The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-01-04

Establishing and Regulating the Fire De-
partmcnt # tie ViJ4uge Of Aaat!o,coc
Be il Ordained by the President and Trustee.
Of the Village Of Har'itowoc, as follows:
SFcTIos !. That the Ere Department Of the
Village Of haritUwoc. shall cOn.is: Of Ciiei
Engineer, and two Assistant L, gineeTs, tn be
appointed by the Board OF Trustees alter they
shall have hrstbcen designated for tia, purpose in
The manner hereinafter provided; one or more
fre Nardcns il ca"h division or ward Of the
Village n addition 70 the trustees Of the Viii
iige who shall be cI-otiIcio FIRE Wardensl ard
such companies Of r giue-men, Ho.r-men Hook
ana Lad linen, Bucket men end Special Ere
aTiens, "a are nov organic D, or nav from
time TO tin e be o-ga led, By and with The cou-
cert atd appreciation Of tie Board o. Trustees
al ,he persons composing sad companies, are
mere by and "a lli be deuoninatad fremen
SscTt1N ?. Ire several coup.nies srn-d in
tie preceding -rct n, hal consist Of NJ rn.nv
memoefs IS the Board Of Trustees b IL from
TINE TO tine direct; and may respectively ADOPT
stch o'Ean.zatl"r, and from time 10 time such
ron-ffjp''"", by Ia.a AMI regulations for their
vel. ~ n, subordinate t. the ordinances Of
. e village, md SUBJECT to tie approval Of the
Board Il TIu-'ees a, the. NAV deem, hes, cal
cuia'rd to accomplish the 81 j-cts hereby con-
ttih'it'rd; and ~'tHil hsl1 an Huuu4i election on
ihe second NnnGav # January in each wear. At
WI ch ihey sh''i choose from among their own
members a foreman. assistant foreman. and
tI'F6, ard such o her fc.rS they may REQUIRE
~ acc"riance with thei Respective con.titutirns
aHd IL The IN n"er provided therein; and i, shall
lie be duty Of the said can3par;es tn attend 10
tae ei9'ne4, aud olh'r fire apprrstus committed
- : 1 q arg, aud The buildings whereof. III.
same are kept
SECTION 3. At the annual election. Of III or.
~ re seVeraI compari or The Fire D.rn,t-
NM, -" men4rtr= Of the re.nect-ve co-,ns,i..
qysia, ~ hereir after provided r. 1o,s g.. -,
'hiei aud Assistant Engineers, # said Den,,,
i'''hl' s..i. de- ? ate by ballot three psr.or.
~ 'h.tI =. queer, one fer rst Assistant
!. Ebeei, and one for Second Assistant Ergi
81 ara the person VITO shall receive IL,
'.Ghper OF votes for any Of said Offices, II
thiti Gr assistant e,ginecrz shall be suno;n.ed
~ ne y aii o. Trustees to The Office for which
ne 81 III nave been 20 designated nj n, r. fire,
Hee'i. subs qIenf 10 said election unlsss in
'ae ooi"loo OF m rify of the Board Of Trus-
e7' SHrn person Is materially deficient in the
genera qIfiIhcauots, requisite for the faithful
..u 'iieieiit o~chIrs@ Of the duties Of the Office
Tor Nhich ne snail have been de-igrat.d. And
~ case Of a vsc1ury IN the Office Of chief f..
Ger, or elt'e If the assistant engineers Nv
"'ath, ft~.gntil'u, removal from Office. removal
rom m village, or otherwise, such vacancy
s'al D litd by special election to be called
- ''s i.>aFa OF iius'ccs, 10y publishing notice
tefeof, III or" or more Of the newspapers Of N
>4ii'sf, at least one week previous 70 such elar
-. HPec"i Let oHs called "a herein rroyi1rd
'HaH be he'd ana cor Quoted in the same man. |
'f ~ al respects. a. annual elections; sud the
person or persons, who shall be designated
tI'I"at, 40 WHO shall thcreupon be appGi. ted !
by the Board If Trustees TO sII TIE y,os,+ rrfre
or offices, shall hold such Office or otfcn, ~ rho
same manner a. if he they had bee, .npoip- |
ca thereto, ait'r having been De gr,gtsd ioy that
purpose, at annual election
SECTION 4. No person shall be a-Doio,ed -
t'e On e OF Chief or assistant engineer, unless H.
