, 1865-02-19

Department 9, snid city, and shall possess faa
sa it, hs1s hs an enstsy ana
Of the: cugine-honscs, hosc-carts trucks ladders,
horseg telegraph lines, and ether puoltc psrty
and equipments belonging to the Fire DsPars-
4 SIC. Is. The Fire Department OF said city shall
co1,sist OF Fire Marshal, c1d Assistant AarshalG
md reputable citizens Of said c:y as shall hs up-
POINTED by tho Eoard, 70 bo known as Fire Police.
who ehlli. under the direction OF said Board, have
hc care and management o. a:e @ onsinGhs h sppasa
criy used and provided FOR tls cxunEnishmeut Of
ares: Rrozidtd, that the Common Council my
m The sbsT NIB 91 fs 9ss ss
be several]y. flied by The appointment Of sud 1
Board. It shall prom9igate all tegu'afiona ano
ordess relating to hs E:ss a. :aG9qEh q ,E
gubordina1a u,cer. and the Fire Poiica to respect
md obey tue said Marshal. as The Head Chief OF
the Fire Department, subject e the Eaies. rsgria-
SEC. 81. Ths duties OF me resp:c1yc members
Of tho F1rc D :p.rtmeut shall be dcdned By said
Board. and executed u1dcr 1ts d1reedonsand con-
troll, and according TO the rules and regulations
which It Is hereby authorized 10 PISS tom time 70
time, tor the more proper govefnment and disct-
plinc Of the members Of the Fire Department:
FIXTURES upon them for Violation OF the same;
and for icapacity, neglect Of daiy,o misconduct,
SIC Il. The Eoazd sh:ll fnsulsh ths Fire Pc
lice with necessary equipments, and give them re-
qu1aite instruction, 80 that In case OF RIOT OF sud
den or t4G !; b9s.d may deem
Of the regular poliec: and, when 80 employed
they ehal possess all the powese and privileges o1
SIC. IS 1: shalt be the duty Of the Board Of Po-
lice to prepare and submit to the Comptroller, on
or before the trstd day of May In every year. an ea-
Ing fof and maintainine the File Department Of
said city during the cnrrrnt fiscal yeAt, which
estimate shall he IN detail and shall be laid By sid
comptroller before the Common Council with biz
Ssc. %. Tie said Board may require the Assis~
tant Ma1aha's OF the Fire Departmertto act ssrr9
ty to examine all buildings and enclosures to dis
cover whether the sau1e are In dangerous atate,
sud to report to the board all stolarons Of thu
prevention Or estineaishmcnto of dre.. ~@ '''
SEC. so. The Board shall have power In Its dis
creion, to direct tho Fire Marshal to inquire Into
and investigate tho cause Of ali n1es which LAY
occur N the city as soon as may be after they
cur, md 10 keep a record Of his psoceedingss and
or copy thereof, in the Office OF t1e Board, He
shell have power to compsl the attendance Of any
Essson Ia said Slty, uliicr such penalty as the
| authorized to, administer oaths to al such VII
nesses He shall be required to use his utmost
OF nli fncendaries, and perform such other dutice
a. th3 Board may prescribe.
SEQ. 81. The provisions Of sections seven and
an nms namtnt. are hereby extended to, and made
applicable to, the Fire Police, to the aaue event
aFf new s.'g aepsaof i t. fe%sn
annns salary NOT exceeding twenty-lsc hundred
dollars, nus less than eighteen hundred dollars: t
Assistant Fire Marahas shall recsise an annual SAL
ary not exceeding twelve hundred dollars; and
each member Of the Fire Police shall receive an M
nuai sa:ary not exceeding seven hundred and
tWenty-nse dollars: procidtd. that such members
Of ths Fire Police who, may act As engineers
OF steam hts engines may be paid an ANIMAL szlarY
not exceeding one thousand dollars. Within iha
pr ey s - tseSoP he said
by this Fection.
as 1t may be authorized By The Common Corncn.
procure Gre engines and oshez apparatus used for
the c1tirguishment Of arvs; aud the Common
a II 1d
board eha'1 Ut the cost Of said city, furnish sil
neccssaEies and supplies for the engine houses,
be made, SO that the Fire Department my at all
times he in efficient condition:
SEC. 81. All bills of the Fire Department shall be-
approved BY the Board and shall be paid only
upon tho warrant Of the Comptroller, counter
signed by the Mayor and President Of the Beard
SEC. Is 4 4 full and complete record Of The pro-
the Fire DE-: tmcnt, shall be kept IN q book ex-
pressly for that,purpose and the said Board shall,
year, u,:ke fuii report 10 writing to he Common
Council, Of the contit'on Of the Fire Department.
SEC. 81. The 0fIces OF Chief Engineer and Of AE-
slstsnt Engineers fare aboished]; and the present
Ch!f Engineer md assistants shall act us nIe
shal and assistant marshal4 respectively, under the
direction Of the board herein provided, for the
i terms for which they were elected.
i SEC. 81. Sections three, four, five and SIX ol
chapter twelve Of the act to which this Is amend
mont, ad all other acts or parta Of acts inconsist
cnt herewith, are hereby repealed.
SEC. a.. The proceedings, notices, and ordin1n-
ces Of said city aud the departments thereof shall
be published IN the newspaper printed in the Ger.
mau LANGUAGE havtug the largest daily circulation
in said city, as fully as they are now required to
| be published In the corporation newspaper; mo
! ridtd, tllut iu no Judicial or other proceedings
| shall the publication in such German paper Be
called in question, either az to tho fact OF ita pull
| 1icatlon or the correctness thereof.
SEC. 10. This act shall not tnvaltdate any Legal
| act done by the Common Council Of the city d
Chicago or by 1ts officers, nor d1yest their sue
ceesors under this act OF nny rights Of property
| otherwise, or liability, which may hare accrued
to or been created By said corporation prior to ths
| passage OF this net.
| SEQ. 20. All ordinances regulations and resoIu
tons now IN force in the city Of Chicago, and no
inconsistent with this act, shall remain In force
under this act, until altered or repealed by tht
| Common Council, OF other competent authority
after this act shnll take effect. III" :
| SEC at. This act shall ho deemed a public act
and shall take effect and be In force from and ate
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