The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-27
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
.Mlisances.

Il Washington declare the following to CON
stitute
.Niiisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells ofals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, or tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cears foul privies. hog styes,
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, hether
entire or those portions thereof not used as food
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, tarcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories houses or buildings unoccupied
and in a state of diapidation 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 DESTROYS 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, SC.
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 24th street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Tn Miller, E street. near
18th; MIR. J. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third TVard-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9Th street; MIR VIM p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and NJ
Fourth Ward.-Dr T. B. ]. Frye, near a. street;
Mr.. G. C. Grammer, corner a and streets.
Fifth Wdrd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sirh Ward.-Dr. J. NJ Roberts, G street. be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner th and L streets.
Sepe1,h IVard.--Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th 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 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 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 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 Commissioners of the Ward
and, when collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away as soon possible after it is colected and it
shall be the duty ol each and every person in such
squares in the popuous parts of the city as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward keep slop tubs for the
otal OF the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied 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 solid ofIal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
contiguous 10 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 1t shall be the duty of
the scavcnger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of one cent for each
bucket OF fluid solid otfal of the Kitchen to have
the came removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward
Sec. ,. dnd be 10 enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, sore any other kind of building, to
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 as soon as possible after it is collected.
Sec B. And be 1t 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, be collected and disposed of
other fines collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corporation
Sec 4. Ind be IL 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. 3. dnd be IL enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in 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. -dnd be IL enacted That the Mayor be
and he "a hereby authorized and requested 10 have
published in handbll form and distributed, a copy
of this act immediately after it's 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 H. HILL,
President OF the Board of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved May IS, 1919.
w. w, sEAToN, Mayor.