The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-11
An 0RDINANcE
In RsIation to the Fire Department OF
the city OF Lancaster,

ginseTs, and such engine insn and hose men as nDW
are Or hereafter may be organized into companies
not less than seyenty.hve ngn 70 each cgmDeuy and
as many hook snd adder and aIslnep, not exceeding
fifty, hereafter nAy orgsDIze themselves into
hook and ladder and axe company.
! 5Ec. ~. The City Council shall elect asurHIly n
their FIRST meeting in August oy e1fh ye4r u Ciscr
Engineer, Who sliall w. gnexpenshced fireman uid
he shall hold his o,i &c Tor one year agd ua;l hil
! successor BhJli De elected and qualfed
SIC. I'LL The CAisi EngAesI, githip tend - after
his appointment md before en,siingupon the discharge
I Of his duties rs such Engneer shell give bvndfn
| the sum VI two hundred dollars With Two or more
freehold securities, U the acceptance of the Cty
Council payable ~ the State ~ Olio f9t tie n.e "
the Ci'y VI Lancaster, and conditioned tor the htA
ful and impartial dNchatge Vi The Optics of b.. otrcc
acc orJing 10 llw and tic ordlno.ce II gaid DE,
sEc. ~. Tn; Chief Engineer immediately oter
bis election and qualification ns such Chic! Engineer
shall appoint from the fire cOnItgnies 0 sgl civ
two Assistant Engineers one from that part VI Tie
city North Of Stain street, aud the other lroin tint
part Of the city South Of Main street, Of which ap-
pOintinent he shall notify the cry Council within ten
days thereafter, who, before entering upon The dis.
charge Of their respective duties, -.gl take lnQ sub
scribe an oath ofo5ice before the Mayor
SEC. V. Each Engineer shall, upon hi8 upyOiut-
incnt, receive written certificate in the Yoi1i l.
lowing viz: "Ihis certihcs that - hos bocn
appointed au Engineer or Chief Engineer of the
" Fire Department OF the city Of Lancaster und g
- entitled " all the p0weIs and iInfnunes beiOl
ing said ohice," - be signed by the President ii
the CITY Council. ind atIestc1 by the CITY Clerk,
which shall vest him with foil power and authority
under the OrdH;cs Of the City, 1nd subject Inn 70
the duties imposed upon him by the same
| SEC. VI. The Chici Engineer shall rtyc the ole
contrOlat fires overall OOT Engineers. all officers Of
the Fire Department, md all ol,er persons 10 Inny
be present a. fires, aud shall take al proper ir ulc
for the exnguishment Oi fires; and i sha!l ulsu BE-
the duty OF said Chief Engineer u eGBniuc INTO the
condition Of the engines and al other frd apparatus
and theconpuncs AttarlIcd the Fire DEPARTMENT
twice year, or when directed TO DO 50 bythe CITY
Council and semi.annuGly TO report the s9ine o. the
City Council ut their first meeting in February and
August Ofcach year. but when required u liyke On
examination by the CITY Council lie Bhsli rcp0It folh
lwith-and also to recommend such additions ueru-
tons and Improvements ~ he may deem cgyeAlDnt.
il shall a5S DC his duty to cx4Iu,n" ll connection
with the Superintendent of the F..c Department
upon the request Dfe PrG5ldri .: either VI the ifr
companies, into the condition Of thr og ucs OIL other
fire apparatus. and Tspair.ng hc needed. - ess @
the Superintendent 10 Immediately repair the same,
unless the repairing will suit Get the cy 10 more
usual expense when lac then shall Immediately lr-
| port the same to the President Di tho Ciy C.uucil
that they may act upon -. AnI 70 shall mr. ltc. br
the duty Of SAID Clic Engineer t. EpEc hlnscf"
acquainted by actual examination with the locality
and capacity Vt a the eistrrIs IL. the CITY anicGi-
atcly after his election 10 be able nthc speed
lest and most advantageous manner 10 cnplny them
in the cxtnguishnct Of tirs, and II shall Je his duty
to keep the public eisterhs Constantly filed with
water.
SIC VII. Tho Assistant Engineers shall ln lis.
tingulshod IS First and Second Engineers, grl
il shall Dc their duty to assist the Chief Engineer 10
going 70 working 1t or returning from fire, nui IN
the absence of the Chic: Engineer the eny,l Ger n
command and exerci5o tho duties oi the chief Engi-
neer with full IOwers;
SEC VIII 1t shall se the duty q sail T g'n6ers
whenever fire shall break out 10 the city.
Immediately TO repair to the place Oi such fire. with
their respective badges OF Office, an TO take propc.
mCasures that the several ongine3 unl other hre
apparatus be arranged in the most alyantageOu p,-
sitons and only worked FOR the CtlCc:uG cytugusl.
mcnt OF fires tO call for assistance, If need be- f!n I'll
persons present at fires well as members OI tho fire
department, to assist in GNtinguishi trcs, reno
wing furniture, goods or other merchandise from any
building ON fire, Orin danger thereof aud to appoir
guards 10 secure the same, and also in pulling down
or dcinoshing any house or building. II nee" sitN
require ami further 10 suppress all tumus yr ds or
der. 1t oh III also to be Their duty canse order 70
hc preserved in going to working IT. rim returning
rom fires, an At all other times when COMPANIES at.
