The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-29

ter-houses or tam yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers cellars; foul privies hog styes
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whethe
entire or those portions thereof not used as foo
which may be thrown out from Kitchens; horse
going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy, or othe
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye house
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupiet
and In state OF dllapldatlon or decay, endanger
ing the lives or property of those in the vicinity.
The Commissioners of the several Wards viii eel
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations re
atiye to nuisances, and to the exaCtion or the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS Of calling the attention 0
the Board to the existence Of nuisances are request
ed TO do 80 in writing, addressed TO the members
may exist, stating the nature of the same, with it
location, &c
BY order Of the Board:
THO. MILLER, M. D., President
Members of the Board of Health, .AIau 81, 1851
First Ward.-Dr r. johnson. corner Gath stree
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward-Dr. Tn. Miller, Z street, neal
18th; MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl.
vania avenue.
1Hird Ward-Dr. !. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9Th street; MIR. VIM p Young, 9th street
| between l. and NJ
Fourth Ward.-Dr. T. B. J. Frye, near Al streets
Mr.. q. G. Grammer, corner A. and c streets.
| Fiji IVdnd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
/ Jersey avenue near Is street.
SiIfh Ward.-Dr. j. NJ Roberts, G. street be
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr. SJohn Z. Bates cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
SeUenh EVard.--Mr. Samuel Byington, 9Th street
| between and NJ 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
aff he ,s ohon
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public or pr
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her. or their premises
collected into piles a week, or more frequent
ly If required by the Commissioner of the Ward
and, when so collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away as soon possible after il is collected and it
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 soptubs for the
otfal of the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and empted 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 or solid oifal
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 ii 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 tie
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. g And 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 possible after il is collected
Sec. 3. -And 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 collected and disposed OF under
the laws OF this Corporation.
Sec. L. And 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
be the duty of the Board of Health cause the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and efectual
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 state OF
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty ofthe 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 an
nually hereafter before the first dav OF June as
also of any other act or 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
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 to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos 70, II, rs, Sc, lOl
los, lis, ll9, 100, l2, l26, 1871, 141 l66 l6S 1862
POI.
Second Ward.-Squares 223 224, 225, 226 227,
252, 253, 255 psf. 2S7, 1885, $780, 800, 29l $780, 293,
BIS, 3l9, 800, 32, 322 $685. 344, 345, 346, 347 34s
349.
Third WHd.-squares 367, 1868, 369, 37O, 1878, 374,
375, 376 377 37S 379, $780, $751; 40l 402 403 4o4 405
4O6, 407 40S, 423, 424, 425, 1876, 427 42s 49, 43l
1872, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Hard deliberations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos. 45s, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l 1885, AGO.
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward.-Reservations Nos IL and H. and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, 600, 72S, and 729.
BY order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-lamtOct