Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-30
TEALTH REGU LATION

At q meeting of the Board of Health held
June %, 1873, the Secretary was directed to pub
lish the following standing order:
ORDERED By THE BOARD That the following
notice shall be Incorporated with the proceedings
of the meeting, and published for one week, ev-
cry other day, in the Alexandria Gazette.
The Board of Health of the city Of Alcxandria
respectfully request the prompt and serious at
tention of the citizens to the following sanitary
regulations and considerations, and ask their CO.
operation in carrying them out. assuring them
that it is the determination of every member Of
the Board in his respective district to do all II
his power to keep the city in cloanly ondition
by enforcing all the laws in the case madc and
provided.
AN ACT to prevent nuissnces.
Section l. BE it enacted by the City Council Q;
Alexandria, That no person or persons shall
discharge, cast or cause to flow upon any of the
streets, lanes or alleys, or any part OF the city
any kitchen ofal, liquid or solid, but shall de-
post the same in some suitable vessel, there to
be kept until called for end removed in the man.
ner herein provided.
Section q 1t shall be the duty of the Trustees
Of the Poor to cause all such otfal to be called
for, collected and removed four times week IN
the months of May, June, July, August and
September, and twice week during the remain
der of the year, for the use and benefit OF the
Aims House.
Section 8. Any person or persons, his or their
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 dol
lars, to be recovered as other fines and forciures
are recovered.
Section T. 1t shall be tho duty of the Board of
Health, Superintendent of Police and Police t.
cause the provisions of this act to be strictly
complied with and enforced.
Section s. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Passed July 10th, 1865.
The citizens are requested in case of any neg
ligence on the part of the drivers of the garbage
carts to call at their houses, to leave their names
and the number of their residences with any
member of the Board Of Trustees of tho Poor.
This will ensure prompt and certain remedy
for the inattentlon complained OF
The citizens are also respectfully requested to
remove Immediately from their respective prem
ises all ofal matter, manure or any other nun
sance which may endanger the health of the city;
and they are hereby notified that on or before
the first of August the members of the Board
will visit their respective districts, to wheth
or these regulations have 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 tho Board and
the location of their respective Districts snd they
are asked as favor this that when they are
personally cognizant of any nuisance to report at
once 10 the proper authorities, VIZ: the members
of tho Board in whose districts the nuisance ex-
way to abateany OWL existngn near their premises.
The citizens are requested to keep their cutters
clean and brush the dirt from before their prem
ises to the centre Of the street.
c. G. BERRY, President.
1 S. e. JANNEY, Secretary.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THEIR
DISTRICTS.
lst east Of Royal street and south of Prince,
s. IL Janncy.
I'd, south Of Prince, between Royal and Wash
ington, g. g. Berry.
Sd, south of Prince street, west of Washington,
James w. Nails.
4th, between King and Prince stroots, wost OF
Washington, Josiah Ford
9Th, between King, Prince Royal and Wash
ington streets, James Entwlsle, jr.
9th, east of Royal, between King and Prince,
g. L. Ncale.
nth, east Of Royal street and north of King,
G. Fl. Robinson.
9Th, between Royal and Washington streets,
north of King, Richard II. Rudd.
9th, west OF Washington street and north Of
King, Michael Smith. JIG 27-eolw