The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-01

power whenever iu their judgment the interests
&c the yilkge and The efficiency Of The Fire
Department. shail demand it, to remove the ehiei
and assistant engineers, or any of them from Of
E.c.
SFcTIox O. Tltr ehief engineer, and IN his
sbserce the ASSISTANT engineer, shall in all cases
Of FIRE have the soie and absolute control over
al 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
first meeting afrsr the first days Of December,
March. June and September in each year, the
cond.tion of the engines, hose, hooks and lad
dsr., buckets and other fire apparatus, and the
buildinga in which they are kept; and also TO
recommend such additions, alterations and i'm
provements, to the came be may deem expe-
dent. Ii shall be his further duty to examine
and r.port as afor csaid whether the records OF
the di fferent companies belot ging to the Fire
Department are properly kept, and Nhether the
bylaws of such conpaI les are observed by the
members thereof, and he shall also report
monthly to the Board Of Trustees the names of
such members of the Fire Department as shall
h,ve disobeyed orders, or Neglected or refused
to do their duty.
SECTION 10. The Assistant Engineers shall
be distinguished IS numbers one and two. and
it shall be their duty to assist the Chief Engineer
and obey his orders, and ia the absence of the
Chief Engineer to take command according to
their rank, and 20 exercise general supervision
under II e direction of the Chief Engineer, over
the engines and other fire apparatus, aud the
. buildings in which they are kept.
/ SscrIoS /. Every fire warden, except
those who are cx- ,ficio wardens, shall report
himself At each fire to the Engineer in command
/ and il slall be the duty of said wardens imme-
| dately upon an alarm of FIRE, to repair to the
place of the fire and aid and assist in procuring
r =
! neer may direct. 1t shall also be the duty of
/ the wardens to prevent the hose from being
trodden on, and TO keep all idle and suspicious
! persons from the vicinity of the fire.
/ SuTIex u The different fire companies
under the control and direction of their proper
officers shall, upon alarm Of fire, repair to the
! place of the FIRE with the engines aid other fire
apparatus uLder their care and there work and
/ manage the same under 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 f-e apparatus in the most
/ # uaI manncr, until the fire shall be extn
/ gu>hrd, and shall not remove therefrom but by
permits ion of an CT ginccr if any shall be pres
/ ent, and if no Engineer shall be present, then
/ ~ permission Of the President Of the Village,
and such permission they shall return their
\ engines and fire apparatus well washed and
e'eanscd to their respective places of deposit.
! II any company shall, without permission from
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, nor more than
twenty FIVE dollars for each AMI every such Of
| fence.
! SIcrIoS Is The said engines and other fire
appara Us shall be kept in such places respect
I lively aS the Board of Trustees shall provide, and
/ the Several companies having charge of them
/ shall keep the same in the best order for imme-
diate use. For the more effectu lily perfecting
/ the firenen 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, aud shall also on the first MONDAYS OF
Nav. June, July, Angus, September, October
and November, draw out their respective engines
ard other fire apparatus, and exercise herewith.
| Thrre shall also be general review of the Fire
! Department, engines and other fire apparatus,
! by Il President and Trus'ee semi-annna'lv, in
the Spring and Fail of each year. 1t shall be
ii c duty of the CHI ef Engineer to appoint day
and place for such review, and give notice
thereof 10 the President and Trustees, and also
public notice il one or more newspapers Of the
/ Village to the Fire Department. On the day ap
| pointed by the Chief Engineer it shlll oe the
duty Of al persons belonging to any division o.
the Fmc Department to appear at the designated
place, fully equipped for such reviewing; and
the diff rent companies shall bring Their rcspec-
| tive engines and other fire apparatus Any
member of the Fire Department failing to APP
pear at a review appointed aforesaid, shall
forfeit and pay for the benefit of the company to
which he belongs. the sam Of one dollar.
SECTION u. Whenever any member of any
company Of the + re Department shall be Justly
ind, bted to said company, in pursuance of the
CD ution, by liws or regulations OF the same,
the said constitution, bylaws, or regulations
having first been submitted to ard %, ,roved BY
the Board IF Trustees, it shall be lawful fc- said
company to sue for and receive from such
member, on lis refusal or neglect to nay such
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 hay
ing lriSdicti"n.
StCTroN Is Every fireman Except forenen
and assistant fore meu) attacle to any fire cons
pany shall, when on duty wear cap of the form
or style AID material which shall from time to
time be adopted by his company, painted and
lottercd according TO the requirements of the
constitution and by laws OF the Company to
which he belongs.
SECTION Is If any person having charge of
permit the same to be applied to private uses.
without the consent of the Chief Engineer, or in
his absehce the acting Chief Engineer, he shall
forfeit penalty OF not less than five nor more
han twenty five dolla s, for each and every such
fence, besides being personally liable for all
damages.
SicrIoN II. The acting Chief Engr etr by
and with the consent Of the President of the
Village, and in the absence of the President then
by and with the consent of one Trustee from the
several wards of the Village, shall have power
in their discretion to grant permission 10 any FIRE
company to go with their respective engines and
other fir. apparatus beg md the limits of the
Nnlage, to be absent such length Of time as they
may direct Any officer in command Of any
company who shall suffer or cFmit the engine
or other apparatus in charge Of said company to
be taken hey ond the limits of the Village with
out such permission, shall foife and pay for
every such offence enalty of not less than FIVE
nor more than twenty five dollars, besides being
liable for all damages.
SECTION Is II any fireman shall refuse or
neglect to attend at any meeting of the company
to which be is attached, he shall forfeit and pay
for every defa,ilt penalty Of not less than
twenty Eve cents for the use and benefit Of said
company. unless they should exonerate him
fherefroIa.
SECTION 10. If any fireman shall neglect to
attend at any fire without such an excuse as shall
be sufficient and satisfactory TO the company to
which be belongs or shall neglect or refuse to do
his duty fireman, or shall tisobey, or refuse