Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-23
BE IT ENACTED. by the City Council o,

the city of Davenport:
SIC /. The Fire Department Of slid citv
shall consist Of a Chief Engineer, such A..
sistant Engineers as the CITY Council shall
appoint and "a many Fire Wardena, Fire.
enginemen. Hosemen, Hook and Ladder
men, as are or may from time to time be 81,
pointed by the City Council.
The AL 'ermen Of each Ward shal. ey o1fc-
%, De FIRE Wardens Of their respective
Wards
Src. 2. The members Of the Fire Depart
ment may nominate TO the City Counci, the
names ot three persons one Of whom thew
desire 10 have elected Chief Engineer, anl
and the others A sstant Eneinee :. and the
Council may elect them as desired, or may
select other persons. The Chief Engineer
shall be elected by the City Council. and
shall hold his office unit! removed hy the Ci.
ty Council: and it shall require vote of
two thirds of the members of the CITY Coun.
ell TO remove the Chief Engineer from is
office.
SEc. 3. The Chief Engineer shall. in all
cases of fire, have the sole and absolute com
mand and control over all the engineers
and other persons connected with the Fire
Department II shall be the du;v of the
Chief Engineer to direct other Engineers to
arrange the several fire engines in the most
advantageous manner, and to cause them { o
be duly worked for the extinguishnent Of
fires. 1t shall also be the duty Of the Chief
Engineer to examine twice in each year, into
the number and condition of all fire engines
hose carriages, hose, and other apparatus
connected herewith, and ali engine houses,
and other buildings used for housin. fir.
apparatus, and report the same To the CITY
Council once in each year. and oftcner if
required by the City Council. He shall al.
so report a list Of all the members OF the
Fire Department and the respective a.so.
Citations to which they belong. He shal
also report in writing an accurate list OF al
accidents by fire that may take place within
the city, with the causes thereof, and the
number and description Of the buildings de-
stroyed or injured, together with the names
Of the owners and occupants.
SIC 4. The Chief Engineer shall receive
for his services such annual salary as the
City Council shall prescribe and before en-
tering upon the duties of his office, he shall
take and subscribe an oath or ,tfirms ton
well and truly to perform such duties He
shall also execute a bond in the penal sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars, with two srretics, to
be approved by the Mavdr. conditioned ler
the faithful performance of the duties OF his
office.
SEC. 5. Whenever any vacancy shall occur
in the office Of Chief Engineer 1t shall be the
duty Of the senior Assistant Engineer. to
perform ths duties of the office until the
vacancy be filled by the city Council The
Senior Assistant Engineer (and in his absence
the Juaior Assistant Engineer) shall exercise
the duties of the Chief Engineer in his all
sence and in general have control over the
Fire Department subordinate to him.
SEC .. Whenever any repairs are requir.
ed to keep the fire engines and apparatus in
good condition, the Chief Engineer shall
forthwith report the same to the Fire De-
partment Committee OF the city Council
SEC. I. Tie Chief Engineer shall report to
the city Council, the name Of any member
ofthe fire department. who is reparted to him
by the Foreman of the company Of which he
is a member 10 be inefficient, unfaithful, in
temperate or otherwise unfi; for duty; and
the city Council may remove such person
at pleasure.
sLr. s. The Fire Wariens of each Ward
shall attend upon all fires occurring in their
respective Wards. ret as spe ial policeman
in guarding the property OF citizens exposed
by reason of fires and perform such other
duties as now are or may be hereafter pre-
scribed by the OF dinances Of this city.
SEC. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the Fire
Wardens to prevent the hose from being
| injured at fires, and to keep all idle and
suspected persons at proper distance from.
the fire, and from the vicinity. All persons
are hereby enjoned to comply with the or.
ders and directions of said Fire Wardens in
the premises.
SEC. 10. The Foreman Of each fire com
pany shall, on the first Monday Of March
and the first Monday of August. in each
year, make out . report to the Chief Engin
eer Of the number. residence and occupa
ton Of all the members Of his company
and also all misconduct of any member o
his company.
| SEc.il. The Firemen shall be divided in
to Companies, to consist Of as many mem
bers a. the City Council shall from time I.
time direct, to attend the Fire Engines
Hose wagons and hooks and ladders belong
ing to, or that may hereafter belong the cor
poration of the city. or to such fire engines
hose, wagons hooks and ladders, as tn,
City Council shall direct; and it shall b
the duty Of the fremen, - often as an,
FIRE shall break out in the city, to repair
immediately upon the alarm thereof, +
their respective engines. hose wagons