The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-09
THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY
l. of Washington declare the following to con-

vU>HE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY
i of Washington declare the following to con-
stitute
.Nuisances:
Dead carcases, dead fish offals Of fish; heaps of
oyster shells; ofas from butchers stalls. slaughter
houses, or tan-yards; stagnant water in ponds,
marshes, sewers, celars foul stables, foul cow
houses, cow-pens; foul privies, hog styes, and
decayed vegetables of all descriptions, whether
entire or those portions thereof not used as 1ood
which may be thrown out from kitchens; horses
going ut large with the CHAMBERS, farcay, or other
contagious diseases; the drainage from dye houses
and soap factories; houses or buildings unoccuped
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 exactlon OF 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
bers of the Board for the Ward in which such nui-
sance may exist, stating the nature of the same,
with its location, &c.
BY order of the Board:
THO. MILLER. M d., President.
Members Of the Board Of Health, May 81. 1852.
First Ward-Dr. r. Johnson, corner oath street
and Pennsylvania avenue; Mr. Chnres Calvert,
18th street between and X.
Second W,ayd.-Dr. Thomas Miller, + street, near
l4th; MIR. J II. Riley, 18th street, near PennSyva
MIA avenue
nue.. near 9th street; Mr.. William p. Young, 9Th
street, between and M.
Fo,1h Ward.-Dr. A. Holmead, a strcct; Mr..
GrC Grammer. corner a and &.
Fifth IVdrd-Mr. William p. Ferguson, Geor-
gia avenue, near Sd street; Mr.. John P. Inglc,
New Jersey avenue, near street.
SirM Wayd.-Dr. S.A. H. McKim; Mr.. John E.
Bates, corner 7th and l. streets.
pear nd
avenue, between a and 9th streets; MIR. William
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 city Of Washington, That
from md after the passage of this act shall be
the duty of each and every person occupying a
| dwelling or 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 a week, more
frequently if required by the Commissioner of the
Ward; and when collected, it shall be the duty
| of the scavenger to have such dirt rubbish
ried away soon possible after it ia 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 members thereof OF the Ward, to keep slop-
tubs for the ofal OF the kitchen, and to have the
same carried away and cmptied 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 or solid offal from the kitchen into any
street or alley bordering or contiguous to such
squares in any other place than that designated
by the Commissioner of the Ward, shall be sub
ject to such penalty as 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 fluid or solid
offal 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, or 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 fret of October by collecting the dirt from such
gutter into piles to be removed by the sca>snger
\ as possible after it ia collected.
| SEC. g. And be it enacted, That each and every
person violating any of the provisions OF this act
shall be subject to a penalty of one dollar for each
and every offence, TO be collected and disposed Of
| as other fines collected and disposed of under
the laws of this Corporation.
| SEC. 4. Ind be IL enacted, That in case of the
absence or inability of the scavengers of the wards
perform the services required by this act it shall
be the duty Of the Board of Health to the filth
to be removed in the most speedy and effectuai
manner, and the expense of the same shall be paid
by the Mayor from the general fund.
SEC. And be it enacted, That Immediately
|
state ol nuisance by the Board of Health, it shall
be the duty Of the Mayor to cause the same to be
closed.
Sec 6. And be il enacted, That the Mayor be,
and he Is hereby, authorized and requested to have
published in handful 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
siiAs H. 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 confor nifty with
the first section of the above act, designated the
following reservations and squares in the city of
Washington those in which sIop tubs for the offal
| of the kitchen are to be kept:
First Wayd.-Squares Nos rs, IT, 10, &c. lOl,
los, lis, ll9, l2O, l2l, 1876, 127, al, l66, l6S,
Second Ward.-squares 22s, 224, 2Q5, $780, 227,
1872, 1913, 3ls, 3l9, 800, a2l, 1872, 1923. 344, 345,
346, BAT, 34S, 349.
Third Ward.-Squares 367, 36s, 369, $40, 1913,
374, 376, 81, 1913, 37s. $50, 3sl. 40l. 4O2, 4O3,
42s, 42s, ADJ, 432, 4ss, 449, and 45O
| Fourth Wdrd-Reservations A, b, and 10, and
squares Nos 45s, 454, 1885, 456, 457 46i, 4Ss, 400,
49l, and 533.
FVM Ward.-Rcservations Nos. II and IL, and
squares Nos. SIS, 6s7, 6Ss, 500, 72s, and 1873.
| By order: THO MILLER, M. D.,
President of the Board of Health
June s-lamtOct
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1852.
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