New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
CoaPrnoii ER's oFF CT,
City Of New Orleans, June 10, 1860, !
mo. 5224.1

City Of New Orleans, June 49, 1850, )
No. 1924.
AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Fire Department.
sEerioS Be oyt5,e BY he Common ca,sae u ne city
alter iys days paSlsaon thereof il Inc ION efs
supper, the Fire Department. as constituted by Ills ordinance
y sf Sh Tor me term
sES That 'hs supper Of hs Fire pepamen as herein
By Tor the tenn Of five years from day of De-
SEC that the Fire Department shall consist Chief
~ sss Two Asssan, and oe
pany Fourteen Engine OF not less than thirty i've
twenty Nv men each i've steam Engine eonane S. to e se conan
posed Of one engineer one driver one fireman. and less than
sEe Thst sash ENGINE shall be provided With
horse, with the requisite harness complete The
Than Ss esSf provided
with hook and ladder carriage full hooks las
@ G f S
vde With one Steam engine hose carriage and Fuel
wagon Ave hundred feet Of hose Of the first qualify and
the be kept at a times ia good order and ready
SIZE Il That said Chief Engineer Assistant Engineers Fore
man aud Assistant foreen of eopanics shall have police
SIZE THAT each engineer foreman assistant SHALL upon
ing Words Va This csrtites that is appointed chief
ssnsf y M s n Fir De
and nunties belonging to said office be signed by
SEC That the foreman shall the command of the men
apparatus BELONGING 10 their several eoPaiss and shall
cgea az orders q n s chief biz Or assistant a ~ s en-,
engineers foreman assistants whenever fire shall break
= s s @ b ss n n psss ct IA snsa @
proper That the several engines and other apparatus
for eieetual exuguishmsnt of fires; call aid
be from all present AZ fires asss in the
building fire danger thereof act guards to
house building, If necessity requires further shall
s ANY o al b 2, aSsds i shall ao
at or returning from hes and az all oner times when copa
on hs
ordinance shall be to line Of mol less than five or more
than twenty dollars or imprisonment for NOT inn
may determine.
persons may present FIRES and shall proper
order and observances of the laws
Chief Engineer he condition the engines md
Of all other IRE apparatus and OF the engine and other houses
often Ian rs may render exgedeni
Common Council and annually report The same to said
committees also full description Of the same
Department 70 be published annually such manner the
Of the Chief Engineer receive committees
alrtrns made Of officers, members and fire appr belong
Other cations relating 10 the affairs q he Fire Depart
MES which shall report said committees also
report 70 committees all accidents which may hap
and description q The building destroyed osshe with the
names the and occupants and estimate losses by
| the same. 5,l=
| eighteen shall he
Rssss 6 member 2 Department 2 as city q New
Pany ;aa ge 9 9 Iered hv te ebiF E soRo
be stationed the engine house of said company shall be
always ady for duty Al an alarm Of fire said Foreman and
belonging to the same the of the re they also
eng saa S &c aa p bape 3 s wSs order
taken Of the horses attached DE e the s,s same M
ce It al times ii Their respective Companies and require
and enforce compliance with the city ordinances.
snpero They shall also keep fair and rolls Of their
IL a 10 ar % Rs e9
ns the s IS boo poed s s %
rolls books always 70 be sncs TO tie order of the
to the Chief Engineer true returns Of ~ The members of the
easd apos s said 50 dr. 70 nsF care
SEC Is foreman and assistants Of each hook
ladder company shall be selected and appointed from
hs re men eo%po s said company and shall be
Sbf Engineer and shall be always ready for duty At an
alarm Of fire said foreman and assistants shall have the horse
Of The fire they shall keep hook and ladder apparatus
full proper of the horses attached the
SIG e. That the foreman and the steam fire
said company That the drivers said shall be
duty. AT an fire said and fireman shall attach
the horses TO aud start The steam IRE engine and hose car
keep the hose carriage fuel wagon and hose in good order the
That the engineer Of the steam fire engine shall be
shall keep said engine gooder and ready for service
with Re h
badges insignia the contractor shall direct and other
SEC TO- That no conpany shall leave the city an exeur
sss
the eh examine personality ali houses or any m
being erected in which intended viii
s s the such Alteration ID De oea
epaons may Be FOR Inc public safety
Ia That bao ys an ss4 a.
ah ane hook sn @ ss eess is
company ard ladder company located i,
places occupy houses said DISTRICTS respectively
Els s na @ # h1 snas9 aG shall
BE- aRp?afa a he e Emnss and shall
be subject to removal from office hereinafter provided
SIC n That shall the duty The Chief Engineer and as
Offices b qualified y Ne Mayor .ilhsr By oath
T S,is; t. he
lies III os shall give ben m III &
dred dollars made payable 70 the Mayor Ct New Orleans
SEC d. Thai each assistant engineer before entering upo
the duties Of his Office shall bond Che Of twenty
hundred dollars made payable to the Mayor Of New olean
anee Of the duties hereof '"l'He' pS0'.
SEC r. That association organized society or club
remen allowed except authorized by this ord
nance, and NO working under This contract.
the fire department and the active working thereof The sal
made in accordance with sections and two OF this ordinance
ha have power appoint and shall appoint Chief and a
ssan engineers aud further he shall power disn
the Of abe from office employment
| such time times as he shall see fit.
70 That the chaser of the for the
the department. and the active working thereof the
made in accordance with sections and this ordinance
shall within Of adjudication of Al pu
chase give bond made payable 70 the Mayor Of the of Ne
Orleans Office
proved of by the Common Council the tWenf
thousand dollars conditioned that SAID purchaser will fu
and perform at his cha and during Of
all thar is required be done and performed hin
| under and by virtue of this ordinance.
SEC 30 That said purchaser Of aid
in accordance with sessions and two Of this ordinance sa
employ ready service the Il
number Of competent and officers attached
mics required by section three of onance said
with The engines and other apparatus he exnguis
of fires listed TO them to the place Of fl
there full efficient service said
officers with the engines and other apparatus for the exnguis
fire. aud in active service until in opinion
and assistants, there further danger the
e ing property.
SEe 81 purchaser of said contract at the sale ma
during ths continuance OF said contract
requirements of article two Of this ordinance keep constantly
hand four extra fire engines the be always in
order and ready for service,
See 3d. That the purchaser purchasers of the contract
the support of the Fire Department and the actye work.
thereof, the sale made in accordance with sections
two of this ordinance shall be bona hde purchaser
70 chaser shall of him. themselves carry this
ne In good fah for his their and shall
assign nnderlet the
whatsoever The portion of the of said
the bond required by twenty nine Of this ordinance
and connne 10 perform the duties and requirements
said Contract.
SEC 81 That said purchaser of said the
deposit al The time ii the adjudication Of said sale the sum
twenty-five hundred dollars i'll the hands Of the Comptroller