tachcd to the Fire Department are OndGty. Aud it
shall be their further duty to Cnuse the members o.
the Fire Department 10 exercise their engines and
other fire apparatus at least month. CNCcD'
during nclelncnt winter months 1t is hereby made
the duty of the President and LioutenantS II cacl
fire engine and hose company "nd hook and ladder
and axe company attached 10 the Fire Department to
aid and assist the said engineers in dischargnG their
duties under this ordinance" and Tor every NEGLECT Or
refusal so to do they Shall each be- fined in any ,un,
not to exceed ten dollars with costs uC prosecutions
to be recovered before the Mayor which line shall 10
into the treasury Of their respective companies sub
lect to tn" bylaws of the same.
| SEc. TX. The different engines and hose compa-
ncs and the hook and ladder and axe cOmpaHy i'm
der tho direction Of their proper officers shall uI,"
an alarm OF fire. repair to the race Of the fire with the
and other fire apparatus under their care, and then
work and manage tie same under the direction of.l,r
Chief Engineer and lbs assistants, and in case Of
their absence, place and work their engines and
other fire apparatus under their care, in the most
cfectul manner until the fire shall be cxtinpshcd,
and shall not remove thercirOm hut ly tho pcrmis-
sion OF the engineer in command, and on such per
mission shall return their engines, hose cargagCs
and hook AMI ladder wagon TO their respective place.
of deposit; the engines to lie well washed aud
lceanscd before being left ut then places of deposit
SIC X The Chief Engineer shall receive q CON.
pensnon Of two dollars for each and every day that
he may actually be employed IN RcIuaintug himself
with the locality and capacity OF the cistrus iII the
lcty and for every day thIt he may be engaged III
examining into the condition of the engines and pt
fire apparatus and Of the companies attached to tn,
Fire Department., and he and llls two assstaut- sha
each receive compensation Of four dalarSa year t,
bo paid on or before the LIST day of August.
SEC. N. That each and every active member o.
either of the tire companies attached 10 tho fire de-
partmcnt uf said city, shall receive an annlu com.
pensatOn Of four dollars for services performed To hr
pail on or bclre tie first day Of Augl>tin each year
SEc, NIL That every person not iirc1ng n, present
4 at any tre, who may bc ordered by the Chief En-i.
necr or his assistants. to assist ard work in cytn.
gushing any fire, or III removing goods or other
mcr,uidise from any building fire or IN danger
thereof or in tearing down or dc cmo!ishug buildings
in danger from the fire refuses ncglrctS 50 to do
shall, upon conviction thereof pay fine ornot loss
than one nor to exceed five dollars for each oicn-,
and itis hereby made the duty Of the engineer order
ing them to work as aforesaid. to rep6t the name
ofthosc persons so offending tothc Mayor, who shall
SEC. NllI. The Chief Engineer si, Crum n, tug
examination Of tho roll hooks of the different tire
companies, report to the City Council at their lrst
are active duty mombcrs in good standing in their
respective eomp2ncs
Src. XIV. The Chief Engineer shall whom at a
fire, piece of German -'vcr made IN the 81,
and form of a shield. nf an luoh spmTe, with tlC
words ''Chicf Engineer" engraved tholcon, and the
two Assistant Engineers shall each. when ut q
fire, wear \ piece Of German silver fladp after III,
IflShiOn star, of nj lpUSt inch t'ihuCpr
tho words "First Engnror'' or "Sccond Engineer
engraved thereon according to their r,Nporye mum.
brrs, which shall hc determined bF 'ht Chief Eng.
necr ut The time ofthcir appointment.
SEC. XIV. That the officers, engineers and member
oftlc Fire Department, shall wear StIrh hrruorhldsc,
as the City Coullcl shall direct to be lun 'cd q: The
expense Of the city, and no ohcr person shll b.
City Council ...'f
sEc XVI. The chief Engineer and his assistant En-.
ginccrs, together with tho committee Of the CITY
Council the Fire Department SHALL act as rt
wardcns for the city at large, and they hereby
vested with all the powers that have herctoypr,. hy
ordinance been vested in sucltlirc Wardcns: r. q.
uijci, none OF such powers arc Inconsistent with any
of the provisions oftl9 ordinance, ami for their ser
vices as such they shall rcccyesuch compensation a,
the City Council may drcct.
! SEC. XVII. 1t shall be the duty cf ar Chief En-.
gincPr and the President, Vice lrcsi'lcn Foreman,
!, and Secretary of the different tire engine and hose
companies before entering upon the dscharrc ~ the
Y duties Of their respective offices, to be qualified by
the Mayor either by oath or Affirmation, that thCy
Will faithfully observe the laws nj the state OtOho,
and the ordinances nj the City Council ol tho CITY Of
Lancaster and perform to the best o! !their abilities
the duties Of their Office.
SIC. XVIII. The Chief Engineer may suspend OF
remove tho Assistant Engineers for neglect oil duty,
or any other good and sufficient cause and report
his reasons TO the City Council at their first regular
meeting thereafter. ,".
SEC. NIX. It shall bc lawful for the President,
'Forcman or officer in command OF any fire company
or for the chicl engineer either Of his assistants
to. require the aid nj any cacn, inNabtant or by
stander, in drawing or conveying any engine other
fire apparatus IN tho fire.; and 1nthe refusal ornoC-
lenl 10 cnmnlN with smnh rnlusit.nn Lhn nflnndnr