The republic., 1851-09-12
VNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-
stitute

sNltiSdnceS:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ohals of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; ofas from butchers stalls saugn-
ter houses or tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes sewers, or celars foul privies, hog syes,
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, iarcy, or other
contag gious diseases the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapidation or 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 re-
lative to nusances and to the exaction of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons desirous of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nusances 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, M. D., President.
Members of The Board Of Health, May 81, 1851.
First Wrd.-Dr r. johnson, corner 24th street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
10Th street, between and X.
Second Vard.-Dr. Th Miller, street, near
l4th; MIR. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward-Dr !. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 9Th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9Th street,
between l. and Nj.
Fourth TVard.-Dr. t. b. j. Frye, near A. street;
Mr. G C. Grammer, corner Al and streets.
Fifth WGrd.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. lngle, New
Jersey avenue, near 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
Ssuenth Wayd-Mr Samuel Byington, 5th 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 it enacted By the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the City of Washington, That
from and after the passage of hs 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, 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 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 shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the men,
bers thereof of the Ward to keep slop tubs for the
offal of the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
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 or 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 i5
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 offal 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 it shall be the
duty Of each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, or 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 possible after it is collected.
Sec. g. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject to penalty oil one 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 alb
inability of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, it shalt
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. And 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. g. And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill form and distributed, copy
|
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, lS49.
w. w. sEATON, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the s section of the above act, designated the fol-
| lowing reservations and squares in the city Of
Washington those in which STOP tubs for the ofIll
of the kitchen are to be kept;
First Vdrd.-Squares Nos. 49, II, TS, Sc, l0l
l05 lis, 1I9, l20 l2l, l26, l27 AL loo, l6S, l69
/ 221
Second Wdrd.-Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227
252 253, 255, 257, 2S7, 2Ss 2S9, 300, 29l 292 293
3S 39, 800, 32l 322, 1913, 344, 345, 346, BAT, 3iS
3i9.
Third Hard.-Squarca 367, 368, 369, 370, 1913, 374
375 376 377 37S, 379, $50 $751; 40l 402, 403, 4Q 405
406, 407, 40S 423 424, 425, 426 427, 42S, 429 4Sl
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth IVaTd.-Reservation A, b. and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l 1885, 400
49I, and 533
Fifth IPard.-Reservation Nos. IL and II, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, 500, 72S, and 729.
/ By order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President Of the board OF health
June l0-IamtOct