Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-12
VDrNIIII W IItIIC
: By Sherman & Fitch, his Attorneys.
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| IfNREAIlNG and defining the office
Sand duties of Chief Engineer and FIRST Assistant En-
gineer of the Fire Department of the Incorporated vii
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Sec 1:IBe it ordained by the Mayor, Recorder and
Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Ashtabula, chat
the first Monday OF May, in each and every year the
Council shall elect BY ballot chief and assistant
engineer othe Tire department who shalhod their of
flee for year, until their are duly elected
and qualified TogiaeQ that no person elected shall
exercise the duties of said Office andat te time
member of any fire company within the limits of this vii
l-lage,
SEC. 2.-The chief engineer in his absence, the
| assistant engineer shall have the sole command
| at fires over all members of the fire depart
gn m Te a ana nd & SHeb have pf5G Se oWe Wg a Re pFes
ofcio Marshall 1t shall be his duty to examine into
the condition of all engine and ether houses of all lire
engines and other apparatus belonging to the village of
Asabua used for the purpose of the lire department and
the as often ercumstane render it
expedent when directed to do the Village CouI-
Gil or by the committee on fire department, And when
everany Of the buildings or apparatus used By OF for the
purpose of the FIRE dcpaEeiit need any repairs, aera-
tios additions he snail report the The Council
to the committee on fe nre department. ahd it shall
be his duty receive and transmit to the council all tc
turns OF oneeE, lnembers and fire apparatus made by
the respective companies and all rela
tive to the dfars of the fire department. to keep fair
and rolls of the respective companies specifying
the time of admission and discharge, aud The age OF each
member ali of which he shall report to the Council en-
annually on the first Monday Of May and November in
each He shall also report all accidents by fire
which may happen within the limits of the village With
the thereofa may be ogetLer
with the names of the occupants and the ap
/ pToximate loss in each case.
SEC. 3-Any fire company, officer officers of
any fire company that shall knowingly wilfuy disre-
gard, dsobey refuse yield obedience to the dircc
tOns of the chief engineer at any fire, neglect
fuse to take care Of preserve and keep in order the fire
engine apparatus under their charge, shall upon
vction thereof before the mayor council be fined in
any not less than five than fifty dollars,
and he deprived OF their organization command
the discretion of the council.
SEC. 1.-The village council shall on the last Saturday
OfDccembcr 1866 elect chief and assistant cngi-
neer of the fire department who shall exercise the duties
their office until their successors duly elected and
qualified.
SEC. 5-The chief engineer and the assistant engineer
together with the several forenanC fthc respective fire
companies shall constitute board of fire wardens under
the direction ofthe chief engineer who shall divide the
to each district who shall in his own district at least
once in each year. and Oener if required to do by the
council make thorough exandnal ION of all buildings
or tene1nents wherein fire is used, with power to direct
such repairs alterations of stoves pipes thimbc ue
hlmneys or any other apparatus used tor heating where
by there exist liability of fire, such disposition
ashes taken out from where fires kept, as in ther
Judgment shall be necessary make the same safe
prevent fires. And if any person or persons
directed TO make of the above named alterations
or repairs shall neglect refuse to comply with such d
rectiOns within time the same shall he done
by the board of fire warens and the expense thereof be-
come charge upon the property until paid by the own
er occupant. saz +-'.--s - b.. -... =
SEC An ordinances parts of ordinances iDcon
sstent with the provisions OF this ordinance hereby
repealed
SEC This ordinance to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage ,,..-e
Passed Dec. 18th. 1866. ii. L. MORRISON, Mayor.
A ttcst ED. H. FITCH. Recorder SSS-w3