The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-22

And The Board Of Trustees shall further have
power whenever in their judgment The interests
o. the Village and The efficiency OF che FIRE
Depaltment shall demand it, to remove the chief
aud assistant engineers, or any OF them rom Oh
fee.
SEcrIos O. The chief engineer, and In his
abseuce the assistant engineer. shall in ell cases
Of fire have the sole and absolute control over
all the members of the Fire Department; and
i. shall be the duty Of the Chief Engineer to re-
port quarterly to the Board Of Trustees, at their
fra, meeting after the first days Of December,
March, June and September in each year. the
condition of ,he engines, hose, hooks and lad
ders, buckets and other FIRE apparatus, and ths
buiIdinya in which they kept; and also to
recommend such additions, alterations and i'm
provsments, TO she same ss he may deem expe-
dent. 1t shsll be his further duty to examine
and report aforesaid, whether the records OF
the di ffsrent companies belonging to the Fire
Department are properly kept aud whether the
| bylaws of such companies are observed by the |
| men. bers thereof and BE- shall slso report
monthly 70 the Board Of Trustees the names OF
such members Of the Fire Department. shall
have disobeyed orders, CT neglected or refused |
to do their duty.
| SECTION 10. The Assistan, Engineers shall
| be distinguished numbers ole and two. and
is shall be their duty 20 assist the Chief Engineer
md obey bis orders, and in the absence Of the
Chief Engineer 70 take command according TO
their rank and to exercise a general supervision
under the direction Of the Chief Engineer, over
| the ugnes and O,her FIRE apparatus, and the
| buildings in which they are kept.
SECTION Il. Every fire warden, except
those who are cx>officio wardens, shall report
himself &. each FIRE TO the Engineer in command
| and It s,,aI! be the duty Of said wardeus imme-
iiately upon an alarm of Ere, to repair to the
place Of the Are and aid and assist 10 procuring
| supplies Of water for such engines a. the Engi-
nec- may direct. 1t shall also be the duty OF
me wardens TO prevent the hose from being
troddsn on, and TO keep all idle and suspicious
persons from the vicinity Of the fire.
SECTION II. The different fire companies
under the control and direction of their proper
officers shall upon alarm Of fire, repair TO the
place Of the Are with the engines aud other fire
apparatus under their care, and there work and
manage the same uudcr the direction of the
Chief Engineer, and his assistants, and in case
Of their absence, under the direction Of the
President Of the Village, place and work their
engines and other fire apparatus in the most
, effcc.ual manner until the fire shall be extin-
! guished, and shall not remove therefrom but by
permission Of al engineer, if any shall be pres
ont, and if 10 Engineer shall be present, then
ty permission o! the President of the Village,
, end on such permission they shall return their
engines and fire apparatus well washed and
!, cleanscd to their respective places of deposit.
: If any company shall, without permission from
{ I an Engineer or the President as above, leave
any fire with their engine or fire apparatus, the
officer in command of such company shall for
|, felt and pay not less than three, Hor more than
twenty five dollars tor Zach and every such OF.
. fence.
q SECTION l3 The ss!d engines and other fire
: apparatus shall be kept in such places respect
ye!y as the Board Of Trustees shall provide, and
= the several companies having charge Of them
i ~. e.
date use For the more etfeCtu9y perfecting
the fretnen in their duties and preserving the
; organization of the Fire DEPARTING mt, and keep
ing the engines and other fire apparatus in good
order, the said companies shall hold regular
meetings on the first Monday Of each and every
e month, and shall also the frs. Mondays OF
: May, June, July, Augns: September, October
p, and November, draw out their respective engines
and other fire apparatus, and exercise there with.
" There shall also be general review of the Fire
. Department, engines and other fro apparatus,
by tie President and Trustees scIni-annna!ly, in
the Spring aud Fall Of ench year. 1t shall be
= Il c duty Of the Chief Engineer 70 sppoint day
u and place for such review, and give notice
| thereof TO the President and Trustees and also
: public notice in one or more newspapers Of the
y Village to the Fire Department On the day ap.
= pointed by the Chief Engineer, it shall be the
: duty Of all persons belonging to any division o.
: the Fire Department to appear at the designated
u place, fully equipped for such reviewing; and
= the different companies shall bring their respec-
!, tive engines and other fire apparatus. Any
u member Of the Fire Department failing to ap-
pear at review appointed as aforesaid, .hall
forfeit and pay for the benefit of the company to
which he belongs. the sum of one dollar.
SKCrIoN Il. Whenever any member Of any
company of the Fire Department shall be Justly
+, indebted to said company, in pursuance of the
" cors'iiutiOn by laws or regulations of the same,
=. the said constitution, by-laws or regulations
!, having first been submitted to and approved by
the Board IF Trustees, it shall be lawful fer said
: company to sue for and receive from such
: member, on bis refusal or neglect to pay euch
Indebtedness. whatever sum may be SO due, by
:; action of debt in the name Of the Village, for
the use of said company, before any court hav-
ing Jurisdiction.
SECTION IS Every fireman Except foreren
: and assistant forcmen) attached 10 any FIRE cons
: psny shall, when on duty cap Of the form
=. or style aud material which shall from time to
time be adopted by his company, painted and
lettered according to the requirements Of the
J constitution and bylaws Of the company to
which he belongs.
, SECTION lG. II any person hsr!ns charge Of
an engine or other fire apparatus shall suffer or
permit the to be applied TO private uses,
= without the consent Of the Chief Engineer, or in
!, his abserce the acting Chief Engineer, he shall
u
han twenty five dollars, for each and every such
offence, besides bong personally liable for all
damages.
SKcrlos II. The acting Chief Engir e.r. by
, snd with the consent Of the President Of the
Village, and in the absence Of the President then
by Gnd with the consent of one Trustee from she
several wards Of the Village, shall have power
10 their discretion to grant permission to any fire
company 10 go with their respective engines and
other fire apparatus beyond the limits of the
Village, to be absent such lengrh Of time as they
may direct. Any officer in command Of any
company who shall suffer permit the engine
or other apparatus in charge Of said company to
be taken beyond the limits Of she Village wiih-
out such permission, shall forfeit and pay for
every such offence penalty of not less than FIVE
nor more than twenty five dollars besides being
liable for all damages.
SECTION 10. If any fireman shall refuse or
neglect to attend at any meeting of the company
to which he is attached, be shall forfeit and pay
for every default penalty of not less than
twenty FIVE cents for the use and benefit of said
company, unless they should exonerats him
therefrom.
SEc1IoS To- If any fireman shall neglect to
attend at any fire without such an excuse as sha
be sufficient and satisfactory TO the company to
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