The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-28
az ORDINANCE
In Relation 70 the rir. Dipartnsas Of
the city Of Lancaster.

kluC5r1t huQ nucQ engine El-A huQ nose men a. LCN
are or hereafter may Be organEed mo companies
not less than seVeniyfTe TnSn 10 each CON pGIy and
es many hook and ladder ana are sa, not exceeding
hook ind ladder aud axe COMPANY.
sre. II. The City CoEnsr shall elect aanrfily r.
ths.I brst meeting - August o. each year. chiei
Engineer, who shall hs al experienced ffeinsn, tDd
he snail holi hls oass for one year, sad uh;.l hs
successor shall b. cls:tsd and qualified.
SIC. III Ths gief Enginssf Y .t6in len tsya sftsf
Of his duties such Engineer, shtI give beuiin
the SUN Of two hundred dollar5 With tgo more
freehold securities, 70 the acceptance Of the CITY
Council payatie % tho state Of Ohio for tho tse o.
the C'y Of Lancaster and eoLdi;,oLea for the f,h.
full and impartial discharge o. the dgtes Of h.s occ
according 70 Law and the ordnance Of safe cry.
Sac, w. The Chief Engineer immediately after
his election end qualification such Chief Engineer
shall appoint from the fire companies Of ssi1 city
two Assistant Engineers, one ifon ihst pert q the
part Of the city South Of Nan street. oi Witch sp-
pointmcn. he she'll Eotify the CITY Couucli within tn
dsys thereafter, who before entering upon the DIS.
scribe an oath ofoidcs before the Mayor.
| SEC. Y. Each Engiueer shall, upon his sppont.
ineut, receive written certificate In the wviGs fpl
lowing viz: "This certife1 tina. - has been
appointed sn EnEnCcr Or Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department u the City Of Lancaster, Gnd Is
entitled 70 ell tho poEers and innmunines belong.
ngto said Office" % be signed by the President u
the Eity Council, an5 attested by tho C.ty Clerx,
which shall vest him with fall power and authority
under tn, ordlnan:es Of the cty and SUBJECT him to
| SEC. VI. Tue Chief Engineer shall haze the solo
control NJ fEes over all other Engineers si oEcers 0:
the Fire Department, end al ohe. persona sbo IGsy
be present bt hres, and shs take all proper measures
for the extinglshmeni 81 hrcs and shall olso bc
the duty Of said Chef Engineer 70 e1aniuc into tho
condition OF the engines and ell other fra apparatus
and the companies attached the Fire Depsrtment
twice year, or when directed % do 90 by the City
Council, and semsnnusy to report the ssfne % the
CITY Council II their first meeting IN February and
August Of each year but when required 20 make an
examination by the City Council he shell rspor. forth
with--ond also IN recommend such addd0ns, eltern-
! tons and Improvements Rs he Tnsy Eeen e1pcdent.
with the Supcrintendelt 81 the fire Department
upon the request 1fhe Prcsiden; Of either Of the FIRE
companies, into the condition of the engines or o;hei
! fire apparatus, and repairing be needed, % cause
the Superintendent to immediately repair the same.
uuless the repairing will subject the city 70 than
usual expense, when be then shall Immediately re-
port the same 10 the President Oi the City Council,
that they may net upon II. Aad !. shall fur her d.
the duty Of said Chief Engineer 70 make himself well
scquanted By actual examination with the lycality
and capacity OF all the ciseTnS in tn: city rntnedi-
atey after his election to be able IN the speed
| lest and most advantageous monneTto employ them
in the eYtnguishment Of fire and it she'll be MS duty
to keep the public cis:cEns constantly al.ed With
SIC. VII. The assistant Engineers shall be dis
! tinguished as First" and "SccLud' FnC'nesrs fnd
Z .hall be their duty TO assist the Chief Engineer ia
tnc absence Of the Chief Engineer the engiT Ger N
whose part ofthn city the lire shall Shall taxe
command and exercise the duties 0: the chic; Eng.
SEC. Viii Il shall :e the iuty Of sald Engineers
whenever 6. ire shall brerk OFT in tbs city,
immediately to repair TO the place Of such fire, With
their respective badges Of Office, AMI to take proper
measures that the severa! engines and other fire
apparatus be arIRngedin the most advantageous po.
sitons, and only worked for the ehectug estugCisn-
ment Of fires 10 cali for assistance need be, irDB! all
persons present at fires .as well as members Of the fire
department, TO assist in cXtingushing hres rerno-
wing furniture, goods or other merchandise from aus
Hrp ~ dqnugF thnrgO4 quU fr n
guards TO secure the same, and also IN pulling down
or demolishing any house or building. If necessity
require and further to suppress all tumus or disor.
der II shall as1 to be their duty 10 order to
be preserved in going to working at or in returning
from fires, and at all other times when companies at-
tached to the Fire Department are on duty. Aud i
shall he their further duty to cause the members Of
the Fire Department 10 exercise their engines and
other fire apparatus at least once month, except
during fnelement winter months. Iii hereby made
the duty Of the President end LeutenQnts OF each
fire engine and hose company, and hook md ladder
and axe company attached to the Fire Department 10
aid and assist the said engineers in dschargiug theii
duties under this ordinance and for every neglect OF
refusal to do, they shall each be fined IN any sum
not to exceed ten dollars with costs Of prosecution
to be recovered before the Mayor, which fine shall
into the treasury OF their respective companies sub
iect to the bylaws Of the same.
