The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-01-11

And the Board Of Trustees shall further have
power whenever in their judgment the interests
| o. the Village and the efficiency Of the Fire
Department. 'hall demand it, to remove the chief
aud assistant engineers, or any of them from Of
4 Ace.
! SECTION 8 The chief engineer, and in his
absence the assistant engineer, shall in all cases
/ OF fire have the sole and abaolnt. control over
/ all the members Of the Fire DEPARTMENT; and
il shall be the duty Of the Chief Engineer to re-
! port quarterly TO the Board Of Trustees at their
1 frat meeting afsr the first DAYS OF December,
March, June and Ser teInber in each year. the
condition OF the engines hose, hooks and lad
( dsr=, buckets and other fire apparatus, and III
! buidnga in which they kept and also 10
recommend such additions alterations and i'm
rrovemerta to the same he nay deem expe-
| dent. 1t shall be his further duty to examine
aud sport aforesaid whether the records Of
1 the d fferent companies belonging to the Fire
/ Department are properly kept and whether the
I bylaws Of such companies are observed by the
men beers thereof, and he shall also report
monthly to the Board of Trustees the names of
such members OF the Fire Department as shall
have disobeyed orders, or neglected or refused
/ to do their duty.
! SECTION 10 The Assistant Engineers shall
/ be dstingui, he'd as numbers one and TWO, and
! it shall be their duty to assist the Chief Engineer
/ and obey his orders, and in the absence of the
Z Chief Engineer to take command according 10
! their rank, and to exercise a general supervision
under the direction Of the Chief Engineer, over
the engines and other FIRE apparatus and the
buildings in which they are kept
! SFCrIoN IL. Every fire warden except
those who are ex- JTicio wardens shall report
himself at each fire to the Engineer in command
and IL stall be the duty of said warden. imrnp-
diatrly upon an alarm of fire. to repair to the
place of the fire and al and assist in procuring
supplies of ~ater for such engines "a the Enci-
uecr may direct 1t shall a'so be the duiv Of
the wardens 10 prevent the hose from being
trodden on, AMI to keep all idle and suspicious
peisons from the vicinity of the fire.
! SECTIoE 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 fre with the engines al d other fire
apparatus under their care, and there work aud
| manage the same uui,r 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 2 apparatus in the most
! eff c'ual manncr, until the FIRE shall be extin-
guiShei, and shall not remove therefrom but by
permission Of AT en- gineer if any sh III be pres
ent, and if no Engineer shall be present, then
t.v permission of the President Of the Village
an3 such permission they shall return their
B engines ana nr9 apparatus wei washed ana
cieansed 10 their respective places of deposit
L any company shall without permission from
an FU. incar or the Presii, NJ as above leave
anv fire with their engine f!e apparatus the
officer ID command Of such company shall for-
fei, ard pay not less than three, more than
twsnty five dollars for tach and every such Of
| fence.
SECTION Is. The said engines and other fire
apparatus shall be kept IN such places respect
lively "a the Board of Trustees shall provide and
the several companies having charge Of them
7hall keep the same in the best order for imme-
aiase use. For the more effectually perfecting
the fremen 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
month, and shall also on the first MONDAYS of
/ Nav, june July, Augusr, September, October
and November, draw out their respective engines
and other fire apparatus, and exercise Herewith
I There shall also be general review of the Fire
4 Department, engines ard other fire apparatua
by tie President and Trustees semi Annually, in
| the Spring and Fall of esch year Ii shall be
| Il e duty of the Chief Engineer TO appoint day
and psce for such review, and give notice
| thereof 20 the President and Trustees and also
! public notice IN one or more newspapers Of the
! Village to the Fire Department On the daya
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! duty Of al persons belonging to any division o.
| tie Fire Department to appear at the designated
place, fully eqniyped for such reviewing: and
the diff-rent companies shall bring Their respec-
! tive engines and other fire apparatus Anv
| member Of the Fire Department failing TO ap.
pear at a review appointed "a afol said, shall
forfeit and pay for the benefit of the company to
which be beoLgl. the sam of one dollar
SECTION IA. Whenever anv member Of any
| company Of the Ere Department shall be Justly
indt bted TO said company. in pursuance of tie
! COTS utIOn, by Laws or regulations OF the same
| the said constitution, bylaws or regulations
having fist been submitted to ard approved nv
the Board # Trustees, it shall be Ia wful fr- said
company to for and receive fror, such
member, on his refusal or neglect TO pav such
| indebtedness. whatever sum NAV be 80 due. bv
action of debt in the name Of The Village for
the use Of said COMPANY before any court hay
ing jrrisdict'n
StcTIoN 10 Every fireman Except forepen
and assistant fore m%) attached to anv fire cons
panY shall, when on duty cap of the form
or style aud aierial which shall from time to
| time be adopted by h g comparT, painted and
lettered according TO the requirements of tie
constitution md by laws Of the company to
which he beiorgs
SEcrIos Is If any person having charge of
an engine or other hie apparatus shall suffer or
permit the same to he applied to private uses.
without the nsent of the Chie' Engineer or in
his sbser &c the acting Chief Engineer, he shall
forfeit penalty OF not less than five nor more
han twenty five do'la 5, for each and every such
offence, besides being personally liable for all
damages.
Section II. The acting Chief Encir err. bv
and with the consent of the President of he
NIllige and in the absence of the President then
by ami with he consent OF one Trustee from The
several wards Of the Vagh, shall have power
IN their discretion to grant permission 10 anv fire
company to go with their respective engines aud
"iher hr- apparatus beyond the limits of the
village. to be absent such length of time "a thev
NAV direct Any officer in comma d of any |
company who shall suffer or Iermir the engine |
or other apparatus il charge Of said compqnv TO |
be taken brs ord the limits 81 the Village With |
out sue h permission. shall forfeit and DIV for
every such offence eralty at not lass than fy.
nor more than twenty five dollars, besides b. ing
shlc tor al damages
SFcrTos IS II ANY fireman shall refuse ar
neglect 10 attend at any meeting Of tho comn,nv
TO which he - attached, he shall t,f il and nav
for every default a penalty If not less thsn
twenty five cents for the AZ benz fit Of said
company, unless they should exonerate him
hareir0In
SsCTT0S 10. If anv fireman shall NEGLECT t. |
attend az ary fire without such an ercuse .s sb,l |