The republic., 1851-09-11
1CHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City of
IL Warrington declare the following TO con-
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marshes, sewers, or cellars; foul prives 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 or 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
naltes prescribed by law.
| All persons desirous of calling the attention of
the Board TO the existence Of nuisances are request
ed 10 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 Ward.-Dr. X. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
Second Wdrd-Dr. Tn. Miller, E street, near
18th; Mr., j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
Third Ward.-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9Th street; MIR. VIM p. Young, 9th street,
between l. and NJ.
Fourth Ward.-Dr T. B. J. Frye, near A street.;
Mr. G c. Grammer, corner 4. and streets.
FIN Ward.-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 f. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
SsUenh JVard.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th street,
between 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 IL enacted by The Board of dider1nen and Board
Of Common Council Of The Cityof Washington, That
from and after the passage of this act shall be the
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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 a week, or more frequent
ly If required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when 50 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt or rubbish carried
away soon as 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 soptubs for the
ottal OF the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and emphed In such places and at such times
rs 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 otfal
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 1t shall be the duty of
the scavenger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of 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. 3 And be il enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ghouse, 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 as possible after it ia collected.
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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 are collected and disposed of under
the laws OF this Corporation.
Sec. a. Ind be 10 enacted, That, in case of the alb
sence or inability Of the scayengers 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. And be 10 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. u Ind be it enacted Thut the Mayor he
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill form and distributed, copy
OF this act Immediately after its passage, and an.
nually hereafter before the first day of June
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 2S, ls49
w. w. sEATON, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the lst section of the above act designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city Of
Washington those in which sopt tubs for the offal
of the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. rs, IT, 7s Sc, lOl,
l05, llS ll9, 100, 49, l26, l27 l4l loo, l6S, 1863,
22I.
Second Ward.-Squares 223 224, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253. 255, 257, 257, 2SS, 259 290 29l 292 293
3lS, 3l9, 320 32l 322, 1913, 344, 345 3i6 347 34S,
349.
| Third Wwd.-Squares 367, 365, 369 370, 373 374 ;,
375 376, 377 37S, 379 $780, 3Sl 40l 402 403 404 405
406, 407 40S 423 424, 49, 426, 427, 42S, 429, 43l
432, AS 49, and $50.
Fourth Vard. d.-Reservatons A, b, and TO- and
squares Nos. 453, 45f, 455, 456, 457, 46l 48S 490
49l, and 533.
Fifth Vdrd.-Reservaton Nos. ii and l2 and
squares Nos. $50, 6S7, 6SS, go, 72S, and 1879
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
June l0-1amtOct