Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-05

CocSu CHAAska, FED. 5, 1855


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lst Ward. Cannon. Jennings-9d War
Guelich sd Ward. Corbin- 4th Nard
Washburu-Sth Ward. Hubbell. O,Bcsn-
9Th Ward. Sears. Guy.
The Mayor being absent Aid. Corbil ~
called to the Chair. 50
On motion Council proceeded 70 balot 70
Mayor Pro Tenn. during the abeenss o
Mayor Sargent
Geo. f. Hubbell received vs1o-J
O'Brisa. vote-Austin Co, bin, rseG1sed
votss-and was declared elected Mayor n
Ten. E
On motion Of Aid Hubbell the rssdlse o
the minutes Of Jan. goth. 2lst. asl aat
26th. was d;spsnsed with.
y Ceok En-, Ohaisaae ~eees6suettH6t u
whom was referred the matter Of drafting
an Ordinance for the action Of the City
Council in relation to the formation and
government OF the Fire Department Repor,
and recommend the adoption Of the follow.
ing Ordinance.
Report received and adopted
An O.dinance fer tho Formation and
Government OF tho Fire Department.
BE IT ENACTED, BY the City Council Of
the City Of Davenport:
SEC L. The Fire Department of said city
shall consist Of q Chief Engineer, two Assis.
tant Engineers, and as many Fire Wardens,
Fire enginemen, Hosemen, Hook and Ladder
men, as are or may from time to time be
appointed by the City Council, AS is herein
after provided.
The Alderman Of each Ward shall. er Off
clio, be Firs Wsrdsns of their respective
Wards.
SIC 9. The nomination Of the Chief En-
gineer and Assistant Engineers, shall he
made by the Firemsn, by ballo-, at such
time as the City Council may hereafter APP
point and the persons receiving the great.
est number of votes for the representative
Offices shall be thereupon, entitled to nom
ination to the City Council for appointment
to such offices: such appointment to con.in-
ue during the pleasure Of the City Council
or until new election, which shall be ask ed
for by majority of the Firemen, shall have
been held, aud the nomination made bv
them duly cot frmed. Whenever a vacan
cv shall occur in either OF the offices of
Chief Engineer, or Assistant Engineers, the
Engineer and the Foreman Of the Fire Com
panies collectively. shall have power. and
it shall be their duty. to call special elec-
tion aid designate the time for holding the
safe, to the end that nomination, p,.rsu-
ant to the provisions Of this Ordinance, may
be made to the City Council to .upply such
vacancy.
SIC. 5. The Chief Engineer shall, in all
cases Of fire, have the sole and absolute com
maud and control over all the engineers
and other persons connected with the Fir.
Department II shall be the duty < the
Chief Engineer to direct other Engineers to
arrange the several fire engines il The most
advantageous manner and to cause them 10
TO duly worked fer the extiuguishment Of
fires 1t rhall also be the duty OF The Chief
Engineer to examine, twice in each year, into
the number and condition OF all fi"e eugines.
hose carriages. hose, aud other app aratus
connected herewith, and all engine houses,
and other buiidinge used for housing fire
app iratus, and report the same to TIE City
Council once in each year. and oftener, il
required by the City Council! He shall nj.
SO report list of ell tho members of the
Fire Department; and the respective asso.
Citations To which they belong He shall
also report in writing an accurate list of all
accidents by fire that may take place within
the city, with the causes thereof, and the
number and description Of the buildings de-
etroyed or injured, together with the names
Of the owners and occurents
SEC. 4. The Chief Engineer shall receive
for his services such annual salary as the
City Council shall prescribe ; and before en-
tering upon the dutie- Of his office. he shall
take and subscribe an oath or affirmation.
well and truly TO perform such duties. He
shall also execute bond in The penal sum of
Five Hundred Dollars with two sureties, to
be appro ed by the Mayor, conditioned for
the faithful performance Of the duties of his
Office
SIC Whenever any vacancy shall oc-
cur in Office of the Chief Engineer, it shall be
the duty of the senior Assistant Engineer,
to perform the duties of the Office until the
vacancy be filled The Senior Assistant
Engineer, land in his absence. the Junior
Assistant Engineer) shall exercise the duties
of the Chief Engineer in his absence, and
in general have control over the Fire De
partment subordinate to him.
SIC. 6. Whenever any repairs are required
to keep the fire engines and apparatus in
good condition, the Chief Engineer shall
forthwith report the same to the Fire Depart
ment committee of the city Council.
SEC. 7. The Chief Engineer shall report to
the city Council, the name of any member
Of the fire department, who is reported tc
him by the Foreman of the company o
which he is a member, to be inefficient un
duty; and the city Council may remove
such person at pleasure
SEC. s. The Fire Wardens of each Ward
shall attend upon all fires occurring in thei,
respective Wards. act as special policemen
in guarding the property of citizens EXPOSED
by reason Of fires. and perform such othel
duties as now or may be hereafter prescribe,
by the ordinances Of this city.
SEC .. 1t shall he the duty Of the Fir,
Wardens to prevent the hose from being in
jured at fires, and to keep all idle and sus
pected persons ct Q proper distance from
the fire, and from the vicinity. Allperson
are hereby enjoined to comply with the or
ders and directions Of sail Fire Wariens il
the premises.
Snn 10. The Foreman of each FIRE com
pany shall, on the first Monday of Marcl
and the first Monday Of August. in eaci
year. make out report to the Chief En-
| gineer of the number. residence and occu
patton of all the members of his company
and also all misconduct Of any member 0
his company:
SEC. H. The Firemen shall be divided in
TO Companies. to consist Of - many mem
bers as the city Council shall from time t
time direct, to attend the Fire Engine,
Hose wagons and hooks, and ladders belong
ing to or that may hereafter belong. the col
poration Of the city, or to such fire engines
bose wrgons, hooks and ladders, as tn
city Council shall direct; and it shall b
the duty Of the firemen. as often as an
fire shall break out in the city, to repail
immediately upon tie the alarm thereof, I
| tn ir respective engines, hose waggoni