The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10
CITY LVI'ELLIGENCE.

REORGANIZATION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE
following ordinance establishing paid fire depart
ment Tor the city of Baltimore has passed both
branches OF the City Council, and only awaits
the signature of the Mayor to become a law:
That Immediately upon the passage of this ordinance
there shall be appointed city officers are appointed
five persons of good character and standing who shall be
styled the Fire Commissioners of the CITY Baltimore
who shall draw for the term of their respective Office s
one for the term of five years. for the term of four
years, for the term of three wears one for th r
two years and for the of year and annually
thereafter in the month Of February there shall be an.
pointed in the same manner ono nsrsor Of HI ~ "l
to serve for the term of five years.
2. That in the event refusal or neglect to perform
the duties of their office the part of any one or more
of said Commissioners, the Mayor being duly certified
thereof by any two of the said Commissioners shall fiji
such offices by appointments serve the full term of
hoSe refusing or to serve, in the of
vacancy occurring from any cause the Mayor shall fill
such vacancy by appointment the first session
of the City Council thereafter if the Council be not in
session. submit such appointment to the City Council for
its confirmation.
g. That the said Fire Commissioners shall select from
the department. constituted by this bill crrk ho sla
receive salary the seven hundred dollars nar
annum payable monthly. Said clerk Shall also perform
the duties of clerk to the Chief Engineer. and % FL
Commissioners shall he authorized fit up an Office for
their use, which shall he centrally located the cost o
which together with the rent and necessary stationery
shall be paid by the city and the Commissioners shall be
further authorized to receive the OF many persons
as they may think proper honorary members said
honorary members paying the annual sum of five dol
lars.
That the Fire Commissioners shall have power to ap.
ofther several positions set 70 m in this bill the Chief En-
gneer excepted who shall hold their places during good he
hayior, to suspend eXe any member any company
ana 10 olSpad OF reorglHe any company. and they shall
also adopt suitable uniform be worn by the officers
men, and generally the said Fire Commissioners shall have
power to adopt such rules and regulations for their own
government and of the Fire Department as they shall
deem eNpedent for the interests of said department pro
lded such rules and regulations inconsistent with
the laws OF the State of Maryland the ordinances the
city of Baltimore; they shall keep record of all their pro
cecdngs subject the inspection of the Mayor and CITY
missinp
moreover, shall define the duties of their clerk
g. That the Fire Department shall consist Of Cbi.r
Engineer two Assistant Engineers one of whom shall
reside in the first and tie other the second district
named in the ordinance Fire Inspector who shall be
appointed and paid pursuant to existing ordinances:
SIX steam lire engine companies to consist each of on
foreman, engineer, fireman. hostler and nine
extra men, wo hook and ladder companies to consist
each OF one foreman one hoser and fourteen extra
6. That the steam engine companies shall each have
engine, one hose reel three horses and ono
thousand feet of hose.
!. That the hook and ladder companies shall each
have one truck with all the hooks, ladders &C. two
horses
s. That the salaries the officers and men COMPRISING
this department shall consist of the following sums per
annum payable monthly: the chief engineer shall receive
twelve hundred dollars; two assistant engineers each six
hundred dollars the foreman each company three hun
dred dollars; the engnemen. hundred and twenty
dollars; the remen, four hundred and Seventyive dol
lars hosters four hundred dollars; and the extra men,
two hundred dollars and the paid members of the de.
partment, except the extra and foremen, shall
duties.
ladder
pans shall be located at such points the Commission
shall designate
10 That the Chief Engineer shall be appointed as 9TH
er city officers are appointed and shall continue in office
sor five years. He may be suspended for inatten.
ton or of duty by majority of the Fire Commits
sioners with the appreciation of the Mayor
II. That the Fire Commissioners together with the
Chief Engineer, shall form Board of Control and shall
be responsible for discipline good order and proner
conduct of the whole department. both officers and men
and for the of the houses engines hose reels and 9th
er furniture and apparatus thereto belonging; they shall
nfr91f fan
other houses used for purposes of the fire
and all the furniture and apparatus thereto belonging
L. fhat 1t shall be the duty Of the Chief Engineer
and his assistants whenever fire shall break ont in the
cy to Immediately repair to the place of such fire. and
TO take proper measures that the several engines 9TH
er apparatus be arranged in the most advantageous
situations.
13. That tho Chief Engineer shall have the sole COM
mand at fires over all other officers all members of the
fire department and all other who NAV present
at fires and shall take all proper for the
guishment OF hres and further protection of property
preservation Of order and observance of State
ordinances of the city and regulations of the Fire
mlsoners respecting fires and it shall be the duty of
said engineer to examine into the condition engines
and all other fire apparatus, and of the engine other
houses belonging to the city, used for the
purposes of the fire department, and the com.
panies attached as often circumstances
render it expedien whenever directed TO do so
by the City Council or Fire Commissioners and annually
to report the to the Mayor and City Council of Bal
timore: also full description of the same to-
gether with the of the officers members of the
fire department, to be published annually in the
daily city papers to be selected by him twice week for
two consecutive weeks and, whenever the engines
other fire apparatus engines other houses used by the
fire department, require alteration, additions repairs
the chief engineer shall the be made pro-
vided such repairs shall not exceed in any instance
the of twenty dollars; if it exceed that sum, the
sent for the of majority of the ire Commissioners
must first be obtaned and shall be- moreover the duty
OF te said chief engineer to receive and transmit to the
sald Fire Commissioners, for the of the Council all
the returns of the officers members and fire apparatus,
maze by the respective companies hereafter pre-
scrlped, and all other communications relating to
thG aalrs OF the fire department to keep fair and
he Of
ADMISSION and discharge and of each member which
he shall report in writing to said Fire Commissioners who
shall safely file such reports
IA That in case of the absence Of the chief engineer
the assistant engineer in whose district the fire NAV occur
shall exercise the duties of this Office with he full power of
the chefengineer.
15 That the city shall be divided into two fire districts
the first comprising all that part of city lying west of
Calvert street the second district all that part of the city
lying east of the same.
10 That Immediately the appointment and organi,
zation of the Fire Commission her Elm provided for
shall be their duty to prepare rules and regulations
the government of the fire companies and the members
thereof and to furnish each member of the fire depart
men with copy Of said rules, and to have said rules