The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-06
CITY ORDINANCES.

A ORDIN NANCE
IA To make an Appropriation to the Fire
Department for the Year Eighteen Hundred
and sixty nine OS69)
Section l. The Select and Common Councils
OF the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
sum Of one hundred and thirteen thousand two
hundred and fifty ul3,25O) dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated to the Fire Depart
Item |. For salaries of Chief Engineer and
hve assistant engineers and one secretary,
five thousand four hundred (5i00) dollars.
Item 2. For office expenses, printing, adver-
tisipg, books, stationery, and cleansing, three
hundred $500 dollars.
Item 8. For carriage hire for Committee on
Trusts and Fire and quarterly visits of Chief
Engineer, three hundred 1900 dollars
Item 4. To the Board of Directors of the Fire
Department for rent OF meetIng. ro onI, printing
stationery, postage, etc., one hundred (lOO) dol
Item 5. For gratuities to the following named
companies, TO wit:-ro the Friendship Engine
Company, and 10 the America, Diligent, Good
Intent Humane, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marion,
Niagara, Neptune, Pennsylvania, Perseverance,
South Penn, Taylor, Tivoii, United states, War.
reD and Washington Hose Companies and to
the Columbia, Eeirmount, and Moysmensing
steam Forcing Hose Companies, each the su M
OF four hundred dollars-ten Thousand 90 000)
dollars: Provided, That each Of the ABOVE
named companies shall carry eight hundred
Item 6. To the Empire Hook and Ladder
Company, the sum of four hundred t4jO
EN- !. To the Congress Engine of Chestnut
sor Hnse nf q, Of
Frankford, Germantown Hose of Germantown,
Good Intent Engine of Roxborough, Klug5ess /.
LADDER of Vast Philadeiphia, Mount AIRY
Engine OF Mount Airy, Rescue Hook and Lad
Rising sun, Union Hose of West Philadelphia,
and Washington Engine OF Germantown. each
three thousand two hundred and fifty $3.50
dollars.
papy, the sum III one hundred (l00) dollars.
bia, Decatur Of Frankford, Delaware, Dllgont,
Fairmount, Fellowship of Germantown, Frank
lin, Franklin of Germantown, Globe, Good In-
tent, Good viii. Hand-in- Hand, Hibernia.
Northern Liberty, Philadelphia, Reliance,
Spring Spring GSIden; sonthTTark, United States States,
ford. Weccacoe, and Western Steam Fire
Engine Companies, and TO the Fame, Good
ton, Northern Liberty, Philadelphia, Resolu-
tion. Shifiler, Spring Garden, Southwark. w est
Steam Fire Engine Companies, each the sum
Of two Thousand dollars-niuety-two thousand
Item 10 TO ihe Liberty Steam Fire Engine
Company OF Holmesburg, the sum of fourteen
hundred ,l400) dollars.
shall carry eight hundred feet OF forcing hose
and the Chief Engineer is directed to withhold
the warrant from any company that does moi
carry It, and roVldei also, that no company
herein enumerated shall receive the gratuity
named In this ordinance whilst out OF service
under suspension by order OF the Chief En
gineer,
Section 2. That warrants for the said appro
priation shall be drawn by the Chief Engineer
OF the Fire Department., in conformity with
existing ordinances.
JOSEPH F. MARCER,
President OF Common Council.
Attest
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
Clerk OF Common Council.
WILLIAM y. SrOKLEY,
President of Select Council.
Approved this thirty-first day of Decem Ger
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred anC
siXty.eiGht "a. d. 1869.
MORTON MCMICHAEL.
Mayor OF PhiladeI phia.