Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-25
WHOLE NO. $40.

iitutu 10 hulodhCc Ut 10 dangerous 10 the health
or endangers the lives property of those in the "
cinity thereof he shall forthwith notify in writing
the owner or owners their agents or guardians 10 Ee
left at his or her usual or reputed place Of residence
II within the city, and If without, then through the
public mail of the existence of saidynuisance and io
direct the removal abatement thereof within six
days from the date Of such notice If practicable (of
which practicability the Commissioner shall be the
Judge) and II not practicable, then within such time
as he may deem reasonable; and on the failure Of
the owner or owners, their agents OF guardians 10
remove or abate the said nuisance within the time
prescribed allowed, il shall be the dutv of tIa
Commissioner, under the direction of the Mayor
forthwith TO do the same due regard being had on ali
such occasions TO the interests of the owners or prc
prictors Of the property. But if the property on
which such nuisance shall exist shall belong In neI
sons of unsound mind the title thereof shall be II,
dispute, so that the true owner or owners cannot be
satisfactorily ascertained, upon the being de-
ciared nuisance, as hereinbeore provided it shall
be the duty of the Commissioner under the direction
OF the Mayor forthwith to the same, the ey-
pense to be paid out Of the funds of the ward Ard
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Health
to make return of the expense to the Register as il
directed in the sixth section of this act which sum
shall be assessed and collected therein provided
Sec s. 4ad BE- IL enacted That it shall be the duty
OF each and every person occupying dwelling or
other building, in such squares may be designated
from time to time by the Commissioner of Health 10
keep one or more slop tubs for the reception of all
kitchen or Other oal of the premises; and each and
every person who shall throw any solid fluid ofal
INTO any street. or alley or gutter, upon the prem
ises of another, shall be subject to penalty of not
less than one than FIVE dollars for each Of
fence and that shall be the duty of each and every
person occupying dwelling-house or store or apy
other kind of building, to have the paved footwalks
and gutter In front of his, her, or their premises
cleaned daily from the first of May to the first of De-
cember, by collecting the dirt from such gutter into
piles, to be removed under the direction of the Com
missloners OF Health possible after il has
been collected and any person or persons who shall
fail or refuse to have the paved foowaks or cutters
IN front of his her, their premises cleaned as here
inbefore provided shall be subject to fine of not
more than five nor less than one dollar for each and
every offence.
SEC. o. Andbe enacted That fany person or person.
shall cast place. ay, cause to be cast place
or laid any rubbish oyster shells, shayings or offsi
or refuse substance of any kind whatever of his her
or their trade, occupation, business or any coal
hrewood, ashes, barrels, hogsheads or casks AZ any
KIND, boxes, foul water, dyewater, OIL fona-.
soap and candle or other manufactures filth stable
manure, or any offensive substance or Obstruction in
any street avenue open space, public reservation,
alley, open lot or so that the same may run into
any improved street. avenue public reservation allev
open space, or open lot in the cutters of any suth
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 or di
reclng or ordering the to be Done shall forfeit
and pay not less than nor more than five doary
and the further sum offve dollars for each and every
day the same shall be suffered to remain EXCEPT the
article Of frewood, which may remain forty-eight
hours and no longer, on such street or avenue not
including the pavement thereof. Propided That il
shall and may be lawful for any person or persons
engaged in erecting repairing building to occupy
with the materials used in making such building or
repairs the inside half the breadth of the fotway
and onethrd part OF the breadth of the carrsge-way
and no more, in front of any lot which the build
ing is being erected repaired said materials to be
placed IN such position and arranged as may be
approved of by the Commissioner Of Health, under
penalty OF not less than five than ten do
for zach off and f,,fI, -
sum for every day the same may be suffered to re-
main TO be recovered from the owner of the proper
y, or the contractor for the erection or repairs Of
the building; and all materials and rubbish shall he
removed by the contractor owner of the property
pleted. aa
| Sec. 10. 4nd be IL enacted That whenever any sub
stance or substances of the character enumerated in
the ninth section of this act shall be found in front
OF any building or lot, the occupant occupants If
the building be occupied if not the owner owners
of such building or lot shall remove, or cause the
same to be removed within such time may be pre-
scribed by the said Commissioner of Health, under
penalty of not less than one or than five dol
lars. .t. Htt
Sec. H.; And be IL enacted, That if any person or
persons shall cast place. or lay cause to be cast
placed or laid, any substance substances of the
character enumerated in the ninth section of this act
in front of the building or lot any open lot or in
any alley fronting the lot of another person. the
person offending shall forfeit and pay, in addition
to the penalty contained in the ninth section of this
act the sum of not less than two nor more than ten
dollars for every offence
Sec 12 Ind be ID enacted, That if any person shall
obstruct any gutter the streets avenues or alleys
with bridges carriage steps, firewood coal building
materials rubbish, other substances SO as to pre-
vent free passage OF the drainage of the same and
shall fail TO remove the same shall pay fine of not
less than three more than five dollars for each
day the said obstructons shall remain: Prouided
That nothing herein contained shall prevent the
granting permission for the temporary danminp of
/ gutter for cOpctnp ar huildiu0
der such conditions as the said Commissioner OF
Health may prescribe.
Sec. ID. 1nd be IL enacted That from and after the
passage OF this act IL shall not be lawful for any per-
son to place suffer to remain upon any lot or in
any building erected thereon, within one hundred
and fifty feet of any other building the refuse of any
gas factory or factories, commonly called gas tar
for the purpose of storage manufacture, the same
being exceedingly offensive aud highly dangerous to
property from its infammable nature; and any per
son or persons so offending shall be subject to fine
of not less than ten than twenty dollars for
each offence, and twenty dollars per day for every
day such substance shall be suffered remain OH any
lot or in any building erected thereon contrary TO the
| foregoing restrictions. That whenever any of the
aforementioned material commonly designated gas
tar) shall be deposited any lot consistent with the
foregoing provision, for the purpose of deposte or
manufacture, il shall be 80 kept manufactured
not to create nuisance, affecting either the health
comfort of the neighborhood under the penalty of not
less than ten than twenty dollars for every
day such nuisance annoyance is suffered TO exist.
| Sec. IA. Ahd BE- 10 enacted, That il shall not be
lawful for any person persons to make any ditch
drain, trench, gutter, gulley other excavation in
any street avenue, alley for drains or other pur
poses cause the same To be done, or to make ex
cayations in any lot for cellars other purposes next
TO the sidewalk without fencing in the same or TO re-
| move or displsce any portion Of any pavement or
paved gutter or cause the same TO be done without
having first obtained written permission from the
Mayor, and IN conformity with such restrictions he
shall prescribe under penalty Of not less than two
nor more than ten dollars and two dollars for every
day the same or any portion thereof may continue
Fro0adesi, hotcscer, That every and any excavation
that may remain open after sunset shall be safely and