The republic., 1851-07-09
rNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-

May 1S-iawlSw
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City .
stitute
.NuiSances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heap
OF oyster shells offals from butchers stalls slaugh
ter houses or Yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes sewers, or cellars; foul privies. hog styes
and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whethe
entire or those portions thereof not used fooC
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horse
! going at large with the glanders, farcy or othe
and soap factories houses or buildings unoccupieC
/ and in st8e of dilapidation or decay, endangcr
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
lative to nuisances, and to the exacton of the pc
naltes prescribed by law.
! Ali persons desirous of calling the attention o
the Board to the existence of nuisances are request
ed 10 do 50 in writing, addressed to the members
the Board for the Ward in which such nuisance
may exist stating the nature Of the same, with il
! location, SC.
BY order Of the Board:
/ THO. MILLER, M. D., President.
Members Of the Board Of Health, May 81, 1851
FIRST IVard-Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr Tn. Miller, + street. near
18th; MIR. J. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr. J. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; Mr. VIM. p. Young, 9th street
between and M.
Fourth W@d.--Dr. It. b. j. Frye, near 4. street;
Mr.. G. e. Grammcr, corner A and C streets.
Fifm WIud.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Inglc, 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 7th and l. streets.
NJ n,t;n E,I,,
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 ii enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council of the Cityof 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 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, it shall be the duty of the
5cavcnger 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 shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slop tubs for the
offal 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, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street 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 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 ofal of the kitchen, to have
hp aaI mn fD 40 MI Inna tod tIn
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. And be IL enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house store, 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
cnrer possible after it is collected
Sec. 3. -And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this
shall be subject TO penalty of one dollar for each
and every offence, to be collected and disposed of
as other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. L. And be 10 enacted That, in case of the alb
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 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. o. Ind be 81 enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state of
duty of the Mayor to cause the same to be closed
Sec. g. And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill form and distributed a COPY
of this act Immediately after its passage, and an.
nually hereafter before the first dav 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
W. w. SEATON, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the st section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which sop. tubs for the ofal
of the kitchen are to be kept
First Wdrd.-Squares Nos. 10, II, rs, Sc, l0l,
los, llS, 49, l20 l2l, 1885, l27, l4l, l66, 6S, 1863,
22l.
Second Ward.-Squarcs 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253 255, 257, 2S7 2SS, 2S9, 800, 29l 292 $685.
3lS, 3l9, 800, 32 322, 323, 344 345 3i6 BAT, 34S,
349
Third IVmd.-Squares 367, 36S, 369, $40, 373, 374,
375, 376, 3, 37S 379 $50, 3Sl 40l 1922 403 404 405
406, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 1885, 1876, 427 42S 49, 43l
432, 449, 449, and 450
Fourth Ward--Reservations A, B, and 10, and
squares Nos 453 454, 455, 400, 457, 46l, 4SS, 490
49l, and 533.
Fifth WGrd.-Reservaton Nos. IL and II, and
squares Nos SIS, 657, 65S, $50, 725, and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President Of the Board of Health.
June l0--lamt0ct