, 1865-02-20

Denartmsu. Of said city, and shall Rossess M ~
power and authority over ats di1e1n3ins. Stih1n
ssid cty' shall have the custody eno ,s9aors e9aIo
nf the cnrinc- c. hose-carts, 1ne9s. iaaaaLs,
horses, telegraph lines aud olnet PoSs rc nnnari
and equipments belonging u NA'
sss. q, The Fire Department Ct sald cifJ saan
consist Of Fire Marshal ana ass,n! aa,;ont shis'
nn nd 1sD1iahe eitsens ii said CITY as sal1 he ap
no1ntcd by the Eoaru, 10 be known q Flfe F9iSe,
who H. under the dIeenep m 10 .. eneasa annara
t,s onnlnncents engine -ho1sca, ana other prop.
ertr used and provided for the c1nnsnisament ol
1res: osdtd that p1e ne pofice The i ssid ofce, @
~ M,shais and Firp Police, hereby created, shall
Be- rcYeraly filled by iho appointment M OF said
Board 4 sho = ,pe FiTe Depatsns M saroneh
~ T4,o Maraho1: sud II shall he tho duty Of tho
snhor5inatc o!ecrs and tho F1ra Police to respect
I'D hact = 70 s9S rs. Gnea
ttnne. and erneral orders Of The Board.
SO. a6. The dnties OF ne g respective g members
q the f[e npaer It's lseconana con- con-
troi' aid according to the rules and regulations
which it Is hereby authorized 10 pass fom time TO
he more Fe aar
pai Ind he said Boord may impose reasonahle for
fe;turcs UPON them kor violation OF the same !;
md for incapaciry, neglect Of duty or misconduct
ny syro det M The Board shall furnish the Fire Pc
lice viii necessary equipments. and give them re-
nnsite instruetio, 80 that In case Of riot OF sud
Inecrsaary thcy uay be called TO- the assistance
Of The repu!sr police: and. when 50 employed,
they shalt possess all the powers and privileges Of
'ns "a "a Shall be the duty Of the Board Of Po-
lice to prcpare and eutmit to the Comptroller, on
or before the frat day Of May tn every year, an
Of he whGls soft and a o. pro
seft clty iurinr the current fscal year, which
estimate shall be In detail and shall be ai1 by said
Comptroller before the Common Council with his
sIc. s9. The said Board may require the Assls.
tapt Marnha.s Of the Fire Departmental rct as fire
wardcns and while go acting It ehal be their du-
Cover whether the same are IN dangerous state,
and to report to tho board all vfol1tons OF the
charter ordinances Of said ely i9 relation to the
SEC 30 The Board shall hare power in It5 dis
cretiun to direct the Fire Mnrsha to inquire into
and investigate The capse OF all ftes which may
% cur, and 10 keep record q liz proceedings, and
Of the evidence in each ca8e. md to file the same
or copy thereof, In The oiaee oft1o Board. Ha
ehcll haVo power to compel the attendance Of any
person In said c1ty, under such penalty as the
Common Council may provide, and he Is hereby
authorized TO- administer oaths to all such Wit
ncsses. He shall be required to use bis utmost
e1etttons In the discovery, arrest and conviction
OF all tncendiartes, and perform such other duties
aB the Rodd may prescribe.
SEC. 81. The provisions Of sections seven md
an ans ndment, are hereby extended to, and made
applicable to- the Fire Police, to the slime extent
that they are now applicable to hremen.
SEC. So. The eatd Fire Marshal shall receive I'll
annual salary not exceeding !wcnty-nge hundred
dollars nur less than eighteen hundred dollarz the
Atsistant Fire Marshals shall receive an annual sal
met Se nsTs ee hqnS sh r%es % and
uuaf salary not exceeding seven hundred and
twenty five dollars: prozided, that such members
Of the Fire Police who may net as engineer.
nttexceeding one thousand dollazs. Within the
limits prescribed by this SECTION. The said Board,
with the concurrence. Of the Common Council,
BY this section.
sEo So. The said Board ahalI from time to time,
az 1t may be authorized By the Common Council,
The exti6epiehment Of. arrs; and the Common
Council shall procure. ct and secure engine honses
for keeping and preserving tho same; and the said
board SHALL 1t the cost q said city, furnish all
neseseartes and supplies for tho engine houses,
and apparatus and c4nse all necessary repairs to
be made, 80 that the Fire Department may at all
hmes be In efficient condition.
Sec. 81. All bills Of the Fire Department shall be
! approved BY The Board, and shlll be paid only
| upon the warrant of the Comptroller, connter,
signed BY the Mayor and President Of tic Board.
ceedings Of the Board, far the same relate to
the Fire DEPARTMENT, shall be kept IN a book e1-
pEessly t9r thapuIpose; and the aata Beard shall,
year, make full report In writing to the Common
Council, Of the condition OF the Fire Department.
SEC. 81. The Offices Of Chief Engineer and OF az
eetant Engineers fare abolishcd]; and the present
Chief Engineer and assistants shall act as re mas.
shnl md assistant ma11has respectively, under the
direction Of the board ~ herein provided for the
/ terms for which they were elected.
SEC. 81. Sections three, four, five and SIX ol
chapter twcye Of the net 10 which this Is nd
mcnt and all other acts parts OF acts inconsist
ent herewith, are hereby repealed
SEC. s.. The proceedings, notices, and ordinan-
ces Of said city and the departments thereof shall
he published II The newapaper printed in the Ger
man laneuagc having the largcst daily circulation
In said city, as fully as they are now required to
be published In the corporation newspaper; pro-
rtded, TINT In no judicial or other proceedings
shall the publication in such German paper Be
called question, either to the fact Of its pub
lication OF the correctness thereof.
SEc. So This act shall not fnva1idate any legal
act. done BY the Common Council Of the city Of
Chicago or By Its officers, nor divest their sue
ceseoss under this net Of any rights Of property or
otherwise, Or liability, which may have accrued
to or been created By said corporation PRIOR to the
passage Of this act,
SEQ. 40. All ordinances, regulations and teeolu-
H00e now in force in the city Of Chicago, aud not
inconsistent with this act ahall remain In force,
under this act, until altered or repealed by the
Common Council, or other competent authority,
after this act shall take effect. -
SEc. al. This act shall be deemed public act
and shall take effect and be In force from and after