-Dr. ]. NJ. Roberts, street. be
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates cor
ner 7th and l. streets
'Seve,sh Ward-Mr Samuel Byington 5th street,
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 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 on a public or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles week, or more frequent.
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward
and, when collected ii shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away 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 as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the MEM
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slopt 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
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
on or contiguous to such squares, or in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject such penalty as ia
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 solid ofa 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 a 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 possible after it is collected.
Sec. g. Idnd 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. d. -dnd be 10 enacted That in case of the alb
sence 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 cause 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 belt enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in a state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same to be closed
Sec 8. And be IL 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
naally 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
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 Is, ls49
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 souares In the ci.v of