The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE

nance, "hlch had previously passed the Second
Branch, was yesterday passed by the First RraInt
! and now only awaits the signature of Tho H
to become law, We give the ordinance as adont
J ed; " "uoP'-
| SECTION /. Be 1t enacted and ordained by tbe ,r.o.
! and City Council of Baltimore, That Immediately uEon
the passage Of this ordinance there shall he apponed
city officers appointed five persons of good
and standing who shall be styled Fire Commissioner
OF the city Of baltimore having served years as ac
tive hremen within the city of Baltimore who shall draw
for the term of their respective Offices say-ona for thn
term of five years one for the term of four years for
the term Of three years for the term of years and
one for the term of year. and annually thereafter in
the month of February there shall he appointed in the
same manner one person of like character for the
term of five years,
SECTION In the event of refusal or neglect to per
form the duties of their office the part of any
more OF said commissioners the Mayor being duly cert
fed thereof shall fill such offices by appointments to
serve the full term of those refusing negectng to
or in the event of vacancy occurring from anv cause
the Mayor shall fill such vacancy by new appointment
and at the first session of the City Council thereafter f
the Council be not in SESSION. submit
the City Council for its confirmation.
SECTION j. The said fire commissioners shall appolnt
clerk who shall receive salary at the rate of seven hun
dred dollars per annum, payable monthly
SECTION A. The fire commissioners shall have power to
determine on all applications by the engineer for new
companies or OF persons for membership in any the
companies, and in either if the application should lie
rejected their ;oison to continue nal for year from
determine all Of differences which NAV occur be-
tween any Of the fire companies members such COM
paaies and shall have power together with the engineer
ber OF any Company, and to dishand rcorganze any
company and they shall also fix unon a suitable
badge to be invariably worn by the iremen leaving
1t, however, TO each company to determine for itself
upon Its hat cap and generally the said fire commits
soners shall have power to adopt such rules and rcgu
uohs lor thelr own government and of the fire depart
ment as they shall deem expeent the interests of
said department provided such rules and regulations are
not nconsisten with tho laws Of State OF MARYLAND or
the ord nances pf the city OF Baltimore they shall keep
record OF all Their proceedings subject the inspection
of the Mayor and City Council or either branch thereof
thn d,,tin
of their clerk
SECTION The re department for the present shall con
sst OF chief engineer, who shall receive salary of
S00 payable monthly six assistant engineers to serve
gratis seven engineers for the steam engines who shall
De practical machnis seven hoSters, and fire inspec
tor who shall be appointed and paid pursuant to existing
ordinances; steam fire engine companies 70 oorg
OF thirty members eaah six hand engine companies
sst Of fifty members each and four hook and ladder com
panIes to consist of thirty members each.
SECTION g. Each fire engineer shall receive compensa.
on OF 500 per annum and each hoste s400 Per annum
payable monthly, and shall be included as full meubars
of their respective companies
SECTION T. The steam fire engine companies shall be
located as follows one in the neghhorhood of Broadway
Ann and Fleet streets one in the neghborhood of Lombard
and High streets; in the neigh borhond of Cav and F
sor streets in the neighborhood of Baltimore and Gal
vert streets; in the neghhorho0d Baltimore and
Liberty streets the neighbcrhood OF the camden
statOn one IN the neighborhood of the Lexington market
And the hand engines shall he located follows In the
neighborhood of Caroline and Cough also Caroline and
Jefferson; also Centre Charles Howard streets also
Pennsylvania avenue and dde street. also Light and
Montgomery streets also Fremont and Pratt streets And
NOOK ana ladder companies shall be located follows
In the neighborhood of Ann and lombard Pratt and
HoWard also Harrison anu Baltimore also Pennsylvania
avenue and Hoffman street.
SECTION s. The steam engine cnmnones shall eacb bo,o
one steam engine first class suction engine one four
wheel hose carriage and thousand feet of hose The
suction engine shall not be taken of the district unless
so ordered by the engineer-in chief
SECTIONS The hand engine companies shall have two
sucti engines with six inch chambers one four wheel
nose carriage and one thousand feet hose than
one suction and hose carriage he taken of the dis
trict unless ordered by the iefengineer
Tl,ah hpnl- 1n,
nave one truck, with all the hooks ladders &C. complete
and shall not be taken out of their respective districts u
lie! so ordered by the engineer.
SECTION H. Immediately upon the formation of tIe bera
IN proposed fire department by organization of three
more steam fire engine and hand engine companies
1--WE members OF said companies shall proceed in such
manner as shall be designated by the fire
for chief engineer provided that said Shall not
pe ed before the hrSt Monday in November and the
voted for having the highest number of votes shall
be nominated by the Mayor the City Council who shall
appoint reject the person so nominated TO serve rs chief
engineer for three from the date of his commission
and If rejected by the City Council another election shall
immediately be ordered by the fire commissioners until
chief engineer is confirmed by the City Council and in
like manner the said companies shall proceed vote for
six assistant engineers all of whom shall he presented to
the Mayor to be confirmed by the City Council and should
any of the said nominations be rejected by the City
ell the said companies shall proceed elect nominate
others until said appointment made The said assistant
engineers shall be residents of the district for which
they are respectively elected.
