The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-25
1NHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City of
Il Washington declare the following to con-
stitute

FENhE HOARD OF HEALTH OF the City of
IL Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Nitisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells oIas from butchers stalls slaugh
ter houses, or tanyards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, or celars foul prvies 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 CHAMBERS, farcy, other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and In state OF dilapidation 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
latve to nusances, 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 are request
ed to do 30 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; MIR. Charles Calvert,
10Th street. between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr TIL. Miller, street, near
18th; MIR. ]. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vana avenue.
Third Ulard-Dr i. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
between l. and M.
Fourth JVard.-Dr T. B. j. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G c. Grammer, corner a. and streets
Fifth IVard.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sixth Ward.-Dr. j. M Roberts, G street, be.
tween 7th and sthstreets; MIR. John E. Bates, COR
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh 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 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 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 once week, 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 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 slop tubs for the
ofal 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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid or solid offa
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
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 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 offal of the Kitchen to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
hnt,o ,tAr L..
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
enger 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
as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws OF thie Corporation.
Sec A. And be 10 enacted That, in case of the abb
sence or inability of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, 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 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 fthe 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 copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nuay 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
w. W. sEAToN, Mayor.