The republic., 1851-08-13
TINHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the 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
.NiiSances:
Dead carcases dead Gsh or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls saugh
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 as food
which may be thrown out from Kitchens; horses
going at large with the glanders, farcy, or other
contag gious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapidation 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
latve to nuisances, and to the exaction 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 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 Wdrd.-Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between l and X.
Second TVard-Dr. Th. Miller, E street, near
18th; MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third TVard-Dr ]. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., 9th street; Mr. VIM. P. Young, 9th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth Wad-Dr. It. B. j. Frye, near a street;
Mr.. g. G. Grammer, corner a and streets
Fifth Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John P. Inge, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirth Wdrd.-Dr j. M. Roberts, G street. be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John f. Bates,
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seuenh Ward-Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street,
between and Nj streets; MIR. VIM. B. Randolph
MARYLAND avenue
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 it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, 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 or rubbish carried
away as soon as possible after it is collected and il
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 sloptubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
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 offa
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
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 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 oal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to theyplace designated by the
! Commissioner of the Ward.
I Sec 2. dnd be IL enacted, That it shall be the
n
ing house, store, any other kind of building,
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, to be removed by the scav-
/ enger soon as possible after il is collected.
! Sec. g. Ind be ii 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 collected and disposed of under
/ the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. A. And be tt 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 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 IL 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. 6. And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
I published in handbil form and distributed, 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 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.
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