Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-31
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@1ITY OF WORCESTER,-ln the year
~ One 1hou san& Eight Hundred and sixty. three.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.,


BE it'Ordained, BVshe lagor Aldermen and Commo
CoascM q ne c3tg @ Worcester in CITY Council As
.seM6ted, as t0gt0Ds:
SEorIoNl. The Ere Department sh all consist OF chic
engineer six assistant engineers. and as many entin
meu, hose men, heck and Ladder men and hydrant men
be dEited into panes, IS the lumber of engines
aud the number and quantity OF other fire apparatus ii
aare, provided the whole humber Of men shall not ex
coed two hundred ard seventy five
SEC 2. rhe municipal year OF the Fire Department
shall begin onthe first Monday of January annually, at
SEC !. there shsll be PAL to the members of this de-
partment annuSAy m Iul compensation for their ser
To the Chief Engineer such sum as the two branches
81 the IN convention shalt from year to year
10 the Assistant Chief Engineer, seyenty.tive dollars
10 me CLERK OF hhe Board OF Engineers, one hundred
TO each of the other four Assistant EnPineers fifty
70 the Foreman'of each hand engine company. forty
dollars
10 the First Assistant Foreman Of each hand engine
'compsny- thirty@fye dollars
TO The ,SsSn assistant Foreman forty dollars
10 the Clerk, extra, fifteen dollars.
Other members each, thirty dollars.
70 the fosem an'of each hose company, forty dollars
10 the Assistant Foreman forty dollars.
TO the Clerk, extra ten dollars
40 other members each, thirty five dollars
. To the Foreman OF each hook and ladder company,
10 the Assistant Foreman. thirty five dollars
70 the Clerk, extra, ten dollars
10 other member each, thirty dollars.
70 the Foremanof each steam engine company forty
10 the Assistant Foreman, forty dollars.
To the CLERK, extra, ten dollars.
No the Engineer, three hundred dollars.
TO the Assistant Engineer whose duty 1t shall also
no act as fireman, enc hundred and nifty dollars
70 other members each, THIRTY live dollars,
SEC. 4. Any member of the Fire Department who
shall perform the duties for less term than ear
have been in the service; but compensation be
allowed for less term OF service than three months
excepting to thOss who shall be admitted first OF
OctoOer and shall remain tine end of
the year.
SE,. 5 The Board of Engineers shall require the
clerk OF eaca company to report to them quarterly the
number et men0n their respective rolls and the atten
dance or non-attendance, of each member at each
monthly meeting and alarm of fire and if it shall appear
that member has failed to perform hA duties salts
faetoly TO the Board of Engineers, COMPENSATION
shall be allowed him tor such length time as he NAV
have been delinquent; and if any clerk shall make
false eport he shall be expelled cm the Department
and any pay that may be due him at the time shall be
forfeited TO the city.
b. The Board of Engineers are authorized to con
tract for the horses draw the appara tus to fires
during such portions OF the may found neces
sary; provided the sum paid shall exceed Jour DOL
lars TOR sCh steamer and two dollars each other en-
gue orearra9e in service at each alarm OF fire in the
center district and the for every full mile
that the apparatus shall be drawn be ond these ijms
They also authorized to contract with some suitable
person persons for cleaning and taking care OF the
apparap belonging to the city, and for which re ason.
alb e compensation shall be paid.
T. chap NJ L of the Revised Ordinances is here
by repealed
SEC s, This ordinance shall be null and void unless
approved and accepted by the Board Engineers within
ten days after its assagc.
Passed Dec. 81. 1868. dit d3l