Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-05
szfss..a.AN ORDINANCE

EREATlNG and defining the Office
and duties of Chief Engineer and First Assistant En-
gneeT of the Fire Department of the Incorporated vii
lage ofAshabula .l. 81 I-,e.
SEC. BE it ordained by the Mayor, Recorder and
on the first Monday OF May in and every year the
Council shall elect by ballot chief and assistant
fee for year. until their successors duly elected
and qualified Porided that person elected shall
exercisethe duties of said office and at te time
member Of any fire company within the limits of this vii
SEC. a-The chief engineer, or in his absence, the
at fires over all members of the fire depart
ment, and all other persons, who may be pres
ent at fires, and shall have police powers at all fires
ofco Marshall. 1t shall be his duty to examine into
the condition of all engine and other houses, of all fire
engines and other apparatus belonging to the village
Ashtabua used for the purpose of the fire department and
the companies attached often circumstances render it
when directed to do SO by the Village Coun
Gil by the committee fire department., And when
any of the buildings apparatus used by or for the
purpose of the fire department need any REPAIRS atera
lions additions he shall report the to the Council
or the committee the fire department. ahd it shall
be his duty receive and transmit to the council, all e
turns of officers members and fire appara us made by
the respective companies and all communications rea
tive the affairs of the fire department. to keep fair
and exact rolls of the respective companies specifying
the of admission and discharge and the age of each
member all of which he shall report the Council te
annually on 1ne nrst MONDAY OF May ana November In
which may happen within the limits OF the village. with
the heeOfas near as may be aseeraine together
with the names Of the owners or occupants and the
proximate loss in each case.
SEC 3-Any fire company, or any officer officers of
any fire company that shall knowingly wilfuly disre-
gard disobey refuse to yield obedience to the direc-
tions of the chief engineer any fire, neglect
fuse to take of and keep in order the fire
engine apparatus under their charge shall upon con-
vction thereof before the and council be fined in
any not less than five more than fifty dollars,
and be deprived of their organization or command at
the discretion of the council.
SEC. 4-The village council shall on the last Saturday
of December 1866 elect chief and assistant eng
of the fire department who shall exercise the duties
their Office until their duly elected and
qualified. .f,5 ut4
SEC 5The chief engineer and the assistant engineer
together with the several foreman of the respective fire
companies shall constitute board of fire wardens under
the direction of the chiefengineer who shall divide the
village into convenient districts assigning one member
each district who shall in his district at least
in each year. and oene if required to do by the
council make thorough examination of all buildings
or tcnements wherein fire used with power to direct
such repairs alterations of stoves pipes hmbe ues
chmneys other apparatus used for heating where
by there exist ability fire. such disposition OF
ashes taken out from where fires are kept as in their
judgment shall be necessary to make the same safe and
prevent fires. And if any person persons
directed make any of the above named alterations
repairs shall neglect refuse to comply with such d
rectiOns within reasonable time the shall be done
by the board of warens and the expense thereof be-
come charge upon the property until paid by the own
er or occupant. s
SEC 6-Al ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sstent with the provisions of this ordinance hereby
repealed. -.-s...,5 ...
SEC This ordinance to take effect andbe in force
from and after its passage.
Passed Dec. 2sth, 1866. 81. L. MORRISON,
Attest Mayor
ED. II. FITCH, Recorder. H SSsws