The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-03
rVNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
a Washington declare the following to con-

May l3-lawl3w
rUNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
sutute
.Naisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIals Of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; ofals from butchers stalls, slaugh
ter houses, yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, cellars foul privies 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 diseasos the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapdation or decay, endanger-
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
latlve to nusances and to the exaction Of the pc
nalties prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS Of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nusances request
cd 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, sc.
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,
10Th street. between and X.
Second Ward.--Dr. TIL Miller, E street, near
18th; Mr.. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third TVard-D ]. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near 9th street; Mr.. VIM. p. Young, 9th street.
between l. and NJ.
Fourth TVard-Dr. T. b. J. Frye, near A. stree;
Mr.. G G, Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth Wdrd-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 9Th streets; Mr. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and L streets
Ssperath IYard.-Mr Samuel Byington, 9Th street,
between and M 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 Aldermen aud Board
Of Common Council of the Cityof 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 public or pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish ia
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles once week, more frequent.
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward
and, when 30 collected, it shall be the duty of the
scayenger to have such dirt rubbish carried
away possible after il ia 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 sloptubs for the
offal 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
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 ofIal
from the kitchen into any street alley bordering
contiguous to such squares. or in any other
place than that designated by the Commissioner of
the Ward, shall be subject 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 solid offal 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 or any other kind of building,
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 soon possible after it 10 collected.
Sec. g. And be it 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 are collected and disposed OF under
! the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. lind be Il enacted, That, in of the abb
sence or inability of the scavengers of the wards to
be the duty of the Board of Health to the filth
to be removed IN the most speedy and ef1ectual
manner, and the expense Of the same shall be paid
! by the Mayor from the general fund.
! Sec. 5. And beit 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
I Sec. 6. lind be IL Enacted, That the Mayor be
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
nuay hereafter before the first day of June as
also of any other act regulation of the Board oil
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 IS, 1919.
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 otfa
of the kitchen are TO be kept:
First TVdrd.-Squares Nos. 10, IT, 10, Sc, l0l
los, u.s. Il9, 100, 12l, l26, l27, AL loo, l6S 1863
22l.
Second Vdrd.-Squares 223. 224 225, 226, 227
252, 1885, $780, 257 257 2SS, 259, 290, 29l, 1872, 1913
3ls, 3l9, 800, 32l, 1922 $685. 344 345, 346, 347 34S
349.
Third JVard.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, 3d. 1913, 374
49, $780, 377 37S 379, $780, $751; 40 402 403, 404, 405
400, 407 40S 423 424, 1875, 1876, 427, 42S, 429, 43
1872, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward-Reservations A.. B, and 10, anc
squares Nos 49, 454, 455, 400, 457, 46l, 4SS, 400
l9l, and 533.
FIN Wyard.-Reservations Nos. IL and II, anC
squares Nos SIS, 657, 6SS, $40, 72S, and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, NJ. d.,
President of the Board of Health.