The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19
TIME BOARD OF HEALTH OF the CITY OF
Il Washington declare the following TO con-
.Mlisances:

.NulSdnceS:
Dead carcases, dead fish or ofIas of fish; heaps
of oyster shells; ofals from butchers stalls saugh-
ter houses, tan yards stagnant water IN ponds,
Marshes sewers cellars; foul priyies, hog syes,
and decayed vegetables OF all descriptions, whether
entire those portions thereof not used as food
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
/ going at large with the CHAMBERS, farcy or other
conta gious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
and in state of dilapidation 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 re-
atve to nuisances, and to the exaction Of the Pc
| nalties prescribed by law.
Ali persons DESTROYS of calling the attention OF
the Board to the existence of nuisances are 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, M. D., President.
Members of the Board of Health, May 81, 1851.
First Ward.-Dr. r. Johnson. corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenuej MIR. Charles Calvert,
18th street, between and X.
| Second JVayd.-Dr. Tn Miller, E street, near
18th; MIR. J. II. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Third Vard.-Dr. J. c. Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street; MIR. VIM. p. Young, 9Th street,
between and M.
Fourth Wad.-Dr. Il. b. j. Frye, near a. street,;
Mr., G. G. Grammer, corner Al and streets.
Fifth Ward-Mr. VIM. p. Ferguson, Georgia
avenue, near Sd street, Mr.. John p Ingle, New
Jersey avenue, near street.
SiIfh Ward.-Dr. j. M. Roberts, street, be
tween 7th and Sth streets; MIR. John +. Bates, cor
ner It'll and l. streets.
Ssvenh Ward-Mr Samuel Byington, 9th street,
between l. and Nj streets; Mr. WIN. 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 the 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, other building bordering public pri-
vate paved alley, to have the dirt and rubbish in
the alley bordering on his, her, their premises
collected into piles 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 soon as possible after it Is collected; and
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
otfal of the kitchen, and TO have the same carried
away and empted in such places and at 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 or member of
his or her family to throw, any fluid solid offal
from the kitchen into any street or alley bordering
on or contiguous to such squares or in any other
the Ward shall be subject such penalty as is
hereinafter mentioned; and it shall be the duty Of
the scavonger, when called upon by any house
keeper, on the prepayment of one cent for each
bucket of fluid solid ofa of the kitchen, have
the same removed to the place designated by the
Commissioner of the Ward.
Sec. 2. -dnd 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 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
enger as soon as possible after it ia 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 one 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. Ind be IL enacted, That, in case of the alb
inability of the scavengers of the wards to
perform the services required by this act, il 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. And be IL 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.
Sec. 8. And 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
nually hereafter before the first day of June as
also of any other regulation of the Board of
Health which he may think necessary to preserve
or improve the health Of the city.
SILAS II. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen.
Approved May IS, 1S49.
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 ofal
of the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST JVard.-Squares Nos. 10, II, rs, Sc, l0l,
los, u.s. ll9, 100, l2l, l26, 49, ILL., loo, los, 1863,
221.
Second HIwd.-Squares 22s 224, 1885, 226, 227,
252, 253, 255, 257 2S7 2SS, 2S9 $780, 29l 292, 1913,
3ls, $40, 800, 32l 322, 1923, 344, 345 346 347 34S
349.
Third Wmd.-Squares 367, 36S, 1863, $40, 1913, 374, ,
375, 1885, 377 37S 379, $780, $751; 40l 402 403 404 405
400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 1875, 1876 427 49, 429 43l
432, 44S, 449, and $50.
Fourth Ward.-Reservation A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos. 453, 454, ass, 456 457 46l, 4sS, AGO.
49l, and 533
| Fifth Ward.-Reservation Nos. II and IL, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6S7, 6SS, 500, 72S, and 729.
By order: THO. MILLER, M D.,
President of the Board of Health.
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