The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-24
TINE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following to con-
Muisances.


and decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whethe
entire or those portions thereof not used fooC
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy or othe
Contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses buildings unoccupieC
and in state of dilapidaton or decay, endanger
ing the lives property of those in the vicinity
The Commissioners of the several Wards will sc,
to the enforcement of the foregoing regulations
lative to nuisances and to the exaction OF the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons DESTROYS of calling the attention O
the Board to the existence of nusances are request
ed TO do so in writing, addressed to the members
the Board for the Ward in which such nuisance
may exist, stating the nature of the same, with it
location, &c.
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 oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; MIR. Charles Calvert
| 18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr. Tn Miller, Z street, near
18th; MIR. J. ii. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl'
vania avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr. ]. C. Hail. Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p Young, 9th street
| between l. and NJ
Fourth Wgd.-Dr. T. B. ]. Frye, near A streets
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
| FVh Ward.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
| Jersey avenue, near street.
| Sirh Wayd.-Dr. ]. nj. Roberts, G street, be.
tween 7h and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, COR
! ner 7th and l. streets.
! Seventh Ward.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9th street
between and M streets; Mr.. VIM. b. Randolph,
! Secretary, Maryland avenue, near l2thstreet.
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 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 his, her, or their premises
collected into piles once week. or more frequent
ly If required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and when 80 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt 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 as shall
be designated by the Board of Health, or the MEM
bers thereof of the Ward TO keep slop-tubs for the
otfal of the kitchen, and to have the same carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
IS 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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares, in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject TO such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and il shall be the duty of
the scavenger, when called upon by any house
bucket of fluid solid ofa 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, 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 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. 3. And be ii 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 are collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. A. And be IL enacted, That, in of the abb
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. 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. 6. And be IL enacted That the Nayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handful form and distributed, a copy
of this act Immediately after its 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 rs, l349.
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 slop tubs for the ofal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
First Ward.-Squares Nos. 10, II, rs, Sc, 10l,
los, us, ll9, 100, l2l 1885, 1877 l4l loo, 6S, 169,
221
Second Ward.-Squares 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
252 253, 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, 2s9, 300 29l 292 $685.
3lS, 3l9 800, 32l, 322, 1923, 344, 345 346 347 34S
349
Third Vard-squarea 367, 36s, 369, $40, 1913, 374,
375 376, 377 37S, 379 $50, $751; 40l 402 403 404 4O
406 4O7 4OS 423 424, 425 1876, APT, 42s, 429, 43l,
432, 44S, 49, and $50.
Fourth Ward.-Reservatons A, b, and TO- and
squares Nos 453, 454, 455, 456, 457 46l ass, 400,
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward.-Reservaton Nos. ii and H. and
squares Nos. 575 6S7, 6sS, $50, 1913, and 729
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. D.,
President of the Board of Health
June 10-1amtOct