The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-17
QNHE BOARD OF HEALTH OF the City OF
Il Washington declare the following TO con-


i Washington declare the following TO con
stitute
.Nlisances;
Dead carcases, dead fab or offals of fish; heaps
of oyater shells; otfals from butchers stalls saugh
ter houses, or tanyards; stagnant water In ponds,
marshes, Sewers cellars; foul prvies 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 buildings unoccupied
and in a 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-
latve to nuisances, and to the exacton OF the Pc
naltes prescribed by law.
All persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances are 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, 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,
18th street, between and X.
Second Ward.-Dr Tn Miller, street, near
18th; Mr. j. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pcnnsyl-
vana avenue.
Third Ward.-Dr. ]. C. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9Th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9th street.
between l. and NJ.
Fourth Wmd-Dr. T. b. j. Frye, near A. street;
MIR. G. C. Grammer, corner q and streets.
Fifth Ward.-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, Sd street; MIR. John p. Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
Sixth Yard.-Dr. j. NJ. Roberts, G street, be
tween 7th and sth streets; Mr.. John E. Bates, COR
ner 7th and l. streets.
Seventh Vard.-Mr Samuel Byington, 9th street,
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 it enacted By the Board of aldermen and Board
Of Common Council of the Ctyof 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 pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, or their premises
collected into piles once week, or 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 or rubbish carried
away possible after ii 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 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
Ward; and each and every person residing in such
squares thus designated, or any other person who
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 il 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 offa 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, their
premises cleaned daily, from the first of June 10
the frat of October, by collecting the dirt from
such gutter into piles, TO be removed by the scav-
enger possible after il is collected.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL 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, be collected and disposed of
as other fines are collected and disposed of under
the laws OF this Corporation
Sec 4. And be IL enacted, That, in case of the alb
or 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 effectua
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
Sec. 8. And be II enacted, That Immediately after
any private alley shall be pronounced in state OF
nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall be the
duty ofthe Mayor to the same to be closed.
Sec. 6. -And be IL enacted, That the Mayor be
and he ID hereby authorized and requested TO have
published in handbil 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 Fl. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May Is, lS49.
w. w. SEATON, Mayor