Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-22
HEALTH REGULATIONS.

Alta meeting of the Board of Health, held
June 18th, 1874, the Secretary was directed to
publish the following. standing order:
notice sIsll be- incorporated with the proceeding
of the meeting, and published for one week, ev-
cry other day, in the Alexandria Gazette.
The Board OF Health of the city OF Alexandrls
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 oil IN
his power to keep the city in y clearly condl-
tion, by enforcing all the laws in the case made
and provided.
AN ACT to prevent nuisances.
Section l. 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
post the same in some suitable vessel, there to
be kept until called for and removed IN the man
ner herein provided.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Trustees
of the Poor to cause all such otthl to be called
the months OF May, June, July, August and
September, and twice week during the re-
mainder 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 shall forfeit and pay not less than the
sum of one dollar, and not more than tive dol
lars, to be recovered as other fines and forfeit
ures are recovered.
Section 4. 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 reque, ted in case of any neg
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carts to call st their houses to leaves their names
and the number of their residences with any
member of the Board of Health This will en-
sure prompt and certain remedy for the mat
tention complained of.
The citizens are also respectfully requested to
remove Immediately from their respective prem
ises all offal matter, manure or any other null
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 see
whether these regulations have been complied
with.
The citizens are also respectfully requested to
keep this notice for future reference so that they
may sec who are the members Of the Board and
the location of their respective districts, and they
are asked as q favor this: that when they are
personally cognizant of any nuisanceto reportat
once 10 the proper authorities, viz: the mem bers
of the Board in whose districts the nuisance ex
ists assuring them that it is the only legitimate
way 10 abate any evil ext ting near their prem
ises.
The citizens are requested TO keep their gut.
tiers clean and brush the dirt from before their
premises to the centre OF the street.
G. G. BERRY, President.
M. B. HARLOW, Secretary. +,
MEMBERS OF The BOARD AND THEIR
DISTRICTS
lst, east of Royal street and south of Prince,
NJ. B. Harlow.
I'd, south of Prince, between Royal and Wash
ington, G. q Berry.
Sd, south of Prince street. west of Washington,
James w. Nails.
4th between King and Prince streets, west of
Washington, Josiah Ford.
5th, between King, Prince Royal and Wash
iEgton streets, &. q. Berry.
Gth east of Royal, between King and Prince,
G. L.. N eale. -
7th east OF Royal street and north of King,
&. H. Robinson.
sth, between Royal and Washington streets,
north of King, Richard II. Rudd.
9th. west of Washington street and north Of
King Michael Smith. je l7-eolw