Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-01
TEALTH REGU ATOMS

Alta meeting Of the Board of Health, held
June g. 1873, the Secretary was directed to pub
lsh 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 Alexandria
respectfully request the prompt and serious at
tcntion 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 IN
his power to keep the city in clearly condlllon,
by enforcing all the laws in the case made ana
provided.
AN ACT to prevent nuisances.
Section |. Be it enacted by the City Council of
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 offal liquid or solid, but shall de-
posit the same in some suitable vessel, there to
lie kept until called for and removed In the man
her herein provided.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Trustees
of the Poor to cause all such onal 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 3. Any person or persons, his or their
servants, who shall violate any of the provisions
OF This act snail 1OFlet ana pay not leSS CEe- Iio
sum of one dollar, and not more than five dol
lars, to be recovered other fines and forfeltures
are recovered.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
Health Superintendent Of Police and Police to
cause the provisions Of this act to be strictly
complied with and enforced.
Section 5. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Passed July 10TH 1865.
The citizens are requested in case OF any neg
lgence 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 the Poor.
This will ensure prompt and certain remedy
for the inattention complained of.
remove Immediately from their respective prem
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
er 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 arc the members Of the Board and
the location of their respective districts and they
ale asked as q favor this that when they are
personally cognizant of any nuisance to report at
once 10 the proper authorities, viz the members
of the Board in whose districts the nuisance eX-
ists assuring them that it is the only legitimate
way to abateany evil existing near their premises.
The citizens are requested to keep their cutters
clean and brush the dirt from before their prem
Uses to the centre Of the street.
c. G. BERRY, President
S FL JASSEY Secretary