The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-23
TNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Washington declare the following to con-
stitute

TENHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
stitute
.Niasances:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofEals of fish; heaps
OF oyster shells; offals from butchers stalls, slaugh-
ter-houses, or tan yards; sagnant 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 diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
and in state of dilapidation 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 re-
atve to nulsances, and to the exaction of the Pc
naltes prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention of
the Board to the existence of nusances are 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, sc.
By order of the Board:
THO. MILLER, M. 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 Ward.-Dr. Tn. Miller E street, near
l4th; MIR. j. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Vard.-Dr j. c. Hail. Pennsylvania ave-
between and M.
Fourth H1md-Dr. T. b. J. Frye, near A. street;
Mr.. G. c. Grammer, corner A. and streets.
Fifth Ward-Mr VIM. p. Ferguson Georgia
avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Ward.-Dr. j. nj. Roberts, G street. be-
tween 7th and Sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, cor
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh Ward--Mr. Samuel Byington, 5th street.
between l. and M streets; MIR. VIM. b. Randolph,
Secretary, Maryland avenue, 18th street.
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 ii 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, more frequent
ly if required by the Commissioner of the Ward,
and, when 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 men,
bers thereof of the Ward, keep sop- tubs for the
offal OF the kitchen, and to have the carried
away and emptied in such places and at such times
as shall beNdesignated by the Commissioner of the
Ward; and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, any other person who
shall throw, or permit any servant or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
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 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 offa of the kitchen, to have
the same removed TO the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. -And be 10 enacted That il shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, any other kind of building, to
have the paved gutter 10 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-
cnger possible after il is collected
Sec. 3. -And be IL epacted That each and every |
person violating anylof 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 collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
Sec. 4. And be iendcied, 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 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 8. And bs't 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 ofthe Mayor to cause the same to be closed
Sec. 6. And be IL enacted. That the Mayor be
and he 10 hereby authorized and requested 90 have
published in hindbil 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 OTTER act or regulation of the Board of
Health whicbhc may think necessary TO preserve
or improve tic health Of the city.
SILAS ii. HILL
President OF the Board OF Common Council
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
w. w. sEAToN, Mayor.