New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-28


ESsi issss H Il i v nSsaRR, chairmsn
isss IL ss'' E HENRY DUREL for Comptroller.
DosrrRoltsas orf,cp,
City of New Orleans. June Is, 1860.
mo. b224.1
AN ORDINANCE Concerning ihe Fine Department
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fSns,5ss aud I'D III he asys working be
es ass t r a MI Of one Chief
and Two Assistant oteme for each Incorporated
LADDER sopaass q not ss Ssn
twenty five each Ave Engine companies to bA com.
posed OF one enSnee one driver fireman. and less
and three hundred feet hose, lst qnaiy and
4 e sd 5e9 oFdss n ss as 70 be
SEC That each Hook and Ladder company shall provided
ders, horse sh The requisite harness coaipiee lie
SANG z Ss ,es VIZ g'9d order and ready o
videl with one steam fire engine hose carriage fnel
eient q horses with requisite harness complete
the same TO be kept at all times id good order and ready
That sa'd Chief Engineer Assistant Engineers FORE
man md Assistant Foreen Of companies, shall have police
sEc That each engineer foreman and sha nnon
ing words, viz This ceries that appointed chief
aFin y oen Of a Is ened II e fT R s
powers md nnnites belonging 20 said office to be Signed by
SIC That The foreman shall have the the mon
nd f ssa cause s 10 be ' oss
euted all orders Of the chief assistant engineers
To- That shall the duty chief and assistant
engineers foreman and assistants whenevera fire Shall break
carry with them Suitable badge Of ofce and 10 take
ffa lie ss on e n s sp% Il
for the efecnal eXtnguishnien of nes call nced
te reriSg fprnre gaods o I'M nj
p Ky sag and = ~ as 70 srt a guards t9 Sc
house building n necessity require and Further Il shall
be ther y e cause order going 10 working
Gil q aasha 3 hen ns q e times
persous infringing he powers delegated 70 the chief engi
ordinance shall be sabec; u ilia i've Of more
tMehe qosag o. ~ @ nor Hes more than
H. That the Chief Engineer have Inc sole command
az fires over III members of the fire Department and III
for ne If fires e o gssf
preservation Of order and oseraees " the laws ordinances
Chief neneer he condition 81 The engines aud
fas IT, H. a au ss cat s e ~ aa os
partneni as often as may render exped
Common Council and seanuually report same q sad
committees also to esSe u description q Tie
Departments 70 bs gablissd annually u such manner d Tie
Of the Chief Engineer receive and
al rst,ts made e. officers members md re btog
other Communications relating the affairs Of he Fire Depart
n w esi Fl as rsnff hs s so
report to aa committees al accidents BY fire which hap
and description Of the building destroyed togeef Tie
names of the and occupants and estimate by
SEC Il No person under eighteen years Or age sai be en-
poyed member Of the Fire Department of the city
SEE s That Foreman Assistants Of each engine com
pany shall be selected from among the thirty five conpos
IL nv 5 b M s9ns g ass n Ge 5 @
ready fer duty NJ an slatm q ire said Foreman and
belonging The for tie the they sa slso
cause the engine hose ctc be kept in good working order
taken # The 4 horses Y, attashsa T. hs same
cpne all their respective companies and require
sna sngrss ss e II w s FIX
speors. They shall also keep fair and Of Their re-
ad @ Ike asre sslP ns6e &
Of their respective eompanes and Of all absences and
rolls record books he sleel lie
to the ehef Engineer The members Of the
ssSera eonse and bs apparatus entrusted q eit
Sc - That tie foreman and Of each hook
stationed II te onse IF sad company 4 ordered BY
alarm s and a have he hoI a
Of the fire. they shall ae keep the hook and apparatus
and carriage in good order re house in cleanly ceaon
sfe M That .s s i Il aPa ssssteas # H. s
TONED The house o si company and shall e constantly
the horses and the steam fire engine and car
kssn lie hose caase ae and hose Ii ood s ar ase
house in Clearly condition. ana and Of the
sc. H. That engineer steam IRE engine shall be
and sall keep said engine good order and ready Sf service
SIC ~ The engineers and members Of the several companies
badges the contractor sha direct and other
ss b. T 70 5 s he cy on an
SION in hestTee remen except
s ai s a have
p IL ftfsn s 10 l. or ss ay vine
full power to cause sIc alterations and improvements in fines
iion # re shops and other equally hazardous
cupsosS = Ts may hs for me public safety
pane Company sali be loeafe.I IN tie
sa s eeasd sG The
apd hook a Is m
the Third District and engine companies engine
s TIE 4 III sa sa
h @ such IN said %
SEC Y That he Shs Engineer and assistant engineers shall
ei s pR9sfTah he @ sr and assistant shall
q h s,i 6 2d s 3 s % Esssar and
sistant engineers before he duties o
they wifay perform! to lie 6sst u their a5ii
tss al g he duties aPBsrtaisn 60 the
s q s es S @ bond tn S H. e se
M u ONCE conditioned for the faithful performance
Of st duties ~ Es thereof eofh
The duties Of his oe shall gse bondin The
hundred dollars made payable Mayor of
and his successoin Office conditioned for the perform
of the duties thereof.
SEC ~ That association, organized society or club of
fcnen, shall be aswed except authorized by this ord
and working under this contract.
2S That the purchaser Of the support
the fire department. and the active working thereof
made in accordance with sections this ordinance
shall have power appoint and shall appoint
sislani engineers and fnhe he shall have power
the of the from Office employment
such time or times as he shall see ft
SEE 80 That the chaser oil the contract support
the department. The active working thereof at The sale
made IN accordance with sections and Of this ordinances
shall within five days after the date adjudication ia pn
chase give bond made payable TO the Mayor the of New
proved Of BY the Common Conncii amount Of twenty
thousand dollars conditioned that SAID will fulfill
and perform a his charge aud during his
contract all that ana nerforpsd by him
under and by virtue of this ordinance. -
SEC 30 That said purchaser Of eaid the
In accordance with sections and this ordinance shalt
at MI times dnrng the continuance Of said contract
employ and ready for service the number of
number of competent and officers attached copa
mics required by section three of ordinance
and oDcers SHALL whenever alarm of fire given
with the engines oher
of fires entrusted thtm the place OF The re md
there render fn efficient service said men and
officers with the engines and other apparatus for the exnguis
of fires them shall
neer and aans there further danger
ing property.
SEC That the purchaser of said contract the sale made
~ with sections and two of this ordinance, SHALL
during tbs continuance of sa contract
requirements of article this ordinance keen constantly on
hand four extra lire egnes the to be always good
order and ready for service.
purchaser or purchasers of the contract for
the support of the Fire Department. and the working
chereof the sale maize In accordance with
two Of this ordinance shall be bona fde purchaser
tlser and sai Of him. themselves, this
in good faith, for his account shall not trims
ter assign ove nndere the persons