The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-01-30
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AN ORDINANCE concerning Fires
and Fire Departinent.
ARTICLE L.
OF Fire Officers and duties of citizens
during fires. 81
The Board of Trustees of The city
81 Cheyenne do ordain:
SECTION /. That there may be
cfected by the Board of Trustees OF
the city of Cheyenne, one or more
Fire Wardens, who shall hold their
Clice5 for one year next ensuing
Gnch appointment, and receive such
cumpensati0n as may be allowed by
The Board of Trustees.
IL shall be The duty of the Fire
Wardens 10 see that all the ordi-
uance5 Of the city concerning the fire
0epartment are enforced.
Sec. .. Every person who shall be
D<eSent during a fire shall be subject
md obedient to the orders of the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, the Fire Wardtns, the City
Trustees. City Marshal and police
ofzcers, In extinguishingstie fire and
rom0ving md projecting property;
nn(Sin case sucil person refuse or
NEGLECT to obey such orders, he shall
10<19trand pay, for Every such offpnse,
TIE sum of fifteen dollars. and all
of1cers shall have power % arrest all
such persons so neglectiDg or refusing
70 obey such orders as Aforesaid, and
hold him in custody until alter the
IN zshaii ltnve been extinguIshed,
when he shall be taken before II
Police Magistrate, to tie uealt with
occ0rding 10 Jaws Provided, That no
persQn shall be bound 10 obey such
00ICer unless the official character of
the officer be known, or be made
known to such person.
So g. II shall be the duty of every
police officer, upon an alarm of fire.
10 repair Immediately to the place of
tha Ire, 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 Drop
erty, and to Keep all idle ind suspi-
ciouS persons from the immediate
vicinity of the fire. and under the
d!rectionsl of the Fire Wardens, 10
aid and assist in procuring supplies
OF water for extinguisbment of the
ara
-8I6f15J ARTICLE II.
Precautionary Regulations.
~0EcrIoN L. The City Trustees, City
Marshall and police officers OF this
city are hereby declared Fire War
d@( ,ex-pfici0, and are hereby au-
tli0tfzed aud empowered to do and
periorin all the dulles OF Fire ardens
by- this ordinance.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of the
Fire Wardens to examine all build
H1& nccupied or unvccu pied, and all
buildings in process of construction,
all Repositories of ashes, and manu-
61ctorlpg establishments. and to re-
port to n Police Magistrate all viola
lions of law aud the ordinances of
the city in relation therein, and
r0pQrt To the Board Of City Trustees
on he subject oil the prevention and
extinguistment of fires. ~ ~
6ec.~3.+ The Fire Wardens shall
also, from time To time, inspect all
stoyes, fre-places, heartns, CRATES,
furnaces. boilers, and all other places
IN said city where fire may he kept,
and all stOvepipes, chimneys, ovens
and other apparatus or fixtures ron
nected Herewith, fur the purpose of
ascertaining whether the saue be in
2 ea{e and proper condition, and such
<ctiOn shall he made on the
r144est 0f any citizen, at any proper
time, for the purpose Of a~scerta,niny
thecQnditiun and safety thereof. And
v7lehcver, in the opinion OF any Fire
Warden, any stove, Fireplace, hearth,
CRATE, furnace Or other place for
keeping fire, or any ap~purtenance
M qeonducting heat or smoke frum
any such place, ma he in such con-
dillon ii to render the keeping OF fire
unsafe therein. It shalt beshis duty 10
order and direct the occupant of the
building in which the same may be-.
OIL With which the same may be
connected, to discontinue the making
q IRE therein, and To make all netes.
6afy alterations and repairs Ia render
the keeping of fire therein safe, and
70 make the same confirm to the
provisions and requirements OF this
6fdinances And il such person shall
r1ake "a Ere therein, and neglect 10
make such necessary alterations and
repairs, after heing directed so to do.
~ aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay
to said city a sum not less than
tWenty-five dollars for each and
uoy HO StIufi CJntifiuG 10 use
the same without making the neces-
1ary alterations and repairs to render
the same safe, and 10 iritke tho Same
confOrm to the provisions and re-
Quirements of this ordinance. And
each day that the use of the same
shall be continued, shall be deemed
to-be a violation of this section, and
the fne for tile same shall be recov-
cred In u separate action Provided,
Tnat any person feeling himself ag-
gl1oSed blythe decision or direction
q 4 Fire Warden, may appeal IL
the board of City Trustees, ut the
hrst meeting thereof. after. the order
OF the Fire Warden rs afors.
said; but in all cases, the order of the
eat1 Fire, Warden IN discontinue the
making of any fire, shall be com
Piled with until the final decision of