The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-21
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation 20 the Fire Department. OF
tho CITY OF Laneaaler.

] 5ECTfgN l.. lie ~ gIQnslcu " tng CIV Council u
the City oi Lancaster. That the Fire DEPARTMENT
siell consist VI Chief Engineer, tyo Assstant En.
gneers and such engine Inen and hose inen o. now
are Or hereafter mEl " organized INTO companies
not less than segentyiye men y each coiu Daiiy nfd
nI many hoo. and ladder and axe men nJi exceeding
hny, as hereafter Ihuy orqniizs then. lyes mo
hook and ladder and axe eoigpmly. ....
! sEc. H.. The Cify CogMl sGaH elect annually II
their ars. meeting nj Augls' ~ each yOar a Chic,
Engineer, who shall be ul experienced hrohni., und
lao shall hold his olise ior ono year, aud uut bis
srcc0ssor shu be elected and qualified.
Sac. III. Tbs Cbiei Engnccf within ten days u!igI
his ap0iDtmcnt and before enteiiEgupOnthe d 5chnrge
OF his duties rs such Engineer, shall give bOuJ IN
the sum Of twO hundred dyllarI with Two or mora
freehold securities, 10 the ascep'ancG of the Cts
Council, payable to tho State Of Ohio for the use Cl
the Ci'y Of Lancaster, hnd cOhdhOned OI the fifth
ful and impartial discharge O the duties Of his oicu
IaccOrding " law and the ordinance Of said city.
| SIC. ". The Chief Engineer Immediately after
his election and qualification Us such clci Engineer
shall appoint from the fire COMPANIES Of ,eid city
two Assistant Engineers, one rom thnt part Of tle
city North Of Main street, and the other from III
part of the city South Of Main strect. oi which rp-
pOintmcn he shall notify the Cily Council within ten
days thereafter who, before entering upon the drs.
charge Of their respective dut:cs shl! t,c and suL.
| scribe an oath ofoilce before the Mnyor.
SIC, V. Each Engineer shall, upon his appoint
ment, receive written certificate in the words fol.
lowing viz: "This certhcs that - has been
| s. appointed an Engineer or Chief Engineer Of tho
g." Fire Department vi the City Of Lancastgr and n
" entitled to oil the powers and nlnuntics belong.
ing to said Office to be signed Ly tho President o
the Cty Council, and attcsted by the Cty Clerk
which shall vest him with full power and authority
under the ordinances Of The City, and subject lin IL
the duties imposed upon him blythe same.
| SEC. VI The Chief Engineer shall have the sole
coutroat fires overall other Engineers, ,l officers VI
the Fire Department, aud sll other persons WHO mas
be present fires and shall take all proper measures
for the extngnlshment Of fires and It shall also b.
the duty OF said Chief Engineer 10 cXaHDc into the
lcondOn Of the engines anl al other IRE apparatus
land the companies attached the fire Uepirtlncut
twice year, or when directed to do so Us the Cts
Council and sem-annually 10 report the same 70 the
City Council Mt their irst meeting in February and
August ofcoch year; but when required to make a
examination by the CITY Council he shall report forth
lwt-and also to recommend such additions. 0ltcrI-
tOns and improvements as he may deem eSpcdlent
1t shall alao be his duty 70 examine In connection
with the Superintendent Of the Fire Department
upon the request Ofhc President Of either Of the fire
companies, into the condition of the engines other
fire apparatus and i repairing be uccdeI 10 cause
the Superintendent 10 Immediately repair the sliuc
uu,css the repairing will subject the city to more th
usual expense, WHEN hn then shall immediately re-.
| port the same 10 the President Of the City Council
that they may uct upon it. And II Shall iur her br
the duty Of said Chief Engineer 10 nuke himself well
acquainted by actua examination with the locality
and capacity Of all the c!s"TnS in the city imcdi
atey alter his election soas to be able IN The speed
lest and most advantageous lnannert to employ them
in the cXtnguishment Of fire, and shall be his duty
to keep the public cisterns constantly filled with
water. ....
Src. VII. The Assistant Engineers shall be- dis.
tnguished as First y and Second" Engineers unJ
il shall be their duty To assist the Chief Engineer in
going to working st or returning from fire, and IN
the absence Of the Chief Engineer, the cngT Ger N
whose part ofthe city the fire shall occur shall TAX,
command and exercise the duties VI the chief Eng
ncer with full powers.
