The republic., 1851-07-16


May 13-lawl3w
VNHE BOARD Of HEALTH OF the City OF
a Washington declare the following TO con-
stitute
Niusances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ohTals of fish, heaps
of oyster shells; oals from butchers stalls saugh
terhouses, or tan yards; stagnant water In ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars; foul privies, hog syes,
and decayed 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, tarcy, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and IN state of dapidation 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
latlve to nuisances and TO the exaction of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons desirous of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nuisancesare request
ed to do 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. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and Is.
Second Ward.-Dr. Tn. Miller; E street, near
18th; Mr.. J. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr. i. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9Th street; MIR. VIM p Young, 9th street,
between and M
Fourth Ward.--Dr. T, b. J. Frye, near a street;
Mr.. G c. Grammer, corner a. and streets.
Fifth Ward.--Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle New
Jersey avenue, near b street.
Sirh Ward.-Dr. j. Nj. Roberts, G street, be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John E. Bates,
ner 7th and l. streets.
al D,,n Etl,
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 IL enacted 6y ule 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 dwell
ing, or other building bordering on public or pri-
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 so collected, it shall be the duty of the
scavenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after it ia 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 mem
bers thereof OF the Ward, TO keep sop tubs for the
ofial of the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and empted in such places and al 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 member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid ofIal
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 aa ID
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 oGaI of the kitchen, to have
the same removed TO the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. And be ii enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing ghouse, 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 soon possible after it is collected
Sec. g. -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
other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. A. And be 1t enacted That, in case of the alb
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 to 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. 4nd beit enacted That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in a state of
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty oil the Mayor to cause the same to be closed.
Sec. g. And be ii enacted, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and requested to have
published in handbill form and distributed, a COPY
of this act Immediately after it's 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 Alderman
Approved May 2S, lS49
w. w. sEATON, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the st section of the above act, designated the fol-
lowing reservations and squares in the city of
Washington as those in which s0p tubs for the offal
of the kitchen are to be kept:
FIRST Ward.-Squares Nos. 10, IT. 7S, Sc, 10l,
l05 lis, Il9, l20 III, 1885, l27, l4l loo, l65, 169,
221
Second Ward-Squares 223. 224, 225, 226, 227,
252 253, 255, 257, 2S7, 2SS, $50. 290 29l 292 $685.
3S 3l9 800, 32l, 1922, 1913, 344, 345 346 BAT, 343,
349
Third Wad.-Squares 367, 36S, 369, $40, 1878, 374,
375 376 377 37S, 379 $50, 3Sl 40l 402 4O3 404 405
406 407 40S 423 424, 1885, 426, 427, 42S, 429, 43l,
432, 44s, 449 and 450.
Fourth Ward,-Reservations A, B, and TO- and
squares Nos. 453, 454 455, 456, 457, 46l 4sS, 490
49l, and 533.
Fifth Ward.--Reservation Nos. ii and l2 and
squares Nos. 575 6S7 $685. $50, 72S, and 729
By order: THO. MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.