The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-30
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the CITY OF
IL Washington declare the following to con-

TNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF tho City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Nuisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or offals of fish; heaps
of oyster shels ofals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, or tan yards; stagnant water in ponds
marshes, sewers, 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 dlapidation decay, endan ger
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
nallles prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nuisances 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 Ward.-Dr. r. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert
18th street, between | and X.
Second Ward-Dr. TIL. Miller, street near
l4th; MIR. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vana avenue.
Third TVard.-Dr. j. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM p. Young 9th street,
between l. and M.
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner d and streets.
Fifth Ward.-Mr. VIM. P. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SiTh Wayd.-Dr. ]. M. Roberts, G. street. be.
tween 7th and 9Th streets; MIR. John E. Bates cor
ncr 7th and l. streets.
SeuenM Ward.-Mr. Samuel Byington, 9Th street.
between l. and M streets; MIR. VIM b. Randolph,
npa fhofroe
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 City of Washington That
from and after the passage of this act shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing, other building bordering on public or pri
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, 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 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 sop tubs for the
ofal 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 or 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 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. A4nd be IL enacted, That it shall be the
oil each n II.
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 scav-
enger as soon possible after it is collected.
Sec. 3. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be subject to penalty of 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. nd be IL 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 cause the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and effecual
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 3. dnd be it 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 10 be closed
Sec. 6. And bc IL enacted That the Mayor be
and he Ia hereby authorized and requested TO have
published in handful form and distributed 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 %, lS49.
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
The Board of Health have. in con fnrrnit,r Mill