The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-04-12

efiH 50 EiOuliy anu aiHe0u tnelr respective
constitutions, bylaws and regulations, as to
make them conform strictly TO the requireme IS
OF this ordinance, and exhibit the same, SO mo-
dilied and amended to th1 Board of Trustees for
/ their approval; and in case Of the neglect or
/ refusal Of any OF the companies Of the Fire
/ Department to adopt from time to time, and
! whenever they shall be required by the Board
OF Trustees such constitution, bylaws and regu-
lations, in conformity with the provisions OF this
ordinance, as shall iatet the approval OF the
Board Of Trustees; or in case any Of said CON-
panies shall Otherwise violate the provisions OF
this ordinance by improper management in the
care and use OF the engines or other fire appa-
ratus entrusted TO them, or by improperly trans~
\ acting the affairs and business Of the company.
! the Board OF Trustees shall have power 10 DIS
| band such company, and annul Its organization,
and to take immediate possession of the engine
or other fire apparatus, belonging to the Village,
| in the care OF such company, and of the build
| ing or buildings ia which the same shall be kept
And the Board cf Trustees shall further have
power whenever in their Judgment the interests
oe the Village and the efficiency Of the Fire
| Department shall demand ii, to remove the ehief
| and assistant engineers, or any OF them from Of
/ Zee.
| SECTION O. The chief engineer, and in his
absence the ss--t,r.t engineer in command shall
| in all cases Vi fire have the sole and absolute
| control over all the members Of the Fire De-
| partment; prorid d, that his orders shall first
| be given to the f0cemen and assistant foremen OF
| the several companies, ana through them to the
members OF their respective companies. But il
| case the foreman and assistant foreman OF any
| company or cor. panies shall disobey or refuse to
Oh y his orders. then he shall have the sole and
absolute control over the members thereof a.
| above provided, and they shall obey bis orders;
and II at any time, in case of emergency, tie
immediate services Of any fremen near him
shall be required before bis orders can be coLve-
riently eivea To them through their proper com,
pa officers, then and in that Case, he shall
| have power 10 command their services for the
time heir g. and they shall Immediately obey him;
aud it shall be the duty ei the nneiueer to re-
port quarterly to the Board of Trustees, at their
| first meeting after the first days Of April, July,
October, and January, in each year, the condi-
! ton of the engines, hose, hooks and ladders,
| buckets and other fire Apparatus, and of tn
| buildings in which they are hept and also to
| recommend such additions, alterations and i'm
provements, 10 the same as he may deem expes
dent. 1t shall be bis further duty to examine
and report as Aforesaid, the names Of such pes
sons as shall have been elected members of, and
/ also the names Of such members as shall have
been expelled from the several companies AID
it shall also be his further duty, whenever re-
quired by the Board Of Trustees to examine and
.
erent companies belonging to the Fire De-
partmeut are properly keIt, and whether the
bylaws of such companies are observed by the
members thereof and whenever The engines or
other FIRE apparatus shall need repairing he shall
| cause the same to be done without delay and
while the Mant0woc river shall be frozen over,
he shall cause holes to be cut through the ice
thereon. and constantly kept open at as many
points as shall be necessary for the e1tngui=h
ment Of ire7; provided that the number OF such
holes may be limited by the Beard OF Trustees
Ana the expense Of such rcpaira ard of the cut
ting and keeping open Of such holes shall be
paid by the village and all account, for such
repairs and services must be certified to be cor
rect by the chief engineer or the assistant engi-
neer ordering the same, and also be verified BY
the afIid Wit of the claimants before they shall
be entitled to presentation to the Board of Trus-
tees for allowance.
SECTION 10. The Assistant Engineers shall
he distinguished as numbers one and two, and
il shall be Their duty TO assist the Chief Engineer
and obey bis orders, and in the absence of the
Chief Engineer to take command according TO
their rank, and to exercise a genera! supervision
under the direction of the Chief Engineer, over
the engines and other FIRE apparatus, and the
buildings in which they are kept
SECTION II. Every fire warden, except
those who ex> 5ficio wardens, shall report
himself at each fire to the Engineer 10 command
and il shall be the duty Of said warden. imme-
diatev upon alarm OF fire. TO repair to the
place of the fire and aid end assist in procuFin
supplies of Sater fer such engines as The Engi-
{ ueer may direct. 1t shall also be the duty O
the wardeps to prevent the hose from being
trod1en on, and to keep all idle and suspicious
persons from the vicinity Of the fire.
( SECTION u. The different fire companies
: under the control and direction of their proper
officers shall, upon alarm Of FIRE, repair 10 the
place of the ire with the engines aid other fire
apparatus under their care, and there work and
manage the same under the direction of the
Chief Engineer and his assistants, and in cage
Of their absence, under the direction Of the
PRECEDENT Of the Village, place and work their
engines and other fire apparatus in the most
effec ual manner, until the fire shall be extin-
guished, and shall not remove therefrom but bv
permission of an engineer, if any shall be pre-
ent, and if no Engineer shall be present, then
tv permission Of the President of the Village,
and OH such permission they shall return their
engines and fire apparatus well washed and
ceansed to their respective places of deposit
If any company shall, without permission from
an Engineer or the President a. 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, nor more than
twenty FIVE dollars for each and every such Of
a fence.
SECTION l3. The said ngnes and other fire
apparatus shall be kept in such places respect
lively as the Board of Trustees oh all provide, and
the several companies having charge of them
shall keep the same in the best order for In me-
date use. For the more effecfualy perfec,inp
the freHen in their duties and preserving the
organization Of the Fire Departm, Mt, and keen.
ing the engines ard other fire apparatus in good
order, the said companies shall severslly hold
regular month meetings in each and every
month"; and shall also once in every month of Nav,
June, July, August Septr, Oct'r, and Novem Der,
in each year, 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 fire apparatus,
by the President and Trus ees semi ,snnDaIIy. in
the Spring and FAN of each year. 1t shall be
the duty of the Chief Engineer TO eppoint day
and place for such review, and give notice
thereof 10 the President and Trustees and also
public notice in one or more newspapers of the
Village to The Ere Department On the dsysp
pointed by the Chief Engineer, it shall De the
duty Of all persons belonging to any division O.
the Fire Department to sppear at the designated
place, fully equipped for such reviewing; and
the different companies shall bring their reepec.
tive engines and other fire apparatus. ANY
member of the Fire Department failing to ap-