The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-04
rHHE BOARD OF HEALTH or the city OF
Al Washington declare the following to con-
stitute

TNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the city OF
Al Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.NttiSaaces:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; oas from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, or tan yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, Sewers or cellars; 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, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapidation decay, endan ger
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-
latve to nulsances and TO the eXactlon of the pc
naltles prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention of
the Board TO the existence of nuisances 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 its
location, &c.
BY order of the Board:
THO. MILLER, NJ. D., President.
Members of The Board of Health, .May 81, 1851.
First Vard.--Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street. between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. TIL Miller, f street, near
l4lh; MIR j. II. Riley, 18th street. near Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
1Eird Vard.--Dr. !. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9Th street,
between l. and M.
Fourth IVard. DIR. T. b. j. Frye, near A street;
MIR. c. q. Grammer, corner A. and streets
FVh Wdrd-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Inge, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM W1d--Dr. j. M. Roberts, G street, be.
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John f. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh Vard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th street.,
between l. 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 10 enacted by he Board Of Aldermen and Board
IF Common Council Of The City Of Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ing, or other building bordering public or pri.
vate paved alley, to have the dire 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
5cavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away soon 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
ofial OF the kitchen, and 10 have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
As shall be designated by the Commissioner of the
squares thus designated, or any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
hia or her family to throw, any 1luid solid offal
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 10 such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and shall be the duty of
the scavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of ono cent for each
bucket of fluid solid offa of the kitchen to have
the same removed TO the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward
Sec. 2. -And be IL enacted, That il shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house. store, or any other kind of building,
have the paved gutter in front of hs, her. or their
premises cleaned daily, from the first of June TO
the fret of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, to be removed by the scay-
enger as soon as possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. And be it 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. 4. Ind be IL enacted, That in case Of the abb
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 effectual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 5. Aad be- 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 ofthe Mayor to cause the same TO be closed.
Sec. 6. And be 10 enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbil form and distributed, a copy
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an.
nually hereafter before the first day 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 Beard of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
oF fhc ri e
Approved May Is, lS49.
w. w. SEATON, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the LIST section of the above act designated the fol-