Sec. *. The different engines and hose compa'
nies and the hook and ladder and axe company I'm
der the direction Of their proper officers, shall, upor
an alarm OF FIRE repair to the place OF the fire with th(
engines, hose carriages, and hook and ladder Wagon
and other fire apparatus under their care, and her
work and manage the same under the direction oftht
lChief Engineer and his assistants and in case o
their abscncc, place ard work their engines and
other fro apparatus under their care, in the mos
efectua manner until the fire shall be extnguished
and shall not remove thererom but by the perrnis
sion the engineer in command, and on such per
mission shall return their engines, hose carriages
and hook and ladder wagon to their respective places
of deposit; the engines 10 be well washed anc
ceansed before being left at then pieces Of deposit
ShC. X. The Chief Engineer shall receive com
1Ft Irl1 a.ia,a F1n
he may actually be employed in acquainting himsel
with the locality and capacity Of the csterns in th'
tcity and for every day that he may be engaged il
examining into the condition of the engines and othe
fire apparatus, and OF the companies attached to th
Fire Department and he and his two assistants shal
each receive compensation of four daars year. Il
be paid on or before the LIST day of August.
SIC. Xl. That each and every active member o
either of the fire companies attached to the fire de
partment of said city, shall receive an annual com
pensation ofiOur dollars for services performed, to b
paid ON or before the first day of August in each year
SEC, XII. That every person not "a fireman, ,presen
at any fire, who may he ordered by the Chief Eng
neer or his assistants TO assist and work in extin
gushing any fire, or IN removing goods or othe
merchandise from any building on fire or IN DANCE
thereof, or in tearing down or demo!shing building
in danger from the re, refuses neglIcts SO to do
shall, upon conviction thereof, pay fine ofnot les
than one, to exceed five dollars for each Offensc
and il is hereby made the duty of the engineer order
ing them to work as aforesaid, TO report the name
ofthose persons Offending to the Mayor who shal
Immediately proceed to collect the fine.
SIC. KILL The Chief Engineer shall from actua
examination Of the roll books Of the different fir
companies report to the City Council ~ their frs
meeting in July OF each year, the namcs Of sueha
, arc active duty mambers in goot standing in taei
Irrespective companies.
SIC. XIV. The Chief Engnec7 shall. when ut
fire. piece Of German silver made N the styl
and form OF n shield Of an inch square, with III
words " Chief Engineer" engraved thereon, ana IN
two Assistant Engineers shall each when Rt
fire. wear \ piece Of German silver made after u
fashion ofa star Of Mt least m inch IN diameter, VT
~. ak IT, TNt,a
engraved thereon according to their respective nun
, bcrs, which shall be determined bytho Chief Eng
neer at the time ofthcr appointment.
SEC XIV. That the officers engineers, and moInhcT
of the Fire Department. shall wear such fither badge
as the City Council shall diroc; to be furnished at tn
expense ofthe city, and no other person shall b
allowed to wear the same, except by permission OF u
City Council,
SIC XVI. The chicfEngineer md his assistant En-
gincers, together with The committee Of the CIT
Council on the Fire Department shall act as fir
wardens for tho city at large and they hereby il
vested with all the Powers that have heretofore b.
ordinance been vested in such Fire Warlcns: Pr
uiicL none ofsuch powers are inconsistent with an
of the provisions Of thia ordinance ami for their
vices as such they shall receivesuch compensation
Q the City Council may dlrect.
II SEC. XVII II shall be the duty OF the Chief Er
!, gineer and tho President Vice President, Foreman
G ind Secretary OF the different fire engine and hos
companies before entering upon the discharge Of II
IT the Mayor either by oath or Affirmation, that the
= will faithfully observe tho laws ofthe State ofOhit
and the ordinances Of the City Council Of the City
Q Lancaster, and perform to the best OF their abte
r, the dutlos Of their ofhce.
SEC. XVIII. The Chief Engineer may suspend
remove the Assistant Engineers for neglect Of dut.
or forany other good and sufficient cause, and repo
his reasons to the City Council at their first reguli
meeting thereafter.
SIG XIX. 1t shall be lawful for the Presidcn
Foreman, or officer in command OF any fire compan
orfor tho chief engineer or either OF his assistant
to require the aid OF any citizen, inhabitant or b
stander, in drawing or conveying any engine or 9th
-, r. Art thn
! lect to comply with such reauisition the offend
shall, for every default forfeit and pay penalty
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