The New York herald., 1864-12-13

0A0-13 OGOEMOGAV 49,
Asvsu Of the present force 70 be selected .. ocsr: q
no Fire Brigade. The whole force not % exceed Two
hOrsesL
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NJ rHB DEPARrKlNr AND
COMMON COUNCIL.
bs Fire Dspartmept shall consist Of . CHIEF engineer
and nineteen assistant engineers, ana such members
e,sss Of bs Ussa sNs s..s years Of ass
and psarde - now are or hereafter may se from time
70 time appointed IN shs manner required y law
Tho chief engineer Of the Fire Department shall bs
elected every three years BY the members Of the Fire
Department BY ballot and after serving three years
chief engineer shall not be eligible for the office Of chief
engineer for the thereafter The salary Of said
chief s. engineer aS:S 70 70 b. y toog pes aRaum,
..cS q, the are ds engineers appoinse0 So Ss
shan Issds s' a1s usros y sn' FOR which they
p2sseo the tme OF said appointment ana duIint nsv @
IS.e they hold the office OF assistant engineer ~ Wy
shall elect from their body one 70 act - ssaoF .ugi
shall be the duty o. each and every Ars.nan to pre-
vent boys ind dsorderly characters ro copgrsgatng
about the place Of deposit Of their various spps.
ratus, and not to allow the said pace OF deposit to be
used ior any other purposes than those directly
person other than members and exempt members OF the
company or Fire Department In good standing, shall DO
allowed 70 sleep in or frequent any engine, hose or nook
No hro apparatus shall, in going to returning from
driven wheeled placed upon the sidewalk, except by
special orders Of one Of engineers under the penalty
FOREMAN
foreman, or person in command.
NEW MODE FOR JOINING TIE DEPARTMENT..
Applicants for appointment as members OF tho fire dc
partment must be OF good moral character and actually
engaged in some lawful business and must be recon-
mended to the Fire Commissioners honest sober aud
Industrious men, by their employers and three citizens Of
known rcspectabity, aud the commissioners may con-
firm or reject any or all such applications
seventyhve dollars per year to be allowed each COM
pany for payment for gas.
cREArINo NEW BOARD FOR SUPPLIES.
The Chief Engineer the President Of the Fire Depart.
men the President OF the Board OF Trustees the President
the Board OF Fire the President OF the
Board OF Commissioners OF Appeal, New York Fire De-
partment, by virtue OF their several Offices hereby
constituted commission for the purpose Of inquiriDg
applications from 1remen fire companies tho
Common Council or any branch OF the city government,
hereafter be existence for locations for
companies or for new houses or repairs to
houses or for new apparatus or TOR alterations or re-
dollars or This is in place Of the Common Council
who now have the entire control
10 shall DO deemed Q misdemoanor for any nr oman
fire company apply to the Common Council, or any
other branch OF the city government for any atera-
tons repairs other matters before unless
approved by the said Commissioners OF Construction and
Repairs and 1t shall be the duty OF the said Commission
the Commissioners OF the Fire Department against any
| fireman fire company making such application, or
and fireman guilty shall be suspended or
expelled from the Fire Department, and any company
| so proven guilty may be disbanded.
DUTY OF THE POLICE.
II shall be the duty Of the police to enter complaint
to the Commissioners OF the Fire Department against any
fireman or fire company who shall violate any law or
| break the public peace.
Each fireman shall deliver the captain of police for
the precinct In which ne shall reside statement OF hts
aud place Of residence and the captains police
shall furnish the several policemen under their charge
their BEATS and shall be the duty said
policeman TO notify all such fremen in accordance with
/ the provisions Of this ordinance.
1t shall DO the duty OF the police when re occurs.
form line at least two hundred and fifty ieet distant
from the said fire. on each side thereof aud they shall
under any circumstances permit any person pass
said line, unless said person shall the Uniform
badge Of the Fire Department
1t provides also for the sumo number OF bell ringers az
At present, all appointments TO be exempt fremen The
chief and assistant engineers 10 make all rules governing
said bell ringers.
APPOINTMENT OF ENGINEERS FOR STEAMERS.
The appointment Of engineers 70 steam hre engines
shal be made by the Board Of Engineers the
pany requiring such engineer said applicant present
three certificates, signed by three practical engineers,
that ho is fully competent for the appointment.
NEW OFFICE.
The Commissioners OF the New York Fire Department
shall nominate, and the Common Council shall appoint.
eaitable person 10 be messenger to said board said
messenger shall receive the annual salary OF thou
sand dollars.
HEAVY PENALTY.
All members OF the department, and all such exempt
members authorized by the Commissioners the
Fire department., shall hereafter. when duty Are.
or badge which said badge shall be a PLAIN,
conspicuous the breast and shall be and
exempt member, shall remain at the fire; aud any fire.
man pegectug or refusing TO his badge above
the department, and any exempt fireman refusing
neglectiog shall be subject TO fine of not than
twenty-five nor over two hundred and fty dollars and
imprisonment not less than days, and all lines
collected shall De over to the treasurer Of the Fire
Department Fund.
1t proposed divide city into nine nre districts
the ninth district TO comprise al that portion OF the city
lying north OF seventy street. The Ninth c.rct
DO divde 10 sub districts and the fire alarm bells
north OF street not to be rung for fires
ring south Of seventvarst street, tho IRE alarm bells
located south OF seventy nrst street not TO be for
fires occurring north Of Seventy first street, unless by
order Of the chief or assistant engineers.
THE DEPARTMENT FUND
In OF alteration by the legislature more espo
cialy paid system is adopted there Is considerable
controversy respecting the dsbusng WIDOWS and
last report Of the treasurer Mr. John 5 Giles, over
500 600 funds all OF which ID drawing from
hundred widows drawing pensions, most Of whom have
large fmiies TO support Many OF the leading members
OF the department are determined in case paid depart
ment s established that the iund shall be
the organization, but shall be kept solely the
benefit OF those who recipients At the time OF
bandmen OLe OF the bills above alluded to contempates
the transfer Of the funds to the treasurer whoever
may be- OF the new department. We assured how.
ever that Mr.. Giles will let the funds pass his
hands for any paid department that may be adopted
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARr-
MINT.
Last evening the annual meeting OF the Department
was held Firemen's Hail. Mr. Albert j. Deatour Pre-.
sideat, In the chair.
After the reading Of the previous meet.
ing the following Of the Trustees treasurer
read and adopted
To REPRESENTATIVES OF ruE FIRE DEPARTMENT or rR
GENTLEMEN in compliance with their duties laid down
OF the financial affairs Of Inc department for The pss
fiscal year. and while the demands the fund continues
large and increased beyond that Of former years never
reerate their grateful acknow Judgements TO those