SEC. VIII. It shall te the duty Of said Engineers
whenever fire shall break out in the city,
immediately TO repair to the place Of such fire, will
their respective badges Of Office, and 10 take proper
measures that the several engines and other tirC
apparatus be arrangedin the most Advantageous po
sitions, and only worked for the etictun cXtbgus
mcnt Of fires to call for assistance If need be, from al
persons prescntNt ircs, well rs members ct the fir,
department, TO assist in eXtingislng fires, reno
viig furniture, goods other merchandise from any
building on fire, or ll danger thereof and to appo!ii
guards to secure the same, and also in pulling dow
or dcmOlishing any house or building, II neCcssit,
require and further TO suppress all tunUts or 1isor
der 1t shall also 10 be their duty 10 clusc order {,
be preserved IN gong 10 working at or1n returning
from fires, and at all other times when companies Rt
tachod to the Fire Department are onduty. And !
shall be their further duty to cause the members o
the Fire Department 20 exercise their engines and
other fire APPARATUS nt least once month cxccp
during inclement winter months. II is hereby nad
the duty Of the President and I.eutenantS Of cGcl
fire engine and hose company, and hook and laddc
and axe company attached to the Fire Department 4
aid and assist the sad engineers in dschargng thci
duties under this ordinance, and for every neglect
refusal 50 to do, they shall each be fined in any sun
not to exceed ten dollars with costs of prosecution
to be recovered before the Mayor. which fine shall 9
nio the treasury Of their respective companies sub
iect to the by-laws Of the same.
/ SEC. X. The different engines and hose compa
MES and the hook and ladder and axe company i'm
der the direction Of their proper officers, shall, upu
alarm Oi fire, repair to the place Of the fire with til
engines, hose carriages, and h1,k and ladder wago
and other fire Qppaiatus under their care, and the
work and manage the same under the direction of.h
Chief Engineer and his assistants, and in
their absence place and work their engines an
other fire apparatus under their care, in the mos
efccual manner until the fire shall be cxtinguishcd
and shall not remove thcrclrom but Icy the pcrmis
sion Oftlc engineer in 'comnnnt, and on such pei
mission shall return their engines hose carriage
and hook AMI ladder wagon TO their respeGtive place
of depOsit the engines 10 be well washed an
clcansed before being left at thea llpcos of deposit
SEC. y. The Chief Engineer Shall rcccivca con
pcnsaton cftwo dollars for each and every day tht
he mny actually be employed in acquointing himse
with the locality and capacity of the cisterns in tn
y city, and for every day that he may be engaged
examining into the condition Of tho engines and Otht
fire apparatus, and Of the companies attached to I'll
Fire Department, and he and his two assistants sha
each receive acompensation Of four dalIarsa year,
be paid on or before the LIST day Of August.
Sic. %l. That each aud every a'tivc member
either Of the fire companies attached to the fire dc
partmcnt of said city, shall receive an anuunl con
ponsatOn ofiour dollars for services performed, to i
= paid on before tie first day of August in each yea
y SEC, XII That every person nota fireman, prrscr
at any fire. who may he ordered hy the Chief Eng
neer or his assistants, TO assist and work in cxtil
gushing any fire, or IN removing goods or otpo
: merchandise from any building on FIRE or IN dang
thereof or in tearing down or dcmo!ishng building
in danger from the tire, refuses ncgleCts so to d
shall, upon conviction thereof pay fine ofnot les
than one, nor to exceed five dollars for each ofTcnS
and it is hereby made the duty OF the engineer Orlc
ing them to work rs aforesaid, to report the nam,
ofthose persons so offending tothc Mayor who sho
Immediately proceed to collect the line.
SIC Kill The Chief Engineer shall from actu
examination Of the roll books OF the different II
companies, report to the City Council at their lir
=, mcciingin July of each year, the uaincs OF such
y, arc active duty m9mberl in good standing in the
y | respective companies.
9 sEc SEC xiv. The Chief Engineer shall, when at
n fire, wear rocc Of German silver made IN the sty
Il aud form Of q shield, Of an mch square, with Il
words Chief Engineer" engraved thereon, and Il
two Assistant Engineers shall each, when at
fire, wear piece of German silver made after &
/ fashion ofa star, Of at least inch IN diameter, wi
I, the WORDS "Frst Engineer or "Serond Engncc
St engraved thereon according to their respective n
bcrs, which shall be determined 10y the Chief En-.
Is nccr ut the time OF their appointment.
SEC. XV. That the officers, engineers, aud mcmbc
y of the Fire Department shall wear ~ II rrthorbadg
- as the City COUucl shall ulircc 10 lie furnished a 4
III expense Of the city, and no other person shall
allowed to wear the same, except by permission oft
+ City Council
,c SIC XVI. The chief Enginecrn and his assistant L
IN ginccrs,, together with the cammlttec OF the 9!
Council on the Fire Department shall act rs Il
wnrdcns for the city at large, and they nre hereby
vostod with all the powers that have heretofore
ordinance been vested in such Fire Wardens; n
uilCl, none ofsuch powers are inconsistent with Il
of the provisions OF tha ordinance, and for their 81
vices MS such they shall rcccivesuch compensation
the City Council may dlrcct.
SEC XVII. II shall be the duty Of the Chief I
gncor, and the President, Vice President Forcmi
CT and Secretary Of the different fire engine and he
companies before entering upon the discharge of I
rd duties ofthcir respective Offices to he qualified
lc tho Mayor either by oath or affirmation, that III
will faithfully observe the laws ofthc State ofOh
nc and the ordinances OF the City Council Of the City
ot Lancaster and pcorm TO the best OF their ablltl
e, the duties OF their office.
be SEC. XVIII. The Chief Engineer may suspend
remove the Assistant Engineers for ncglccto du
10. or forany other good and sufficient cause and rep
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