Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-25
BE 1T ENACTED. by the CITY Council ot

= sis0aht Engineers as the City Council sha
appoint, and as many Fire Wardens, Fir,
, enginemen. Hosemen. Hook and Ladde
men, as are or may from time to time be al
pointed by the City Council
The Aldermen Of each Ward shall, er OIL
20, be Fire Wardens Of their respectiv
Wards
: SEC. 2. The members Of the Fire Depar
ment may nominate to the City Council tn
/ names Of three persons. one Of whom the
r desire to have elected Chief Engineer. an
and the others Assistant Engineers, and tn
Council may elect them as desired, or ma
select other persons. The Chief Enginee
r shall be elected by the City Council an
shall hold his office until renov ed by the G.
ty Council; sad it sha.l require . vote G
twothirds Of the members Of the CITY Oouu
Gil to remove the Chief Engineer from hi
office.
SIC. 8. The Chief Engineer shall, in al
cases Of fire, have the sole and absolute com
mand and control over all the engineer
and other persons connected with the Fir,
Department. 1t shah be the duty of III,
Chief Engineer to direct other Engineers I.
arrange the several fire engines in the mos
advantageous manner. and to cause them I.
be duly worked for the extinguishment O
fires. 1t shall also be the duty Of the Chic
Engineerto examine. twice in each year, into
the number aud condition of all fire engines
hose carriages, hose, and other apparatus
connected Herewith, and all engine houses
and other buildings used for housing fire
apparatus, and report the same to the City
Council once in each year, and oftener il
required by the City Council He shall al
so report a list Of all the member, Of the
ti-e Department; and the respective asso
Citations to which they belong IL. shal
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-
stroyed or injured. together with the names
of the owners and occupants
Sc. T. 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 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
bc approved by the Mayor, conditioned for
the faithful performance Of the duties of his
office.
/ SIC. ). Whenever any vacancy shall occur
in the office Of Chief Engineer, 1t shall be the
duty of the senior Assistant Engineer. to
perform thu duties of the office until the
vacancy be filled by the city Council The
!. Senior Assistant Eng neer land in his absence
the junior Assistant Engineer) shall exercise
the duties of the Chief Engineer in his ab-
s-nce. and i'll general have control over the
Fire Department subordinate to him.
| SEC i. Whenever any repairs are reQuir-
ed - keep the fire engines and apparatus in
2ood condition, the Chief Engineer shall
forthwith report the same TO the Fire De-
partment Committee of the city Council
SIC 7. The Chief Engineer shall report to
the city Council, the lame Of any member
| ofthe fire department, who is repsrted to him
by the Foreman Of the company of which he
is a member to be inefficient, unfaithtul, in
temperate - otherwise unfit for duty; and
the city Council may remove such person
at pleasure.
SEC. s. The Fire Warjcns of each Ward
shall attend upon all fires occurring in their
respective Wards, Get 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 ordinances Of this city.
SEc. O. 1t shall he the duty of the Fire
Wardens to prevent the hose from being
injured at fires, and to keep all idle and
suspected persons at a proper distance from
the fire, and from the vicinity. All persons
are hereby enioined to comply with the or.
ders and directions Of said Fire Wsrdens in
the premises.
SIC. 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 ou: report to the Chief Engin-
. eer Of the number, residence and occupa-
tion of all the members of his company
| and also all misconduct Of any member Of
his company.
SIC. H. The Firemen shall be divided in
to Companies, to consist Of as many mem.
bers as the City Council shall from time to
| time direct, to attend the Fire Engines.
Hose wagons and hooks and ladders belong
| ing to, or that may hereafter belong the cor
poratlon of the city, or to such fire engines,
| hose, wagons hooks and ladders, as the
City Council shall direct; and it shall be
| the duty of the firemen, as often as any
fire shall break out in the city, to repair,
Immediately upon the alarm thereof, to
their respective engines hose wagons,
hooks and ladders. and convey them to, or
| near the place where such fire shall happen,
| unless otherwise directed by the Chief, or
| other Engineer; a'd there. in conformity
| with the directions given by the Chief En-.
gineer. or other Engineers, to work and
manage said engines or apparatus and imple-
ments with all their skill and power; and
when the fire is extnguished they shall not
remove therefrom but Ly the direction Of
All engineer; and on such direction they
shall return their respective hose wagons,
engines, hooks and ladders, and other ap-
l,aratus to their several places Of deposit
SEC. L. II any Assistant Engineer, rore-
man. Assistent Foreman, or any other Fire
man. having charge Of any fire company,
disobey. or refuse 10 obey any order Of d.
| r-ction Of the Chief Engineer, he may, for
such offence, be expelled from the fire de-
partment.
SIC H. 1t shall be the duty Of all men,
bers Of the fire department to prevent all
persons, not belonging to the Department.
from lettering in or about any house belong
ing to the department
| SEC. II. No fire engine, hook and ladder
or hose cart, during any FIRE in this city or
any other place, or any report Of fire. at any
time, under any pretence whatever, shall be
taken or removed out Of its house. unless
the foreman or assistant foreman. or one
of the engineers or At least two OF the fire.
men of the company to which the same be-
longs. shall be present and consent thereto.
under penalty Of ten dollars for every
such offence. to be forfeited and paid by
and received from, any and every person
aiding or assisting in such act.
SEC. Is. No fire engine. nor hook and lad.
der, nor hose cart shall, in going to, or re-
turning from fires, or at any other time, be
run, driven. wheeled or placed upon any
side walk, except by the special order Of
the Engineers, Forenen or Assistant Fore
men OF companies, under penal y Of tw enly
dollars for each offence. to be forfeited and
paid by every person aiding or assisting in
such act. to be recovered by the City Attor-
ney for the use Of the corporation.
SEC. l6. Each Fire Company shall have