True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-29
CITY ORDINANCES.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ORDINANCE to secure the City of
Steubenvile against fire.
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AN ORDINANCE to secure the City of
Steubenvlle against fire.
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SECTION XII. 1t shall be the further du-
ty Of the fre-wardens, acting together as
pointed out in the seventh section of this
ordinance, in their inspection and exami-
nation of the houses and tenements in the
month Of June, in each year, to determine
the number of e-buckets Tor each dwell
ling house, store house, shop and factory
in the city; which number shall in no case
be less than one nor more than six, and
shall.be fixed in reference to the size ofthe
building. And such fire buckets shall be
strongly made, of good lacked leather, and
shall be of sufficient capacity to contain
three gallons. Every bucket shall be dis
tinctly marked with the name of the owner
and the number of the lot OH which the
building to which it belongs is situated +;
and it shall be the duty of the occupant of
such building to keep the bucket or buck
cts in such place In the building as to be
easily and readily procured in case of fire.
No bucket shall be used except at fires, or
for some purpose connected with the extin-
guishment thereof. And when fire shall
be suppressed, the buckets shall be collect
ed together, arranged and distributed to
their proper owners, under the direction
and superintendent of one or more of the
fire wardens.
SEC. XIII. Any person hereafter requi-
red to furnish any new bucket or buckets
for the supply of Q building shall be exhon-
Grated therefrom by paying to the city
treasurer the sum of two dollars in lieu of
every bucket he or she may be required
to furnish and the treasurer shall enter
all monies so received In separate ac-
count, and the same shall be exclusively
used and appropriated for the purchase of
hose, or for other purposes connected with
the security of the city against fire.
Sec. XIV. If any fire bucket shall be
taken to fire, and shall there be lost or
destroyed, the owner thereof, on making it
appear to the satisfaction of the council
that such bucket was lettered and number
ed as required by this ordinance, and that
the same was lost or destroyed without any
fault or negligence Of such owner, and that
he made diligent search therefor within q
reasonable time, he shall be allowed rea-
sonable compensation therefor, to be paid
out Of the treasury of the city.
Sec. XIV. That the council shall annu-
ally, on the second Monday in March, OF
as soon thereafter as may be convenient,
appoint three persons, enc of whom shall
be known and designated as First Director,
one as Second Director, and one as Third
Director, whose duty it shall be, on the
breaking out of any fire, to repair immedi.
ately thereto and aid in the suppression
thereof; and if the person designated as
the first director shall be present at any fire
he shall have the entire control and direc.
tion Of the measures intended for its sup,
preston if the first director is absent
such control and direction shall devolve or
the second director If the second director
is absent, then upon the third Director
And the director present, ,on whom the com.
mand shall 6eyolve as aforesaid, shall have
power, and 1t is hereby made his duty, t,
direct the position and the mode of opera
tion ofthe engines and hose and when ne
cessary to the more speedy suppression o
a fire, or to prevent the spread thereof, O.
to enable the engine or hose companies t,
act with greater efficiency, he may direc
any building, ,sence or. other fixture or i'm
provement to be taken down and removed
He shall also, when necessary, order th
formation OF lines 10 ensure the necessar,
supply of water, and direct the removal O
personal property, and take suitable meas
ures for it's protection and security; an
he shall have power as is hereby authori
zcd to do and perform such other acts as il
his judgement may be necessary for tn
prompt and speedy extinguishment of
FIRE; and for this purpose MAJ comman
and compel such assistance as mey be ne
ceasary; Provided, however, that the con
sent oftwo directors shall be deemed ne
cessary to justify the taking down Of an
building not actually on FIRE rand ifthere i
but one director present, the consent Of on
Of the commandants Of the FIRE companie