The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-10
AN ACT relating to the drai

and cutters, and for her purposes.
Be IL 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 1t shall be
the duty OF each and every pcrson occupying a
dwelling or other building bordering public
or private paved alley, 10 have the dirt and rub
bah in the alley bordering on his, her, or their
premises collected into piles week, more
frequently If required by the Commissioner OF the
Ward and, when SO collected, it shall be the duty
of the scavcnger to have such dirt or rubbish car
ried away as soon as possible after 1t ID collected
and it shall be the duty of each and every person
in such squares in the populous parts OF the city,
shall be designated by the Beard OF Health, or
the members thereof Of the Ward to keep sIop-
tubs for the ofia Of the kitchen, and to have the
came carried away and emptcd 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 desig nated,
any other person who shall throw, or permit any
servant member of his her family to throw,
any fluid or solid offal from the kitchen into any
street or alley bordering on or contiguous to such
squares, in any other place than that gnated
by the Commissioner of the Ward, shall be sub
ject TO such penalty is 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 tuid or solid
otial Of the kitchen, to have the same removed TO
the place designated by the Commissioner of the
Ward.
SEC. > And be ii enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF each and every person occupying dwell
ing house, store, or any other kind OF building, to
have the paved gutter from! of his her, their
premises cleaned daily, from the first OF June to
the fret of October by collecting the dirt from such
gutter into piles 10 be removed by the scavepger
5 soon as possible after il is collected.
SEC. 3. And be IL enacted, That each and every
person violating any oil the provisions OF this act
shall be subject TO penalty of dollar for each
and every offence, to be collected and disposed Of
other fines collected and disposed OF under
the laws of this Corporation.
SEC. 4. Ind be IL enacted, That in of the
Of
to perform the services required by this act shall
be the duty of the Board of Health 10 the filth
TO be removed in the most speedy and ofectual
manner, and the expense OF the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC -And be u 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 of the Mayor to cause the came 10 be
closed.
SEC. o. dnd be IL enacted, That the Mayor be-
and he is hereby authorized and requested TO have
published in handbill form, and distributed, a copy
OF this act Immediately after its passage, and an
nually hereafter, before the first day OF June, as
also OF any other act reputation of the Board Of
Health which be may think necessary TO preserve
or improve 'he health OF the ety. ;, mr.,
President Of the Board Of Common Council.
WALTER LENOX,
President Of the Board OF Aldermen.
w. W. sEAToN, Mayor.
The Board of Health have, in conformity with
the first section Of the above act, designated the
following reservations and squares in the city OF
Washington those in which slop- fbs for the ofal
of the kitchen to be kept:
FIRST Wud.-Squarcs Nos rs, II, IS, So l0l,
los, Is, ll9, 100, l2l, 1885, l27, lIl, loo, los,
l69. 22l.
Second Udrd.-Squares 223, pa, 225, 226, 227,
252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 2s7 2Ss, 2s9, 300, 29l,
2s2, 293, ais, 3l9, 800, 32l, 322, 1923, 3i4, 3i5,
$40. 347, 3ss, 349.
Third Ward.-squares 367, SOS, &c., $40, 1913,
374, 376, 81, 37s, 379, $50, 3Sl. 40l, sO2, 4O3,
s0s. s05, 400, 4O7, 405, 423 424. 425, 426, Az
s2s, 429. 93l, 432, ass, 449 and s5O.
Fourth Uad.-Reservations A, B, and 10, and
squares Noe 453, asa, 45j 456, 457, 46l, ass ago,
49l, and 533.
Fyh Wdrd.-Reseryations Noe. II and -, and
squares Noe. SIS, 6S7 65S. 600, 72S. and 729.
by order THO MILLER, NJ. D.,
President Of the Board OF Health.
June S-lamtOct