RI ~ nave been member Of some FIRE company
- &c mage, IN good standing, for tao he'll.
years PRIOR to tie election at which he shall ha
designated for that purnose no, tDIess be KIN
De resident OF the Village And no person
fHs e entitled 10 vote, shall vote for a chief
Or assistant engineer unless he shall be eighteen
years OF age, nor unless he shall hays been
member OF some fire company Of the villap, for
in'i'hs, next previous TO the time ct the
election. at which such officer. shall no des;c,s
u nor bn''S he -'IsI have rrgulatiy attended
tHe meetings OF his company during said s;v
months, or shall have been houorably e.craed
"o'h such aftendancc, By reason Of sickness or
oIher necessary or unavoidable cause of absence.
'id the q1hl hcaion, Of voters tor chief and 49,
s's'"ht engineers, shall be determined bv he
foreman AID slc, OF the several cornuanir. C,o,
the record OF ta- ages and attend NC ~ -. /
members, KEEP: hv the respective co,,rs,ies {
S'CfioN 5. Immediately af.r ,bp ,u,,,I {
T.'Cl''hs Of The several companies If tie FIRE =
''i'sht Toe tore man aid clerk Of The re>- Z
pec,''e computes hal! deposit with the VU.r. T
=, . cerlhtd statement, subscribed bv them '
"'.S'aHl' moving the names Of the persons e'tc-
tea as tt'Ieefs Ct their respective commands. z
hGd al-o the names Of th, por.or. ~ n III | i
nave rrcelvet the highest number Of votes for c
lhe oihces OF Chief f giucer, Frr.t Assistant 4;
h'si"eeT. second Assistant Eqgineer. which b
e'a'eu NJ Il "a 'aactcry t. the Board of Tr,ls- d
t.c-, sun be approved al their next meeting ! c
after saii elections and upon auch approval ,he 4
F,ec'io. q thc ON er- # lie several companies, =
shown h7 their respective statements. shall q
thereby he 90. Grmrd I
SECTION 8, Whenever any number Of persons il
man desire to 'rm . company i, m, Fire
Department, thy IL u s It u,Il,s an snDlir.,;,,
r t'at purpose T. tie Board of TriStrrz. d.-ix p
J Slh1 Tue name and specifying he obi Ct. of -
~, ny mo 81 uoon snch spplic i0n the y
b''ti 81 irn-' eos shall deem such new -nrfp.ry J.
! 'ce-S y. ley shHl grant permission 10 form c
tlt m, fGd a. t1r ,ua time fr lie ru-qhar "
o. member ~ vh'th ID. SANE shall c,r.;., ,,a
t.S''"l,"H sHeh persons NAV proceed 10 form a
''ehs' '''s ht" coml auy, by tie ad, ption of 2
''us'''t o., hv-aws, aud regulations, and the a
''S'i'h o. ',H'er1, a. provided in the SECOND h
section Of this ordin. NJ . copy O. sbf,b .,- I,
sututIou, hy laws. and ragt.I,,i1,. "a
statement Of h. o.hcsrs elected hv S,j4 cons,, g
f'itIA - the staten ent required bv tho nc,, q
Prsee.i section 'h, he hlei With the Vii
iace Crfk, and upon tic approval by The Board >
O. Trustee Of the all constitution. bylaws and '
regns ions, and 81 The said sta.ement said corr, b
paHy shall there De Iecul.i duly aize4 AID =
the election OF ts officers confirmed. II
SftTioS = Tie chief engineer and each Of c
the s%-staat engineers rfs, be;orc entering up- q
80 Ia duties "i ihrir respective Offices sever
a., 'aee aad subscribe, anf fle with the Village
CLERK a. oHl,.t oath or affirmation similar To c
That required 81 Village officers And all the G
officers elected ty tie seye-~l companies At heir
annual elections. and those elected II the time q
OF the organization Of re~ companies. and the E
chief and assistant giueers appointed by the I
Board q Trustees shall re- 4 heir Offices for one
year from the time Of their election, or appoint
meE: ~ud qualification, or until their successors I
sh'll bee elected. or appointed and qualified :
skcTioA s. Tne present acifg Chief and !
Assistant Engineers 81 the Fire Department. a.
now organized md r the existing ordinances Of {
the Niiage, atd the several ire companies nc y I
composing sd Fire Department, shall continue
{" act under their present gsuizat!oL. subject
ho"ever 10 the provision. OF this ordinance ur-
l.. Tie tine u holding he annual election re-