The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-21

of townships above enumerated, is required TO es-
tablish the TO the satisfaction Of the Register
and Receiver of the proper Land Once, and max
! ing payment therefor as practicable after
seeing this notice and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwlse such claim
win be forfeited j. BUTTERFIELD,
Z Commissioner of the General Land Office.
! May I3-lawl3w
TIME BOARD OF HEALTH OF the oity OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
Niasaaees:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ohals of iish; heaps
OF oyster shells; ofals from butchers stalls, slaugh
houses, tan yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul priyies, hog styes,
and dccayed vegetables Of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used 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 viii see
to the enforcement OF the foregoing regulations
lattve to nusances and to the exactlon 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 80 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 Vdrd.-Dr. X. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
! 18th street, between and K.
Second Udrd.-Dr. Th Miller, E street, near
l4th; sIr ]. IL. Riley, l2th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
7 THIRD Jp4d.-Dr J. C, Hall, Penns ylvaniu ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr.. VIM p. Young, 9th street.
/ Fourth H'Hd.-Dr. T. b. ]. Frye near a street,;
/ Mr.. G, C. Grammer, corner a. and streets
| FJfM Ward--Mr Wm. P. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. lngle, New
| Jersey avenue, near street.
! SiTih WGrd.-Dr. j. M. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7tb and Sth streets; Mr.. John Z. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Stuenth Ward.-Mr Samuel Byingon, 5th street.
! between and Nj Streets MIR. VIM, Il. 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 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 a dwell
ing or other building bordering on 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. or more frequent
ly if Required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when so collected, II shall be the duty of the
away soon possible after it is colec ted; and it
shall be the duty of each and every person in such
squares in the popuops parts of the city shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the mem
beers thereof Of the Ward, to keep s!op tubs for the
offa OF the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and atsuch times
shall be designated by the Commissioner of the
Ward; and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid ofal
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 asis
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 oal of the kitchen, to have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioned of the Ward.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That it shall be the
duty of each and every person occupying dwell
ng-house, store, any other kind of building TO
have the paved gutter in front of his her. or their
premises cleaned daily from the first of June TO
the frat Of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, TO be removed by the
enger coon possible after it is collected.
Sec 3. Ard be it enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject to penalty OF 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 4. 1i,d be IL enacted, That, in of the abb
|
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 etfectual
manner, and the expense of the shall be paid
! by the Mayor from the general fund
| Sec 5. -dnd beat 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. And be il enacted. That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handful form and distributed, copy
OF this act Immediately after its passage and an
nualiy hereafter before the first day of June as
also Of any other 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 lat section of the above act designated the fol-
! lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those which slop-tubs for the offa
| OF the kitchen are to be kept:
! First Ward.-Squares Nos. rs, II, rs, Sc, 10l
lO5, llS, ll9, 100, l2l l26, l27, l4, l66 1861 1884,
/ 22l
/ 252, 253 1885, 257, 2S7 1885, 2S9, 290, 29l $780, $685.
BIS, $40, 800, 32, 1922 323 344, 345, $40, 347 34S
! $40.
Third JVard-Squares 367, 1868, 1863, $40, 37s, 374,
35. $40 377, 375 379, $780, 3Sl 40l 402 403 404 405
400, 40, 405, 423 42I, 425, 426, 427, 49, 429 43l
! 432, 44S, 449, and $50.
/ Fourth WaTa -Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, DOL 4Ss 400,
4 I9l, and 533.
/ Fifth Ward.--Reservation Nos. ii and II, and
squares Nos 575, 6S7, 6S5, $50, 72s, and 729.
By order: THO MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health
June l0--1amtOct
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