The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-18
! : An 0nDINANCE
In Relation % the fire Dspaftnssnt OF
the CIty of LAneasts,


are OF hereafter NAY - Organized INTO companies !
notices tIanseYeuty hvc Inen 70 earh cOmlsly AMI
~ many nook and al SUD eSe rden, not cxccedg
my, as hereafter may organize themselves mt, /.
hook and ladder ani axe company.
.sEq. II. The Ciy Counll ,hIl elect aununIly al
tialrhrst Ineetiny iu Augast of eiteh ye.t tRieI
! EngneeTi who shA be m experience i fireman, and
hc shall hold his OH 3. tor one yrar aud until ~
encces :Ur shall " clcgtel aud qualified.
SIC III. fbe Chief Engineer, within ten days af:er
his appointment before cuteihg TIC discharge
/ OLhis duties such Engineer, shgll give bond In
! the sum Oi two hundred dollars with tao oriuore
freehold securities, ~ the arccutpuge Of the q he
Council, payable to the state OF Ohio Iyr the use III
the Cry Of Lancaster, aud conditioned for the fifth.
fl and imPavtla discharge Of ta duto. OF ne Office
according 10 law aAd the ordnance Of sIid citv
SEC. ". The Chief Engineer Immediately nncr
his election aud qualification ~ suci hief Fusnacr
shall appoint from The Ere ahies of snd city
twOAsslstDnt Engineers, ono nom that tpTt Of tlin
par Of tifr city SOUTH Of hHn .trcet vi vi.ich a.
P2ntmeGt he shal notiy the cry Council within Yen
charge Of their respective ducs slmll take aud sui
scribe m oath ofO'hce before tho MAYOR
SEo. V. Each Engineer shall upon hlsiopyont
mcnt, receive written certificate in tho w,,fiS fi
lowing VIZ: This certlfcs that - A,tJ Hn,1,
appointed an Engineer on ClHel Engineer Of Tie
" Fire Department OF the City Of Lalcaster, and IS
. entitled u all INC pCwcrs !uA in uublties belong
ngo spii oieo' ~ be si2ncdl IS i-g Pres j'Tit "
ths Cty Council, aud a'tc.icl rs the CIV CLERK
winch shall yc't him with fli power and AUTHORITY
under the ordinances nf thA CI;y and subject l!u T.,
the duties imposed upon iJn By the slnc.
SEC VI. The Chief Engineer shall have tho sole
controlat frc5 overall Other Engnccrs ~ 0ccI ~
be present 1t ires a, liz n t,a ,ll Tr,, Wv '.
for the extingmshneui Or frC.; and II .InlIpl T..
the dniy Of SAID 'nel Engineer to cxaunDc rldo the
cOhdtOn OF the engines and oil other aDuaTatus
and thec1tuDntias afiucI,cI liz Fir f.I
tyice year, or whom directed 70 do 80 by the cts
Connsl ohI gem. .geni.y 70 FrroI the 4nae 10 the
August OtcIgh year; but Wiua rc4u!rcI u make an
euilnuation ly'the Cts Co1nil Lp9hql rsp1rt i0rtl
IL sliail alto be his ,Iuty 4, cy.,a,c ] ,.,i
with the Superintendent Of the Fire D.,,t,,ny',
upon tn. request oftle President or .tL.r ~, a., ~
companies INTO ne condition OF the eu,,,,.
fro apparatus, and r9pA.r,ag be- i..e,i.I t ,,,se
the Superintendent to Immediately repliT The ss,,,e
uue5. tho replrug will subject f. at IA, ,r tl,
port the Same 10 tie President Of m" CIV r,;rI
that they may act Upon H. And il .li Iir. Ler h.
the duty Of gId Ch,ni Ensncnr To- ln,n Ius.lT .ll
lacquaiItcd ly aet'al examination win tbl i,c,,"
and clpicity Of a the ci4trrns In the ity ,rnInej
atcly ai.cr Iii cIetiDn go To- be nl, IN The spc ed
lest and most iyuta soOus manner 10 IN, nloy ibcp,
in the cxtnguishncnt Of fire. aud i shall b. h's Jiv
to keep the public cistcrrs constantiy flied viii
water.
t.nguislcd % Flgst' aud sccoiJr Fnvrs.rs .',J
it shall be tlicr dity to assist tho ef Iryirleor l.,
going to worrying Gt o. Iotur,i'r. from fse end h
the absence of tie CHEF In iiccr TIC ca.. ri,,
whose put Of the city tile fyG .Lal ocrir glI tsk
counnuld Ui eyry,.r the drGcs u the hicf T-,p.
lnccr with full pOgers. - .
