Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-16
City Ordinances.

AN ACT amendatory of the entitled act relating to
the appointment powers, and duties of the Board Of
HEALTH approved May the twentieth eighteen hundred
and forty
Be enacted By The Board of Aldermen and Board qt
Council Of The city Of Washigtor That in lieu
the ninth section Of the entitled relating thu
appointment powers and duties Of the Board of HEALTH
approved May the twentieth, eighteen hundred and fry
eight following be the is hereby substituted
That where lot part of lot within this Corporation
alley which the came front shall be the duty Of
the Commissioner Of the Ward in which such lot
otmay be situated upon his own observation or upon the
representation of citizen within the said Ward to call i'm
medatey upon the Board of HEALTH upon the members
thereof for said Ward and obtain their opinion in writing
whether the condition of such lot lot is calculated
10 affect njurousy the health of the Inhabitants TO in
ure endanger the property in the neighborhood and
such opinion shall that the condition of said
part of lot will be injurious aforesaid shall be the duty
the Commissioner TO lay the without delay before
Mayor and it shall be the duty Of the Mayor direct
the Surveyor to examine said lot or part Of lot with
delay and report in writing TO the Mayor whether
same shall be abaed by drainage by filing regard
being always had to the interest Of the owners or prope
of the property; and If by filing he shall estimate the
quantity of earth to FIJI up said lots or LOT or part
of lot designating far practicable the quantity for
each lot part Of le TO height not exceeding the most
depressed graduation Of the street. avenue, alley
which the may front bind; and II by drainage
the mode and probable cost Of the for each lot part
of lo and upon the return Of said report 1t shall be the
owner ocuper Of said lots lot part Of lot pro
ceed within three days from the delivery of said order
hereinafter provided for abate the said nuisance and 10
complete the the satisfaction Of the Commissioner
the Ward within the further period Of five days If prac
chble, OF which snail
and II not practicable within such further time the
Mayor may deem practicable and il shall be the duty
the Mayor through the Commissioner Of the Ward in which
the said nuisance exist 10 copy OF said report
and notice upon the ocuper Of said lots or lot or
part OF he they be residents of the city, either
by personal service by leaving the at the residence
or place OF business Of the said occupier IA written
certificate Of which service aforesaid shall be filed with
tne Mayor by the said Commissoner and upon failure OF
the owner or occuper after notice aforesaid and within
the time therein specified, abate said nuisance to
satisfaction OF the Commissioner 1t shall be the duty Of the
Mayor TO the to be and abatcd in the
prescribed in the report the Surveyor by pr
vae contract or by puoc proposals
may deem best; and by filing elevation not greater
than the most depressed graduation of the street
or alley which tho same may front or bind And Il
shall be tie duty of said Commissioner make return 10
the Register Of the cost incurred in filling up or draining
The said lots lot part of lot the whereof hall
be assessed thereon and shall be placed in the hands
Of the Collector Of Taxes who shall collect the same with
interest thereon date of the return Of bo Com
missioner the rate of per per annum ana n
cases In which the amount assessed TO part of lot
by the return of the Commissioner Is less than s dI
the shall be paid out Of the funds of the Ward in
which said lot part Of lot may e to be collected a. afr
amount assessed aforesaid exceeds the y dollars
for each lot part of lot certificate Of the oid
assessed as aforesaid to each lot or part Of t h
be issued TO the party parties entitled thereto with
est thereon ut the rate Of six cent from the
date Of the return Of said 70 be signed by
fcate shall set forth the date of said assessment the LOT
part Of lot which the same has been made and the
purpose thereof said certificate stock 20 be
upon the collection of the tax assessed aforesaid and II
lot or lots parts thereof situated aforesaid shall
belong nonresident non-resdents pprson ar
Of unsouud mind under age the title 10 witch
shall be in dispute that the true cannot be sti
fctory ascertaned 1t shall be the duty the Commits
soner under the written direction Of the Mayor to f or
drain the aforesaid and according TO the mode nrn
cribed in the report Of the Surveyor and make
to the Register as aoresaid the expense whereof shall he
paid in the herenbeore provided for and the
Collector whose duty shall be TO collect the same sba
collect and account for such taxes other taxes placed IN
n his hands for collection i -
Sec And be enactcd, That the eighteenth section u
the act TO which this Is amendaory be and the same L
hereby amended by adding the words except the ninth
sections so as to read That in enforcing any Of the
visions OF the foregoing sections except the ninth section
q SIbAS H. HILL -
President Of he Board Of Common G,,ocI
+ d. b. FRENCH
President Of the Board Of Aldermen
Approved June 5, 1852. '''
WALTER LENnX Mn,,0r