The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-30
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-

BOAhD OF HEALTH % sAAo NASJ "a
i Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Ntlsances:
Dead carcases dead fish or odals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; oals from butchers stalls slaugn
houses, or tan yards; stagnant water IN Pohus'
marshes, sewers, or cellars; foul prves hoS styes,
and decayed vegetables OF all descriptions whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as Iood
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CYLINDERS, farcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye-houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in a state of dilapidaton 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 re-
atve to nuisances, 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 are 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 It's
location, sc.
| By order of the Board:
| THO. MILLER, NJ. D., President
Members of The Board Of Health, Mag 81, 1851.
| FIRST Ward.-Dr r. johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
| 10Th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL. Miller, Z street, near
| 18th; Mr. j. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
IAird Vard.-Dr J. c. Hail. Pennsylvania
nue., near 9th street; Mr.. VIM. p Young, 9Th street.
between l. and M.
Fourth Ward--Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near4a street;
Mr.. G c. Grammer, corner a and streets.
! FIFTH Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John +. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirh IVard.--Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John 4. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L streets.
Seuenh IVard.-Mr Samuel Byington, 9th street,
between and NJ streetsj Mr.. VIM. b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryla avenue, near 18th street.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for other purposes.
Be IL enacted bu the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of The City Washington, That
from and after the passage OF this act it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, or their promises
collected into piles once week, or more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when collected, 1t shall be the duty OF the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it is collected; and
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 sopt tubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and TO have the 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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid or solid otial
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
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 prepay ment of one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid oa of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 9. Apd be 10 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. And be 10 enacted, That each and every
person violating any OF the provisions OF this act
ehall be subject to penalty OF one dollar for each
and every offence, to be collected and disposed of
other fines collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec 4. Ind be IL enacted, That, in 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 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 be it 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, a copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and
nually hereafter before the first day of June az
also Of any other 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, 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 squares in the city of
Washington those in which slop- tubs for the offa
| of the kitchen are to be kept:
! First JVard.-Squares Nos rs, II, rs, Sc, l0l
los, us, 49, 100, l2l l26, 1877, al, 166 l6s l69
! 22l.
Second Ward.-Squares 223. PA, 225, $780, 227
252, 253 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, $780, $780, 29l, 292 293
3ls, 3l9, 800, 32, 322, $685. 344 345, 346, 347 34S
BAG.
Third IVard. -Squares 1867, $685. 1863, &c., 373, 374,
375 376 377 37S, &c., $780, $751; 40 402 403, 404 405
406 407 40S, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 42S 429 43l
1872 AS, 449, and 450
/ Fourth Wdrd.-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l 4S5, AGO.
49l, and 533.
| Fifth Yard Reservations Nos. ii and u, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6o7, 63S, $50, TBS, and 1923.
By order THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
| President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct
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