Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-01
Notios in Rslersnee 70 Nuisaaees, s.e.s


Notice In Reference 10 Nuisances, &c.y
Mayors Office, April 10, 1855.
VvHE following extracts from the Laws Of this
Oty, &c. are Published for the information Of house
keepers stoekeepers builders and others Interested
and their attention is respectfully invited thereto
That i any person or persons shall cast place. or
lay, or cause 70 be cast placed laid any rubbish
oyster shells, shayings, or off, or refuse substance
OF any kind whatsoever Of his her, their trade
occupation or business, or any coal irewood ashes
barrels hogsheads. or casks Of any kind, boxes foul
water, dye-water, offal from soap and candle or
other manufactures, filth, stable manure any Of
fensive substance obstruction in any street. ave-
nue., open space, public reservation, alley, open
lot or that the same may run into any improved
street, avenue, public reservation, alley, or open
space open lot In the cutters Of any such street
avenue, public reservation open space, open lot
or on any pavement and shall not remove the same
on the day on which the same shall have been 80
placed as aforesaid every person offending or di-
rectng or ordering the same TO be DONE shall forfeit
and pay not less than one nor more than five dollars
and the further sum of two dollars for each and every
day the shall be suffered to remain except the
article Of frewood, which may remain ty-eight
hours, and no longer, such street avenue, not
including the pavement thereof; Provided, That il
engaged in erecting repairing building occupy
with the materials used 10 making such building or
and oae-taird part II ne 6,sadth Of ~ earriags eay
l. tsing erected or rspaira said materials to b
placed In such position and 80 arranged as may be
approved Of by the commissioner for the ward in
which the building may De situated; but all such
materials shall be removed by such person persons
within ten days after the building shall have been
finished under penalty of one dollar for every day
the same may remain thereafter.
:. That, II any person or persons shall cast place,
lay, TO be cast placed or laid, any sub
stance substances Of the character enumerated in
this act in front Of the building lot on any open
lot in any alley fronting on the lot Of another per
son. the person offending shall forfeit and pay, in
addition to the penalty contained in the second sec
ton of this act the Of net less than two nor more
than ten dollars for every offence.
That if any person shall obstruct any gutter on
the Streets avenues alleys with bridges carriage
steps, firewoed COAL building materials rubbish,
other substances TO prevent the free passage OF
the drainage Of the same and after notice being given
by the commissioner of improvements, or acting COM
missioner of the ward for the removal Of any OBJ
structions shall fail to the same, shall pay
fine of one dollar for each day the said distractions
shall remain P,ooided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the commissioner acting COM
missioner improvements Of any ward from grant
ing permission for the temporary dainmng of gut
ter for collecting water for building purposes under
such conditions rs the said commissioner or acting
"That it shall not be lawful for any person per-
SONS to dig throw up any ditch, drain, trench, gut
ter gulley other excavation in any street. avenue,
or alley for drains or other purposes Or cause the
cellars other purposes, next to the sidewalk, with
out fencing in the same or TO remove or dspace any
portion If any pavement or paved gutter, or cause
the same to be done, without having first obtained
written permission from the Mayor, and in conform
ity with such restrictions he shall prescribe under
penalty Of net less than two more than ten dol
lars and two dollars for every day the same, or any
portion thereof, may continue.
"That if any person shall feed, water, clean, or
wash horse, or feed or water COW, or wash car
riage or other vehicle upon Pennsyvania avenue or
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street avenue, or within twenty feet Of the line
of Pennsylvania avenue or water horse within if
teen feet Of any public hydrant pump, any person
SO offending in any Of these particulars or the owner
OF such horse, cow, carriage or other vehicle shall
pay fine of not less than more than five dol
lars for ench offence.
"That it shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sons TO place or cause to be placed or allow to re-
main, any goods, wares or merchandise or any sign,
box barrel other obstruction either of the foot
ways Of Pennsylvania avenue further than four feet
from the building line nor on the open spaces border
ing or running through the same, nor place allow
to remain any horse horse-trough the said
avenue, or on the open spaces OF the same, under
penalty Of not less than one nor more than i've dol
lars for each offence, and five dollars for every day
the same may remain: Prorided, That any person
may set up a neatly prepared post at such place as
the commissioner of the ward may direct in front OF
4S propided further, That this section shall not ap-
ply to any person in the immediate act OF moving or
removing merchandise, or anything in the way OF
their trade business or for the use OF their famles
to -four sprituous liquors, or such ether articles
as are to be inspected gauged under the laws OF
this Corporation to the sale of goods wares, or
merchandise exposed by auctioneers, in the front OF
their place Of business on the dsy q public sale
so arranged as leave free passage of onehalf the
pavement at least and thirds of the carrageway
and all such goods TO be removed within two hours
after such sale.
I" II shall not be lawful for any person or persons
70 enclose obstruct the free passage OF any street
avenue, lane, or alley, or any portion OF the same
by fence ditch, or any other means, under penal
ty Of ten dollars for every offence and five dollars
for every week such enclosure obstruction shall
remain.
THAT Il shall be the duty Of all owners or occu-
pants Of stables bordering or fronting on any pave
from manure, dirt, slop, or other filth under PEN
atty Of not exceeding five dollars for every neglect TO
be recovered from the occupant or owner, and five
dollars for every day the same may remain In
broken or filthy state.
That Il shall not be lawful for any animal of the
goat kind to run large in this city and the owner Of
every goat SO found running at large shall pay not ex
ceeding three dollars for every time such goat may
be found at large and il shall be the duty of the po
lice copstables 70 kill any such animals when found
running at large.
sons 10 any horse mare or geding loose in any
street. avenue alley, public space within the linn
its Of this Corporation, nor TO turn them loose In any
lot therein not properly secured, and from WHICH
they may get into any street. avenue alley, or public
space, nor 10 allow any horse, mare, or gelding to|
run az large In any street. avenue or public space
within the limits ofths Corporation under penalty
Of not less than two nor more than hive dollars for
every offence.
"hat II shall at all times be lawful for any person
or persons residing within the limits Of this Corpora
ton 10 raise and keep within any substantial enclosure
any hog or hogs Prorded, That the styes plac.
where hogs are kept shall not become Dusances by
reason or neglect TO keep the same properly cleansed
and purified by reason OF their being located orI
placed within seventy five feet Of any inhabited dwell
ing without the consent of the occupant thereof, un
der penalty Of Eve dollars for each offence, and
further penalty of two dollars for each day continu
ance Of such nuisance after notice given as herein
provided.
II shall not be lawful for hogs 10 go at large in
the city Of Washington and IL any hog or hogs shai
be found going at large therein IL shall be lawful fc
any police officer other person or persons, and 1t
hereby made the duty Of every police officer OF eacl
and every ward 10 this city to seize and take up eve
hog going at large aforesaid"
In executing the above provisions in relation q
rubbish, onal, &C.. the Commissioners of the se-era