Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-24

VIE following extracts from the Laws Of this
Corporston In relation TO the GednIincss Of ia
04y &C. are published for the information Of house
keepers storekeepers, builders aud others interested
and their attention Is respectfully invited thereto:
That II any person or persons shall cast place or
lay, or cause 70 be cast placed or laid any rubbish
oyster shells, shayings, or oi refuse substance
Of any kind whatsoever OF his, her or their trade
occupation, or business or any coal frewood ashes
sarres, hogsheads. or casks Of any kind boxes foul
water, dye-water or offal from soap and Candle or
other manufactures, filth, stable manure, or any Of
fensive substance or obstruction in any street ave.
nue., open space, public reservation, alley or open
lot or 30 that the same may run into any improved
street, avenue, public reservation, alley, or open
space or open lot or in the CUTTERS OF any such street.
avenue, public reservation. open space or open lot
or on any pavement, and shall not remove the same
on the day ON which the same shall have been so
placed as aforesaid every person so offending, d.
recting or ordering the same TO be done, shall forfeit
and pay not less than one nor more than five dollars
and the further of two dollars for tch and every
day the same shall be suffered to remain, except the
article Of frewood, which may remain furty-eght
hours and no longer, on such street avenue, not
including the pavement thereof; P,oeide, That i
engaged in erecting or repairing building TO occupy
with the materials used 10 making such building Cr
repairs ne inside ray n his tysaaA of as footsoy
and and set sss re-, s are ss ss e
Is being erected or repaired; said materials TO be
placed in such position and so arranged as may be
approved Of BY the commissioner for the ward in
which the building may be 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, If any person or persons shall cast, place.
or lay, or cause to be cast placed laid, any sub
stance or substances Of the character enumerated in
this act in front of the building lot or on any open
lot or in any alley fronting on the lot of another per
SON. the person 80 offending shall forfeit and pay, in
addition to the penalty contained in the second
ton Of this act the Of nat less than two
than ten dollars for every offence.
That il any person Ihall obstract any gutter on
the streets, avenues or alleys, with bridges, carriage
steps, firewood COAL building materials, rubbish or
other substances so as 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 Instructions
shall remains Pyocided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the commissioner acting COM
missioner of improvements of any ward from grant
ing permission for the temporary damming of gut
ter for collecting water for building purposes
such conditions as the said commissioner or acting
commissioner may prescribe.
That it shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sons 70 dig or throw up any ditch, drain, trench gut
ter Ruey, other excavation. in any street. avenue
or alley for drains other purposes or cause the
same to be DONE to make In any lot for
cellars, or other purposes next to the sidewalk with
out fencing In the same, or TO remove or dspace any
the same to be done, without having first obtained
written permission from tho Mayor and in conform
ty with such restric ions he shall prescribe, under
penalty of not 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 q horse, or feed or water cow or wash car
riage or other vehicle upon Pennsylvania avenue or
upon the paved gravelled footwalks of any other
street or avenue or within twenty feet of the line
Of Pennsylvania avenue, or water horse within IF
teen feet Of any public hydrant or 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 nor more than Eve dol
lars for each offence.
"That il shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sons to place or cause TO be placed allow 70 re-
main, any goods, wares, merchandise or any Sign
box barrel or other obstruction on either Of the foot
ways of Pennsylvania avenue further than four feet
from the building line, the open spaces border
ing on the said avenue, nor on the pavemens front
ing or running through the same nor place or allow
to remain any HORSEBACK or horsetrough on the said
avenue, or on the open spaces Of the same, under
penalty Of not less than nor more than Eve dol
lars for each offence and five dollars for every day
the same may remain; Propidtd, That any person
may set up neatly prepared post at such place as
the commissioner Of the ward may direct in front OF
his or her house. for the purpose Christening horse
And prorided further That this section shall not ap-
ply to any person in the immediate act Of moving
their trade business for the of their famles
10 four spirtuous liquors, such ether articles
as to be inspected or ganged under the laws OF
this Corporation; TO the sale Of goods wares,
merchandise exposed by auctoneers, in the front Of
their place Of business the day of public sale;
such goods, wares, and merchandise however, TO be
arranged TO leave free passage of one-half the
pavement at least and twothrds of the carrageway;
and all such goods 10 be removed within two hours
after such sale.
II shall not be lawful for any person or persons
TO enclose obstruct the free passage Of any street.
avenue, lane, or alley any portion Of the same,
by fence, ditch. any other means, under penal
tv of ten dollars for every offence, and five dollars
for every week such enclosure OF obstruction shall
remain.
That IL shall be the duty OF all owners or occu.
pants of stables bordering or fronting any pave
ment 10 keep such pavement in good order ana FREQ
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 q
broken or filthy state.
That il shall not be lawful for any animal Of the
goat kind 10 ut large in this city, and the owner OF
every goat so found running at large shall pay not en-
ceedng three dollars for every time such goat may
be found at large and IL shall be the duty Of the po
lice constables 20 kill any such animals when found
running at large.
TO turn any horse mare OF geldng loose in any
street. avenue alley public space within the lin
its of this Corporation 10 turn them loose in any
lot therein not properly secured and from which
they may get into any street. avenue, alley, public
space, nor 70 allow any horse, mare or geldng TO
run at large in any street avenue, or public space
within the limits ofthis Corporation under penalty
Of not less than two nor more than five dollars for
every offence,
That Il shall at all times be lawful for any person
OF persons residing within the limits Of this Corpora
ton TO raise and keep within any substantial enclosure
any hog or hogs proridsd, That the styes or plsc
where hogs are kept shall not become nuisancrs BY
reason or neglect 10 keep the properly ceansed
and purified or by Of their being located or
placed within seventy feet Of any inhabited dwell
ing, without the consent Of the occupant thereof I'M
DER penalty Of Eve dollars for each offrpce and
further penalty Of two dollars for each days contnu
snce Of such nuisance after notice given a. herein
provided.
Ii shall not be lawful for hogs 10 20 at large 10
the city Of Washington and u any hog or hogs shall
be found going at large therein Il shall be lawful Tor
any police officer other person or persons, and II 10
hereby made the duty OF every police officer OF each
and every ward In this city 10 seize and take every
hog going at large a. aforesaid"
In executing tho above provisions In relation 10
rubbish, ora &c., the Commissioners Of the several
Wards have been directed to so arrange their dis
tricts that cart shall visit every alley and street In
each ward for the removal Of the rubbish offsl, 6c
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