The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-03
AN ORDINANCE concerning Fires
~uu and Fire Department.
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81 ARTICLE /.
of Fire Officers and duties of citizens
during fires.
The Board of Trustees of the city
of Cheyenne do ordain:
SECTION /. That there may be
elected by The Board of Trustees OF
the city Of Cheyenne, one or more
Fire Wardens, who shall hold their
offices for one year next ensuing
such appointment, and receive such
compensation az may be allowed by
the Board of Trustees.
II shall be the duty of the Fire
Wardens TO see that all The nrdi-
nances of the city concerning The fire
department are enforced.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall be
present. during Il fire shall be subject
and fotedlent 10 tile orders of the
Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment, the Fire Wardens, the City
Trustees, City Marshal and police
officers, in extlnguisiling.the fire and
removing and projecting property /;
and, in case such person refuse or
neglect To obey such orders, he shall
Forfeit and pay, for every such offense,
the sun OF, fifteen. dollars, and all
officers shall have power to arrest all
such persons 81 ~neglecting nrrefhsing
to obey such orders as Aforesaid, and
hold him In custody until after the
fire fshali have been extinguished,
when he shall be taken before "a
Police Magistrate, to be dealt with
according to1aW:. Provided, That no
person shall be bound to obey such
officer unless the official character of
the officer be known, or be made
known to such person.
r. Seed. It4shail be-the duty of every
police officer, upon an alarm of fire.
TO repair Immediately to the place of
the fire, and there remain, subject to
the orders of the City Trustees or the
Fire Wardens, for the discharge of
police duty, and TO assist in preserv-
ing, guarding and protecting prop
erty, ald&to keep all idle and suspi-
cious persons from the immediate
vicinity of the fire, and underline
directions of the Tire Wardens, to
aid and assist in procuring supplies
OF water for extingulshment Of the
fire. 41rf ~.ts
-e@ ARTICLE II.
Precautionary Regulations.
SECTION l. The City Trustees, City
Marshal and police officers of this
city are hereby. declared Fire, War
,den5 extlficiu. aud are hereby all
thOrized and empowered To do and
perform all the duiiea of Fire Wardens
by this ordinance.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Fire Mardems TO, examine nh haild-
tings, occupied or unoceupied, aud all
buildings in process of construction,
all repositories of ashes, and manu-
lGlcturin. embellishments, and to re-
port to a Police Magistrate all viola
Lions OF law and iiie ordinances of
the city in relation therein, and
rePprt to the Board of Ciay Trustees
on the subject OF the prevention and
extinguieHment of ires.U
SEC. 3. The Fire Wardehs shall
also, from time to time, inspect all
stoves, fre-places, heartiis, CRATES,
furnaces, boilers, and all other places
in said city where fire may he kept,
and all stovepipes, chimneys, ovens
aud other apparatus or fixtures con-
uected Herewith, for the purpose of
ascertaining whether the same be in
asafc and proper condition, and such
Inspection shall he made on the
request Of any citizen, at any proper
time, for the purpose of ascertaiujng
TIE condition and safetysthereof. Aud
whenever, in theNopiniDn of any Fire
Warden, any stove, fireplace, hearth,
CRATE, furnace or other place for
keeping fire, or any appurtenance
for conducting heat or smoke from
any such place, may be in such con-
dItion as to renaer the keeping OF fire
unsafe therein, 1t shalt be his duty TO
order and direct the occupant of the
building in which the same may be,
or with which the same may be
connected, TO discontinue the making
Of lire therein, and to make all neres-
sary alterations and repairs to render
the. keeping of fire therein safe, and
10 make the same conform to the
Provisions and requirements of this
ordinance. And ifSuch person shall
make "A fire therein, and neglect to
make such necessary alterations and
repairs, after being directed so to do,
as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay
to said city n sum not less than
Twenty-Five dollars for each aud
every day he shall continue to use
the same without making the neces-
sary alterations and repairs-to render
the same safe, and toiIualle tho same
conform to the provisions and re-
4ui.S",ohto VI tniS- orulnuHce. Ana
each day that the use of the same
shall be continued, shall be deemed
to beai violatio1 Of this section, and
the ! for the sames shall be recov-
cred in y separate action: Provided,
That any person feeling himself ag-
grIeyed by the decision or direction
OF any Fire Warden, may appeal to
The Board of City Trustees, at the
hrst meeting thereof, after the order
OF the Fire Warden MS afore-
said; butin. all cases, tho order of the
SAID Fire Warden 70 discontinue the
making of any fire, shall be COM
Piled with until the final decision of
h Board of City Trustees on such
appeal. Any person who shall resist
or obstruct any Fire Warden in the
execution of the duties here en-