Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-18
DOAEp OF HEALTH NOTICE.

RoAEh or Health No'l0h
By authority OF the Board al Health ii ;hi-
city. the following is hereby published + Ia
benefit Of MI concerned:
The Board OF Health, of the City Of A!eN"n
dria res pecttu!lv request the prompt and srr!p1.
attention OF the citizens to thcfolloW!ng -H"itA:.E
regulations and considerations and ASK me: ."'
operation in carrying them out assuring thGH'
that it i: the determination of every rnc:mb'E -
the Board, in hi: respective district to d" ali Il:
his power u keep the city in aG:canly condition.
BY enforcing all the laws in the case mHt. :ad
provided.
AN ACT TO PREVENT NUISANCES.
SEC 1st Be it enacted by the City Councils
of Alexandria, That no person or persons sbai!
discharge cast, or cause to flow upon any OF the
streets, lanes or alleys, or any parts OF the city.
any kitchen otl:Il, liquid or solid, but shall de
post the same in some suitable Vessel. there 10
be kept Until called for, and removed i'll the
manner herein provided.
SEC 2nd. 1t shall be the duty Of the Tru:-
tees of the Poor to cause all such otiaI to DC
called for collected and removed four times !,
week in the months of May. June, July, An
gust. and September, and twirc week during
the remainder OF the year. for the use AMI Ben
eft Of the Aims House.
SEC. 3D. ANY person or persons hi; o" ,hcir
servants, who shall violate any Of the provisions
Of this act. shall forfeit and pay not less than
the sum Of one dollar, and not more than live
dollars, to be recovered as other fines and for
FIXTURES are recovered.
SEC. 4th 1t shall be the duty Of the Board o.
Health. Superintendent of Police, and Police
Constablcs to cause the provisions Of this act t"
be strictly complied with and enforced.
SEC 9TH. This act shall be in force from :ts
passage.
Passed July 10th, 1850.
-4,l, n,,t war
lcct on the part Of the drivers OF the Garbage
Carts, to call ut their houses, to leave their
names and the number oftheir residences. with
any member Of the Board Of Trustees Of the
Poor; this will ensure Il prompt and certain
remedy for the inattentlon complained or
The citizens are also requested to remove IN
medately from their respective premises all
otal matter, manure or any other nuisance.
which may cndangcr the health of the city, and
they are hereby notified that on or before the
first of May, the mcmh crs of the Board will
visit their respective districts. to see whether
this regulation has been complied with
The citizens are also respectfully requested to
keep this notice for future reference, so that
they may see who are the members of the Board
and the location Of their respective dlStr cts;nnd
they are asked as favor, this: mat "henthey
are personally cognizant Of any nuisaHces to re-
port ut once TO the proper authortlcs-vIZ: the
member Of the Board, in whose district the nul-
sancc exists: assuring them that it is the ony
Legitimate way to abatc any evil, existing near
their premises.
The citizens are requested TO keep their gut
ter: clean, and brush the dirt from before their
premises to the centre Of the street
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DIS
TRICTS.
JAS. EntwiSlc, iir East OF Royal street, and
South of Prince street; Bcnoni Wheat, South
Of Prince street: between Royal and Washing-
ton streets; VIM. }. Summers, South OF FRINGE
street, West Of Washing tOn street; james w.
Atkinson. between King and Prince streets
West of Washington street; Chas. Z. Berry, be-
tn cen King and Prince streets, between E0ya!
and Washington streets; John ". Green, be-
tween King and Prince streets, Eas: OF kooya
street Edmond +. Wilmer, North Of Ming
street. and East Of Royal street: VIM. II.
Muir North Of King street, between Royal and
WASHINGTON streets; Robert Brockctt, North OF
King street West Of Washington street.
\ Book for registering nuisancn:. will be
kept in the Drug store, o. King st.
aplG-lw JAS. ENTWISLE, JE Secretary.
rsNO CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS.
Proposals are invited until April 2otlr, inst ;,
for the leasing for a tcrmof wears OF the Alex
andria Canal, including all of its real and Other
property This canal extends from the city OF
Alexandria, Va to the city Of Georgetown, ID.
c.. on the north bank of the Potomac, whcr" It
connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The water is from thence conveyed across the
Potomac in 4 wooden trough and supcrStruc,
1urr which Is built on granite rock piers ana
and then by land into the Potomac AZ ArXan-
dria. The following dcScript ion o! the pier Of
the aqucduct is from 4 report By the late u. e.
Ewin@, cso., Civil Engineer r. An abutmcnt is
built against the Chesapeake: and Ohio Canal at
GEORGETOWN. The Alexandria Canal commence
ing ut this point is carried across the Potomac
on an aqucdUct lG9Ut ct long: ms a4HrdUct
was located by surveys made in 1851. or the
eight piers u now built arc III water from 80
to 30 feet deep and founded - 10 80 tecl below
the surface The aoutmcnts and piers were Al
built in Golfer dams pumped out and drctlgedb BY
steam machinery to the solid rock, on which
they are erected in cement and trowcl work
from foundation. This lab0rloui constructor
was the work Of several years. with Il large
force engaged night and day except during part
Of the winter months. The piers are carried up
80 feet above the river surface, and arc there
for" in height from - 20 20 feet. They are
about 20 feet long st base, and - 10 - tees timex
1T the water surface. They are Of granite rock
laid in GENE t. and ha> ing stood the floods and
drifts for several years, (ISlG) a." believed to be
Of impcr-hahle material and workmanship. =
The cost of the aqucduct 500. 49, .43, including
about So TW tor the wooden trough and super
structure The other portion OF the canal, en-
bankucntS, rulvcrtS, locks. wharvcs, ferry IT
Alcyandria Canal may be properly called the
terminus Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Their, WAS transported Of coal alone over the
Alexandria Canal in 1850. about 100000 tons,
and the coal trade has largely increased since.
but owMgto the war no coal has come over the
Alexandria Canal for the reason that the aquc-
duct has been used By the Government rs Il
wagon road from Georgetown to ArlinGton.-
Parties contracting will be reQui!c ell to place and
keep the canal and aQueduct III order and repair,
and to use the canal and aqucduct for the ,pur;;
poses for hitwas original y constructed and
no other unless by consent of all the contract
inc PARTIES. For further information, such as
obligations to be assumed, and conditions to be
comnlcd with, address. or apply in person to
HUGH LATHAM,
mp 49," Mayor OF AIcNlndria, ' 4.
all. New York; and Telegraph, Cumberland,
Nd :,t:lv3w. and send bill.
DUBLIC SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.