New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-30
CoNrrRoLLgR's OFFICE, I
City of New Orleans, June ID 1860. 5
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4 City oil New Orleans, June ID 1Sou
mo. 5224.l
4 AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Fire Department.
BE o9daed bg e Go0oaea tpa3cl Of the ct,g
# e,s .ra That hs eon,pollsr Of he si,y Ct New ot
shs s at ass aa to a poS e @ S e
supper of The Fire constituted by this ordinance
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constituted and te aese Working Of the same sn be done
b for e term Of i've fo te lsth Of De
sEc J. ihet the Fire Department enc Chief
and Assistant Forec each Incorporated
asr HAZE ne mt s hsn nan s
twenty five each fse steam Engine companies TO be
posed Of engineer driver fireman. and less than
shs 4 Ind af hrss ss q lie Il 5 a T
ene horse with ihe requisite harness compee Vic ba
rhat iss ess and dsr sepa ha be provided
ders horse, with The requisite harness complete tie
same be kept at a times in good order and ready for sses
vded with ie enge hose carriage and fuel
hent number III horses Win the requisite harness cumpete
Tie e kept " AL times VI good order and ready
That sa'd Chief Engineer Engineers Fore
| powers al all fires
$50 That eacl engineer foreman and assistant shall
| ing words VIZ: This ceriaes that appointed ehisf
pafms 4 hs Nsw orsas sa entitled ID III ths
gogfs ad nn,ites hsesinF te s oice Y W signed ~
sfe ha IsTe he command n he men
as fnfse III , e. s % M sf a. At ss and a cause be
SIC 10 Thai shall be tho dug of HE eEsf and assistant
ensinsers foreman ags assistants whenesss fire shall break
with Them suitable badge Of obiee an take
srfanEsl so1 aayanassaa stuates and ohy woks
foF the esSul oi tes Il eal to aa # need
assist in removing urlrc goods from
cure ihe and also assist in pulling down demolhint
ang hess Sr ean ! affeS @ sq and Farther y i hs
be their daly 70 cause order e IN going To- working
nss aacsa Il H. Department are Ga duty Any
eer aa hs san oremen md asnt oemen sss VI M
ordinance shalt subject fine Of not ies than five
ty days, Recorder of tie District where occurs
sFo IL That eef Engineer haze tho sole command
fires all members Of tc Fire Department
measures ef ses protection " property
Chsf examine into the condition q the engines
belonging and for tie Of the Fire
Whenever S 10 Sy he s on aAyas Il Ss
coa s 70 and a PEW 4 m H. ns 70 a
gsther with the names IF NE ncers and members Of the Ee
saSs s y as s
ef n ess and ran ~ t. said
ing the companies hereafter prescribed all
and keep fair and rolls Of The respective copa
a al ceden M @ s may ha lss
psa " ha IT, c M h as causes thereof ana te number
names Of the and occupants and estimate losses
SIC L. No person under eighteen years Of age shall be EN-
eyed member Of the Fire Department Of the city of New
See 49, That the Foreman and Assistants of each engine com
@ @ @ s By cke I'll snnes
be stationed " The engine house Of sad shall
as e or e sa e sge s
engine hose kent good wokins order
the iolse cean5 condition and have full and
SEC \ i i shall aa bs their duty to preserve order and dis
and enforce compliance win the ey ordinance The
s aa Ses s e M @ s sn and sRas hs o e.
secive companies and accounts Of a property belonging
respective companies absences and tadiaes
o s S sg as o IN eei " %h m
Ere Committees Of The Common ouns nc In They shall also make
asa sa II and 1 s Ssas, 10 their
SEC l5 That the foreman md ASSISTANTS Of eaei hook and
ladder comPuy sa es selected as ana appoaed from
# e aa @ % is e. sd e. @ y
aarn q ire SAID isrea and ans shall have te H horsa se
e. ehsd 70 and stsr The hoea and H. ladder % eag carr the
and carriage in good ord tie house ia clenny condition.
SCI aa 81 H. = se ire
ssi sa g
oaed the puss e d i company and a "
the horses aud the steam fire engine hose
ss hs an os s e ap l M r. S also
house cea condition. take full and proper
SIC. That Inc engineer Of the engine shall be
and hs Md engine order and ready III
sec s The sinesrsana members Of te several companies
badges insignia contracior direct and no @ Other
person shall be permitted to wear the
SEC. 49, Thar eompany shall the city
sion appear in the as except alarms
Of te ,nles by exprss of the Chief Engineeg
the right examine personally all houses ected any
being erected In which fire used intended
n pewe 70 cause sne alterations and improvements ueg
stove pipes In tho same, and snc alteration n the oca
ton Of fires in shops and other equally hazardous
enpaions IS may be nee sssa' for The public safety.
panes and hook and ladder company sa be
First District four engine companies engine
and one hook and addgr copay shall be located in the
e0mrany and one hook and ader shall be located
the Third District and engine companies engine
the Fourth District and that the shall lie
places and occupy such houes in said Districts respectively
the Fire Commute Of the Common Gonne shall determine.
SEC y That the Ehe Eng and engineers
be appoMIne@d OIL ed as hereinafter provided
be subject o from office as hetefter provided
SEC "A That shal bs he duty Chief Engineer
sstant engineers before ener upon M duties Of their
Offices, to be qualified BY the Mayor ehe by oath airma-
tion that thes will faithfully peroi abii.
ties. all the duties appsrtaiaing to the same
SEC 70 Tint the Chief Engineer before entering the d
ties his office shall give bond in ts of
dred dollars made payable the Mayor Orleans
his in conditioned for the faithful performance
2 That assistant engineer before entering upon
the duties II his Office shall give bond the o
hundred dollars made able 10 the Mayor nf New Orleans
his office, conditioned for the faithful perform
/ anee of the duties thereof.
aremen, shall be a#wed except authorized By this ordi
Nance, aud working under this contract
p ihat tte o ne eotfac ior ihe support OF
the hre department. and the Give working thereof the sale
made IN accordance with sections and of this ordinance
shall have aprunt and hal appoint the Chief and
engineers and further he shall have dismiss
the Of The from Office employment
i such limo or times as he shall sec it,
70 That the chaser Of the contract for the snppor.
the Department. and the active working thereof sale
in accordance with sections this ordnaues,
shall within five days after date of adiuicaun Of 50 d pnr.
arfVe mad The Mag nf