The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-07
HNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
MuisanceS:

IL Washington declare the following 10 con-
stitute
.NitiSanceS:
Dead carcases dead fish or ofIas of fish; heap
of oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses or tan yards; sagnant 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 CHAMBERS, farcy, or other
contag ious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or 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 re-
atve to nuisances, and to the exactlon OF the pc
naltes prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence OF nuisances are 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 IVdrd.-Dr X. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL. Miller, street, near
l4th; Mr.. j. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p. Young, 9th street,
Fourth Ward-Dr. T. b. ]. Frye, near a. street;
Mr.. G. C. Grammer, corner a. and streets
Fifth Ward.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near b street
Sirth Ward.-Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and sth streets; Mr. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Sroe,lM IVard-Mr Samuel yngton, 9Th street,
between l. and M streets; Mr. 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 il shall be the
duty Of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering on 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, 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 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 ofthe 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, permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid or solid offa
from the kitchen into any street or 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 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 or solid offa of the Kitchen 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 dwell
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 possible after it 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 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. a. And be IL enacted, That, in case of the abb
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 the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and effectual
manner, and the expense of the 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 state OF
nuisance by the Board of HEALTH il shall be the
duty of the Mayor to cause the same to be closed.
Sec 8. dnd be 10 enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handful form and distributed, copy
of this act imm, diately after its passage, and
nuaIly hereafter before the first day of June as
also of ary other act or regulation of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
or improve the health Of the ety..
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.