Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-10

super tendent, personally u notify ihtn OF his APP
,oiutment election and If any such person sh III
not within days after receiving such pc sonSi
notice of appointment, take AID subscribe 10 the
constitutional oath, and fle the same with the city
clerk the common council may consider /, refusal
to rye. and proceed TO supply the vacancy occa
stoned by sash refu,a, BY eiecting ny bal
lot hold said ofce for the balance Of the term.
CHAPTER TX
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Section |. The common council, for the purpose
of guarding aga INST the Gala nifty of fire, han have
the power to prescr he the limits within which wood
Ell buildings OF other materials that sfal not be
considered fir prccf shall not be erected repair
ed and direct that all and every buii ing within
the limits prescribed sha | he made and constructed
of FIRE proof materials and to prohibit the repair ng
of wooden huidlrgs within the fre limits, when the
shall have been damaged to the extent OF ffty
per cent OF the value thereof, end TO prescribs the
manner Of ascer aiming such damage
Sec. 2 Tn. common council shall have power to
regulate the buiil;ng construction and condition Of
chimneys. fire places, furnaces, ranges, hrarths
stoves stove pipes Owns, boilers and apparatus. used
in AMI about an, building, and to cause the to
be renewed or placed In safe and secure condition
when considered dangerous to prevent the deposit
Of ashes in unsafe places 10 require tn Inhabitants
- provide man, fl buckets, and in such maouer
and time as the, -ha prescribe and regulate It.
use Of them Ia time of fire and to regulate and pre-
vent the carrying on OF any manufacture danger
in causing or promoting fires; 70 compel The
and occupants OF buildings to have scutt es
in the roofs and stairs, ard ladders leading to the
same to authorize the mayor. aldermen, tire war
dsns tna other officers Of the CITY to kee ava. from
the vicinity Of fire all idle and suspected persons
and compel byS,anders to ard in the exiinguish.
OF fires and in the pr-Sers alton o property eX
posed danger thereat and generally 10 e-tahli sh
such re equations for The prevention and extnsni,h
nent OF fires the cUinuIol cUuncl may deem II
pedieDt.
see, 8 The common council shall have power to
purchase hrr engines and other fire apparatus, and
to authorize the formation Of fire engine hook ami
ladder and hose companies. and IL provide for the
due and propr: support and regulation OF The same.
and to order such companies to he disbanded, and
their meetings TO be prohibited and their appara
to he delivered up Each company shall moi exceed
seventy ab,e-rej I'd men, between the OF fifteen
and fifty years, and may eject its own officers, and
form its bylaws not Inconsistent with the laws
of thi. ate. the ordinances and regulations o'
SAID city and shall be formed only BY voluntary
lis;meiIt Every member OF each company hereby
authorized to be formed shall be exemrt from high
way work pol tax. from serving on juries and from
,nilitory cuty during the continuance of such mem
bxrshlp-
see There shall be meeting Of the members
Of said companies ON tn thiri Monday of March il
each year such place as oay be designated BY the
may or when they may nominate and recommend 10
the common council for appointing T. one chief en-
sineeF and their assistant en-, ineers, and the com
mon council shtl thereupon con.irm such nomna-
tons and the persons so appointed shall perform
such duties the common council shal, prescribe.
Sec ) At the same time the members of said
company shali nominate. and the common council
shall appoint thu same, four hre Hardens. one of
form such duties the common council shall pre-
scribe aud they may at any time enter into open
any houses store house or oiher building or enclos
ure, for the pu,pose of Inspecting the same, and
vii h a view guard against fire.
6. One halt of the net proceeds OF all the
fues penalties recovered for the breach OF any
dinance bylaw, regulation rule order made Ia
pun suance of this ehapt +, shall he paid to the fire
department.
Sec When any person shall refuse to obey any
Iawfal order of al engineer fire warden mayor or
al nan a q NJ
giving such order TO arrest, or direct orally
constable policeman any citizen TO arrest such
pers IN, and TO conhur him temporarily In any safe
place until the fire shall be extin,ushsd, and in the
manner such officers, or any Of them may
rest or direct the arrest aud confinement of every
person at such fire gho shall be Intoxicated or dsJr
derby; and any person who shall refuse to obey any
such lawful order, who shall refuse 10 arrest
aid in arresting any person 80 refusing, shall be Ii
able such penalty as the common council 'h all pre-
scribe, edinS fifteen dollars.
Sec S. The common council shall have power TO
organize sack company, which ahali be known as
sack Company number one, to consist OF not more
than twenty members. Such company SHALL consti-
tute OF tn fire department., and at fires shall
be ubject 20 the control o the chief engineer. The
members Of said company, eiihsr collectively or in
6ivau lly are hereby authorized and empowered
TO act rs special proice in and for the city OF Mineral
Point and hereby vested with all the power and
authority which now is or may hereafter be vested in
any other police officer of said city, and shall be
titled TO all the rights and mmunities Ct members of
the fire department Al fires, they shall! take charge
of all property which may be exposed or endanger-
ed and shall FAR il may be in their power, pre-
serve the from injury destruction. said
company may from time TO time, adopt such bylaws
they may deem nect ssary, not inconsistent with
this act and The laws of this state The members OF
said company shall not be entitled TO any pay
conpens alton for services rendered In their official
capacity They shall, in case Of riot and distUr-
bance of the peace have free access to all licensed
places of amusement in the city, and shall perform
such services may be necessary for the peace and
good order of the same. The members of sail
pany shall severay lake an oath OF affirmation that
they viii faithfully discharge the dul OF their Of
fee, and when any member Of said company shall
cea>e TO become 4 member thereof by resignation,
expulsion her wise notice thereof shall be given
TO the city clerk who shall preserve record of all
members of sad COMPANY.