The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-22

| fax, tow, hay, rushes, hrew0od, brands, shin
giles, shavings, or other combustible materials,
any dwelling objects to the said Wardens entering
| and examining the same, then the said Wardens
| may make oath before police magistrate OF tne
city, that he has reason to believe that the SAID
dwelling contains such materials, such fixtures or
arrangements as create danger Of fre-and sncn
magistrate may then issue his warrant authorizing
the said warden or any other warden or wardens TO
enter and examine the said dwelling-and on re-
ceivng the said warrant, the said warden or ward
ems are required to proceed to the discharge OF the
duties by this ordinance required. And upon md
ing any Of the dwellings, buildings nre places OF
authorized to examine, defective or dangerous they
or either Of them shall direct the owner or occu-
pant either by printed or written notice, to alter
remove or amend the same, in such manner, and
within such reasonable time as they or either of
them may deem necessary And il anything is
found in any of the said premises which it is deemed
necessary to remove, the said wardens or either Of
them, shall give notice for the removal thereof
and in case OF neglect or refusal to comply with
such notice, the party offending shall forfeit
and pay five dollars, and for every day after the
time allotted as Aforesaid to alter remove amend
the same, in conformity with the directions afore-
said, the party SO offending shall forfeit and pay
the further sum of one dollar; and all the expenses
OF any removal alteration, or amendment as afore-
sad shall be paid in the first instance by the occu
such dwelling house other building, and shall be
deducted from the rent of the same, unless such
pense be rendered necessary by the act default of
such occupant, or unless there be special agree
ment to the contrary between the parties
Sec. IA. Every fireman recommended through the
Board of Engineers . suitable person to be APP
pointed fire warden, shall be at the time of such
Recommendation an actual resident and inhabitant
OF the ward for which such appointment is required
to be made. And the said wardens so as aforesaid
to be appointed, are hereby invested with all the
powers OF the marshas of the city while going to,
attending and returning from any fire, and are on
such occasions and such times hereby constituted
respectively marshas Of the city for the purpose O.
preserving the peace, protecting property, and en-
forcing the ordinances of the CITY,
Sec. 10. II any person having charge of an engine
or other fire apparatus, shall suffer permit the
70 be used at any time on trial of skill, of the
power and capacity 6 the machine, or for any other
Common Council, he shall forfeit and pay the-sum
of twenty-five dollars, and shall be liable also to be
removed as fireman and any and every person
power and capacity Of the machine, shall forfeit Sd
pay like sum OF twenty-five dollars.
Sec l6. In case any engine or other fire apparatus
shall need any repair or other alteration, it shall be
the duty Of the person having charge Of such engine
or other fire apparatus to forthwith report the same
to the Chief Engineer; and aoy person having
charge as aforesaid who shall make, suffer, or per-
NIT to be made, any alteration Of any engine Or
Engineer, shall forfeit and pay the sum Of twenty
five dollars, and be liable to be removed fireman
;. Sec. T.: Any person who may repair to fire shall
Assistant Engineer, Mayor, or Chairman Of the
Committee on Fire and Water for the time being;
and in the extinguishment of fires and the removal
Of property, if in the opinion Of the said officers or
any OF them the emergency Of the shall require
more help than can be rendered by the fire depart
ment then present, it shall be lawful for the said
officers, or any Of them to call in the aid Of the
citizens or Inhabitants present.
Sec. Is. Any person who shall act or attempt to
act as foreman or assistant foreman of any engine,
hose or hook and ladder company, without being so
apPonsttta shall for each and every time he shall
than hve dollars, nor more than ten dollars; but
such penalty shall not be incurred by any fireman
who shall act as foreman assistant foreman Of the
company OF which ne ID member, during the tenn
thereof ''''''
Sec. 10. Any person or persons who shall hinder
or modest, or attempt to do any violence to, any
fireman OF, any person having charge Of a fire en-
CINE or other fire apparatus, while going TO- or re-
turning from any fire, or to any fireman or city off,
Ger while in the performance of their duties ct fire.
shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay as penalty
for each offence, sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
or shall be imprisoned in the county jail four days.
Sec. 20. II any person or persons shall enter any
engine hook and ladder hose or depot house in the
apparatus for extinguishng fires or shall injure or
mutiate, at any time place. any of the apparatus
Tor extingushing fires, any Of the public cisterns,
constructed, shall draw any water thercfrom for
any other purpose than for the gss Of th afson be-
f lSSE bshS for any such private injury shall
on conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned, or
both, at the discretion Of the Court, provided the
fine shall not exceed ten dollars, and imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding four days.
Sec. 81. II shall be the duty Of the foreman and
assistants Of each fire and hose company, and Of the
hook and ladder companies to prevent their respect
i've companies, when returning from fires, or from
an alarm Of fire, from running with their machines,
and the members Of any fire company, or hook and
ladder company, are hereby required when return
ing from fires, from an alarm OF ire, not to draw
any machine to which he or they may be attached,
faster than by walking with the same, and If any
member or members Of the company shall violate
this ordinance, said foreman or assistant foreman
shall report such violation to the Board of Engineers
and the person or persons violating the provisions Of
this section shall forfeit and pay fine not exceeding
five dollars for each offence, and be liable to be re-
moved as fireman; and any foreman or assistant
who shall neglect to report any such violation, shall
be liable to be removed as o fireman.
Sec. ~. No person or persons, other than the
mayor, aldermen, chief engineer or assistant en-
gneers, or such are by them respectively invited
unless be or they be members Of one of the fire com
panies Of the city, shall at any time enter any Of the
engine, hook and ladder, hose, or depot houses,
except when the Common Council may direct them,
or any Of them, to be used for election purposes,
without the permission of the foreman or assistant
foreman, or person legally acting as such, having
charge Of such house ; and no fireman or fremen
engine, hook and ladder, hose or depot house, on
Sunday, except in case Of an alarm of fire. and ex-
cepting also che steward such necessary persons
whose duty it may be, and who shall have been
selected by the company, to clean the apparatus
when requiring attention on that day, and except
ing also the mayor, the members of the committee
on fire and water of the Common Council for the
time being, the engineers and such police off,
Ger may be designated by any or either Of them
also the aldermen Of the respective wards In which
such engine houses may be located for the only
purpose of detecting and preventing any violation
Of the city ordinances and every member violating
this n10visi0u thereof. shall be fined. in
the discretion of the magistrate before whom the
conviction shall be had, provided that the fine shall
not exceed twenty dollars, and also be liable to be
removed rs q fireman.
Sec. %. No fire engine, hose cart, or hook and
ladder truck, shall, in going to or returning from
any fire. or at any other time, be rum driven wheel
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