Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-03-28
The Fire Ordinance.

The Fire Ordinance.
| An o,djnlncr organizing "Co!umbia Fire
Company No ."of he Town OF Oym-
pia.
SEC /. BE Il ordaiacd by lie Trustees
VMe Torn Of Olympic, That fire COM
pan, be. and Is hereby. organized, in the
Town of Olympia, under the name and
style OF " Coum Lia Fire Company No. ~
Sec. .: THIS Company shall consis. Of a
Foreman, First Assistant Foreman, Sec.
ond Assistant Foreman, Steward. Presi.
dent Secretary aud Treasurer. Said
Company shall consist of not less than
thirty members nor more than sixty men,
bcrs. The officers shall be elected by the
Company for one year, and shall hold
! their Offices Until their SUCCESSORS are
elected and qualified, and the annual cleo.
ton for all officers required by this section
shall be- held on the second Monday of
January OF each year, and all vacau-
cies occurring in such offices shall DO filed
| in such manner as the Company shall have
previously prescribed, aud said Company
shall have power TO adopt Constitution
and make rates for their own government,
not inconsistent with the ordinances Of this
Town.
Sec. 3. Whenever sail Company shall
have reduced its roll of members below its
minimum OF members. it shall be the duty
Of the Foreman of said Company to notify
the Board of Trustees of the fact, at the
first regular mccing of the Board OF Trus-
tees aIlcr such notice DO given. The
Board of Trustees shall enquire into tie
condition Of said Company, and shall dc.
clare whether said Company shall he dis
banded, which shall be decided by vote
of the majority of the members Of the
Board of Trustees.
Sec. 4. The Foreman shall in all cases
Of fire, hava sole aud absolute command
the fire engine, apparatus and hr"men.
1t shall be his duty to report to the Boird
Of Trustees. on the first days of April
and October of each year, the con
dition Of the fro engine and appa-
ratus, cistcrns and cngine-housc; also all
accidents by fire that may have taken
plnce in Town. with the causes thereof rs
well as can be asccrtaincd, and the num-
Der and description of the buildings de-
stroyed or injured, together with the
names Of the owners or occupants thereof
AMI also the estimated loss; and such 9th
or information aud recommendations as he
NAV deem necessary. Whenever the fire
engine, apparatus, cis'erns, or other pro-
perty pertaining to the fire Company may
need repairs. he shall forthwith report the
sam. to the Board of Trustees. will, the
estimated cost thereof, and if such repairs
ar. ordered TO be made. the same shall be
done under his direction. and all debts
arains, the Town. incurred as herein pro-
yid.d. shall be audited and certified 20 by
tn Foreman.
See. 5. A Chief Engineer shall b. annu-
ally app ,iu.-d by the Board Of Trustees.
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