The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-08
THE HOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY
II Of Waahineton declare the following TO con-


oyster shells; offas from butchers stalls. slaughter
houses, or tan-yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers cellars; foul stables, foui cow
houses, or cow-pens; 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, farcay, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from lighthouses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccupied
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
to the enforcement of the foregoing regulations
relative to nuisances, and to the exaction oil the
penalties prescribed by law.
All persons desrous of calling the attention
Of the Board to the existence of nuisances are re-
quested to do 80 in writing, addressed to the mem
beers of the Board for the Ward in which such nui-
sance 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. 1882.
First Wud.-Dr. R. johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr.. Charles Calvert,
10Th street between and X.
Second Wdrd. -Dr. Thomas Miller, E street, near
l4th; MIR. ]. H. Riley, 18th street, near Pennsylva
Third Wwd.-Dr. J. c. Hall. Pennsylvania ave.
nue., near 9th street; Mr.. William P. Young, 9th
street, between l. and M.
Fourth Ward.-Dr. A. Holmead, d. street; Mr..
G. e. Grammer, corner d and c.
Fifth Ward-Mr William T. Ferguson, Geor-
gia avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John p Ingle,
New Jersey avenue, near b street.
SirM Ward.-Dr. S. A H. McKim; Mr.. John E.
Bates, corner 7th and streets.
Seventh Wmd.-Mr. r. NJ. Pearson, Maryland
avenue, between d and 9th streets; Mr.. William
B. Randolph, Secretary, Maryland avenue, near
18th street.
AN ACT relating to the draining of paved alleys
and cutters, and for o;her purposes.
Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the city Of Warrington, That
from and after the passage of this act it shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying a
dwelling other building bordering on public
or private paved alley, TO have the dirt and rub
bish in the alley bordering on his, her, or their
premises collected into piles once week, or more
frequently 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 car
red away soon possible after it ia collected
and it shall be the duty Of each and every person
in such squares, in the popuous parts OF the city,
az shall be designated by the Board OF Health, or
the members thereof of the Ward, to keep slop-
tube for the ofal 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 Com
missioner of the Ward and each and every per-
son 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 or contiguous to such
squares, or in any other place than that designated
| by the Commissioner of the Ward, sha be sub
| ject TO such penalty ia hereinafter mentioned
and it shall be the duty Of the scavenger, when
called upon by any housekeeper, on the prepay.
| ment of one cent for each bucket of fluid or solid
offal of the kitchen, to have the same removed h
the place designated by the Commissioner of the
Ward.
| SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
| duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, any other kind of building, &c
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, be removed by the sea >engel
as soon possible after it is collected.
SEC 3. And be it enacted, That each and every
person violating any OF the provisions OF this act
and every offence, TO be collected and disposed o
as other fines collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. dnd be il enacted, That in case Of tho
to perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty Of the Board of Health to cause the fill
to be removed in the most speedy and etiectua
manner, and the expense of the same shall be pait
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That immedatel.
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 b
closed.
SEC. g. And be il enacted, That the Mayor be
published in handful form, and distributed. Sor.
of this act Immediately -f.~I its passage, and an
| nuaiiy hereafter, before the fret day of June, a
also OF any other act or regulation of the Board O
Health which he may think ecessary to preserv
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 %, lS49.
w. w. sEATON, Mayor.
The Board Of Health have, in conformity will
| the first section of the above act, designated tn
following reservations and squares in the city O
Washington those in which slop-fu for the offa
of the kitchen are to be kept
First Ward.-Squares Nos Is, II, 10, sc, l0l
l05, llS, 49, 100, l2l, 1876, 1T, al, l66, l6S
1863. 22l.
Second Uard.-Squares 1913, 224, 225, 226, 227
252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 2S7, 25S, 2S9, 29O, 29l
292, 1913, 3lS, 3t9, 800, 32l, 322, 1913. 3I4, 34t
346. BAT, 34S. 349
Third pVard Squares s67, 36s, 1863, $40, 379
374, 376, 377, 37S, 379, $50, ISL. 40l. 400, 40a
404, 4O5, 400, 407, 40S, 423, 424, 425. 426, 427
42S. 429, 431, 432, 1888, 449 and $50.
Fourth Wdrd.-Reservations A, b, and 10, an
squares Noe 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 46l 4SS, 49t
49l and 533.
Fifth Ward.-Rcservations Nos. IL and H. an
squares Nos SIS, 6S7, 6SS. 600, 1913, and 1873.
BY order: THO MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health.
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