Sfc. VIII II shall .e the fffv X ys.1 r~r'r.cr!
whcncycF Z. fire ghaIl break ,,tt til 80 r-ty
immediately to rypqir 10 the rI9 %. Il, 4.e IN fv III
theirrc,p pcctiye b4ges If oiisc. a,i 20 M O. prone
measures that tho scvcrtl egl, gss .guJ an rr H.
apparatus he urran god IN thclna q aiyor .. rIstf
sitions, and only worked f,r 'lr .t,.tr,' r,.o,j.
mcut Vi tires u calf for ass 4 d. - If need non H
persons presontEt tres nF vel ss irCIL.r- Tie Er
department, to assist IN extngui-lupl gI... rnno
ying furniture. goods or u.hcr nor =. 4. r'I,
building on fire, nrin 'langer ticre9. ''udi 1ppot
I ptpr1 ~ al ..t, !.
Or dcmoli-h'ng any house of tu.i4 i4l. . Do. e-,it,
require, and further 10 suprrees ali trruIi. ~ i o-
der Il si,ll ais, t" be thag iutv a. !, a- .r,or f.
be- preserved M going Z, uur.., 90 or ,,,r,tur,,in
ircmhrcg, and nj all other tuc- Ni.. .....i. &. nj.
tarLea 10 the Fire Department az oa "a, j. AiH !.
shah be their further duty 10 ..iil. liz. 10 my T..
the FIRE Department 10 uycT.isr tIp.Ir mn.
other fire apparatus Ut least ,lec a lr,llA ,zrcr.
during Indictment winter months II ID nora % NH
the duty of the President and Ii.tto,,.tts ~ c.J
fire engine and hose conlany and LooI md ilI',1r
and axe coIn,any nttanhcI 10 ihp Mr. Do, r,,,,, T.,
aid AMI assist the said On gnecrs in dslIar,, nor
,lutlc. under this ordiuanSn nnI far crnrr ~, a.
refusal so Ia do. tLry shoIl each h ~ VI
not TO xeecd ion doIr vim COS, ~ 20 90 p ,
to be recovered before the Mavor which fne shelI m
iutO the treasury of their ,ctivo .,,,.,.5,
Icct to the by laws of the ,aine ...... =
SEC. TX. The different engines op1 bose comma
nics and the hoo! and ladi,r and axe rg,,ra,y i,n
der the drection of their nrau.r sga,s IL a. -; "a
an alarm OF fire repair 10 the lare of the ,r t
engines hose carrisp-s and hn,l. and i,iir - ,'1 %
and other tire APPARATUS Under their carn nm tIen
HE ,ffI
Chief Engineer and his 'assistants Snd ii go q,
their obsence, place and work tbcir on pi,rs N,'
other fire apparatus under their care, in the nnst
and Shall not remove therer,n hnt l ti,
sion ofthe engineer in command and ON sich N, p
mission shall return their cugncs, hose carrare,,
and hook and ladder wagon To their resnc.tivn n, r.,
of .lcposit: the engines 10 be wcll wssho5 or.I
ceansrd before being len at then places NJ denasit
SEC X. The Chief Engineer shall recciyaiin com,
pensnton of two dollars Ia, narI "mI rvr A.. " ,h
he may actually be enployed in ncouainting h;,nsoi,
with tile locality and capa.;tv of me rst,rn in ~,
city, and for every day that he may be engered IN
ming into tlc condition Of Tho e,yin.s az, ~
fire apparntlIs and of the comnanioa nt,ocbai t H.
Fire Department and he and his two assjstants sh,
each receive compensation of fpir dAllarsa vor tn
SFc XI That .arh and everv oi.tiyn mon, H. -,
either Of the ire companies nttaebed 10 te r o o.
l,rtment Of said city, shall receive an animal com,
pcnsaton Of four dollars for SERVICES performeJ 10 m
paid on or before tac first loy of AUDI, in cnh rCr
SEc, XII. That every person not a freman. nrisrnt
Mt amy fire, who my be ordered by the CLicf Emo
ncer or his assistants to assist and work in cxtn.
gushing any fire, or IN removing goods or other
merchandise from any building on fire or IN danger
thereof, or in tearing down or demnIshipG huId7,,.
in danger from the ire refuses or nerc 40 d.
shall upon conviction thereof nay tine of NOT less
than one. To exceed five dollars for each ofTense.
and il is hcrebymadc the duty of the engineer order.
ing them to work as aforesaid to report the names
ofthose persons Offending to the Mayor who shall
proceed to collect the fine
SEC, XIII. The Chief Engineer shall from actual
examination Of the roll books Of the different hre
rsport to the city Cnuncl NJ tIoir o.,
meeting in Tuiy Of each wear the names Of s,cI as
arc active duty members in rood stailIur in 4Lnr
Respective companies. 81 '''''
SEC. XIV. The Chief Engineer shall. when 4. 4
ERE, wear piece Of German SILVER made m the stys
and form Of shield Of an inch s"ucre' ~ with ibe
words Chief Engineer" engraved thereon and the |
two Assistant Eugnccrs shall each when ~ a |
fire, wear piece Of German silver Innde after the
fashion "fa star Of at least inch IN diameter with
the words First Engineer dr. ..Secnnd Engineer"
engraved thereon according tn tlior respcctyc num-
bars winch shnll no determined bv ,Ir fI,i,, Rs.