SECTION IL The said fire department may adopt such
rules and regulations for their government NAV
deemed necessary provided such and regulations
are not inconsistent with those adopted by the fire com
mssoners or the laws of the State ordinances of
city.
SECTION 13 The fire commissioners together with the
chief engineer shall form board of contro and shall b
responsible for the discipline, good order and proper
duct of the whole department both officers and men and
for the care of the houses engines hose and
other furniture and apparatus thereto belonging They
shall have superintendent and ali the engine
and other houses used for the purpose
ana all the furniture and apparatus thereto belonging
and over the officers and members of the several companies
attached to the fire department. and all persons
ent at fires
SECTION A. 1t shall be duty of the chief engineer
ana his assistants, whenever fire shall break out in the
city, to Immediately repair to the place of such fire. and
carry with them suitable staff badge of their Office
and to take proper that the engines and
other apparatus be arranged in the most
situations, and only work for the eXngushment fires
to call for assistance if need be- persons present
res as well as members of the department. to assist in
extnguishing fire. removing furniture goods other
chandize from building fire, danger thereof
and to appoint guards the in pulling
down demolishing any house or building if necessity
require and further to suppress tumus or disorder
1t shall also be their duty order to be
on gong TO- working at or returning from fires and at all
oher times when companies attached to the department
are on duty.
SECTION IS The chief engineer shall have the sole
command at fires over all other officers all members
or the fire department, and all other persons who
may be present at fires and shall take all proper mea-
sures for the extnguishment of fires further potec
ton OF property preservation of order and observance
the laws Of the State ordinances OF the city and regua
tions OF the fire commissioners respecting fires and
snail De the duty OF said engineer to examine into the
condition OF the engines and all other fire apparatus and
OF the engine and other houses belonging to the city
and are used for the purposes of the fire department
and the companies attached often
may render it e1pedient-or whenever directed to
DO so by the City Council fire commissioners
and annually to report the to the City Coun
c also to cause full description of the same together
with the names of the officers and members Of tbe
fire department to be published annually in such
manner as the City Council direct; and whenever
the engines other fire apparatus engine or other houses
used by the fire department require alteration additions
or repairs the chief engineer shall the same he
made provided such repairs, &c. shall not exceed in any
fhao 81 - ~,
oi te same OF the re commissioners must first be OBJ
tanned And it shall be, moreover the duty the said
chief engineer to receive and transmit the said
commissioners, for the use of the Council all the
OF the officers members and fire apparatus made by the
respective companies as hereafter prescribed and all
other communications relating to the affairs the
parment to keep fair and exact rolls of the respective
companies specifying the time OF admission and dischage
and age OF each member, which he shall report in
writing to said fire commissioners who shall safely file
such leJo-ts.
SECTION In case Of the absence of the chief engineer
the assistan engineer in whose district the fire NAV
occur, shall exercise the duties of this Office with full
power.
SECTION IL No person shall be eligible to membership
IN any OF the fire companies who is under the Cf u
years and all persons when they admitted members
must be approved by the chief engineer and his assist
ants, or majority Of them; provided however that
persons who have served seven years active fire
men in the city Of Baltimore honorary members may
e admitted without such approval and provided further
that exempt honorary members shall be entitled
vote for the chief assistant engineers and all
who may in future be elected member of any fire compa
ny or to fill any vacancy in any fire company shall pre-
sent to the office of the chief engineer
election signed by the president and secretary of the
pany of which he has been elected and that said cand
date, before he presents his the fire
shall make oath affirm that he is citizen of the
United States is twentyon years of age and that it is
his intention to perform active duty in the company in
which his enrolled that he will promote suh
ordination in the department
SECTION 49, The first district shall consist of all that
part of the city east Of Jones' Falls and south of the
tire of Baltimore street and West Falls avenue south of
Pratt street and the city block the second district that
part of the city of Jones' Falls north the cen
tire of Baltimore street the third district all part of
the CITY Except West Falls south of Pratt street
and the city bOck) Of Jones' Falls and east Of the
Charles street it shall not extend farther south than
centre of Pratt street. the fourth district all that part the
city south of the of Pratt
city limits the fifth district all that part the city
the centre of Charles, north of the Pratt street
and south of the centre of Saratoga street.
tct all that part of the city west Of the Of Charles
street and north of the centre of Saratoga provided
that the lines Of the districts may he altered any time
II found necessary, by the chief engineer
E.issioners.
SECTION 10. The engineers and hostcrs of the steam
fire engines shall be confirmed by the fire commissioners
and continued during good behavior; they shall give
their entire time to the service of the city and perform all
such service as may appertan to their respective sta
tons.
SECTION 90 That Immediately on an alarm or dis
covery of fire, it shall be the duty of the members
of the police department of the district in which
the fire may occur to communicate the fact to the
central station by means of the signal box in the
district in which the fire be, in accordance
rules and regulations governing the signal boxes And it
shall further be the duty of the police in night time on
the of fire to give further notice herOf with
in their respective districts by sprnging their rate and
crying fire., and practicable crying the number of the
signal box from which the alarm proceeded and when
police officer has alarm bell in his district it shall
his duty to ring the by striking the location as ndi
Gated by the fire alarm telegraph.