The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-05-03

But Immediately after said elections shall have
( bee held, the several fire companies now exist
| ing, shall so modify and amend their respective
constitutions, bylaws and regulations, as to
make them conform strictly to the reQuiremeI t.
/ OF this ordinance and exhibit the same so mo-
/ dihed and amer ded to the Board of Trustees for
/ their approval and in case OF the neglect or
| refusal of aIy 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
latons, in conformity with the provisions of this
ordnance, as shall meet the approval of the
! Board OF Trustees OF in case any of said COM
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 to dis
band such company, and annul its organization,
and to take immediate possession of the engine
or other fire apparatus, belonging to the yiilsge,
in the care OF such company and Of the build
| ing or buildings in which the same shall be kept.
And the Board Of Trustees shall further have
power whenever in their Judgment the interests
o. the Village and the efficiency Of the Fire
Depar tnent shall demand it. to remove the chief
and assistant engineers, or any Of them from Of
Ace.
Section 8 The chief engineer, aud in his
abSeLce the assistant engineer in command, shall
in all cases If fire have the sole and absolute
control over ell the members of the Fire De-
partment provided, tiiat his orders shall first
be given 10 the loren Ell ard assistant foremen Of
the several companies, aisI through them to the
members of their respective con panies. But in
case the foreman AID assistant foreman of any
company or .plnies sh Ill disObey or refuse 10
ob'y his orders, then he shall have the sole and
absolute control over the members thereof as
above provided, and they shall obey his orders;
and If at any time, in case Of emergency, tie
immediate services Of any frcmen hear him
shall be required before his orders can be cove
iently given 10 hem through their proper com~
pay officers, then and III that case, he shall
have power 10 command heir services for The
time being, and hey shall Immediately obey him;
AID it shall be the ii ty Of the chief nngiaeer to re-
port quarterly to the Board of Trustees, at their
first NEE ting 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 the
buildings in which they are kept and also to
recommend such additions alterations and i'm
troyements, to the same as he may deem expe-
dent. 1t shall be his further duty to examine
and port 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 severa. companies; AID
it shall also be his further du Y, whenever re-
qured by the 3 Ja Of Trustee TO examine ard
report TO them whether the records of the DIFF
erent companies belonging to the Fire De-
partment are properly kept, 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 Manitowoc 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 extincuish.
ment OF fires provided that the number of such
to!es may be limited by the b. ard OF Trustees
And the expense Of such repairs, ard of the cut
ting and keeping open of such holes shall he
paid by the village; and all accounts for such
repairs and services must be ce tilted to he cor.
rect by the chief engineer or the assistant engi-
neer ordering the same, and also be verified by
the affidavit of the claimants before they shall
be entitled to presentation to the Board Of Trus-
ICES for allowance.
SECTION 10. The Assistant Engineers shall
be distiDguis he'd % 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
under tie direction of the Chief Engineer, over
the engines and other fire apparatus, and the
buildings in which they are kept
SICTIoN IL. Every FIRE warden, except
those who are e1- ,fficio wardens, shall report
himself at each fire to the Engineer ia command
and il shall be the duty of said wardens imrne-
diately upon an alarm of fire, to repair to the
place of the fire and aid and assist in procuring
supplies of water for such engines as the Epgi-
:eer may direct. 1t shall also be the duty of
the wardens to prevent the hose from being
trodden On, ani to keep all idle and suspicious
persons from the vicinity Of the fire.
SEcTIox - The different fire comnanies
under the control and direction of their proper
officers shall upon an alarm of fire, repair to the
place of the fire with the en- gnes aid other fire
apparatus urder their care, and there work and
manage the same uuder 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 aud 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 by
permission OF an engineer if any shall be pres
ent, and if no Engineer shall be present, then
~ permission of the President of the VILLAGE
AMI Oh such permission they shall return their
engines and fire apparatus well washed and
c!eansed to their respective places of deposit.
If 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 srch company shall fer>
felt and pay not less than three, nor more than
twenty five dollars for each and every such Of
fence.
Section Is. The said en- gines and other fire
shall be kept in such places respect |
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- !
date use. For the more effectually perfecting
the ireH1en in their duties and preserving the |
of the Fire Departm, MT. and keep. |
ing the engines and other fire apparatus in good |
order, the said companies shall severally hold |
regular monthly meetings in each and every |
month, and shall also once in every month of Nav |
June, July, August, Sept'r, Oct'r, and November |
in each year, draw out their respective engines I
and other fire apparatus, and exercise Herewith.
There shall also be general review of the Fire !
Department, engines and other fire apparatus.
by the President and Trustees semi,annnally, in |
the Spring and Fall of each year. 1t shall be /
tie duty of the Chief Engineer to appoint dav
and place for such review, and give notice
hereof TO TIE President and Trustees. and also |
public notice in one or more newspapers of the |
Village to the Fire Department On the dayaD
pointed by the Chief Engineer, it shall oe the |
duty of all persons belonging to any division of
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