New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

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duties appertaining to said Office.
SEC. 10. That the chief engineer, before
| entering upon the duties of his Office, shall
give bond in the sum of one thousand dol
lars, made payable to the Mayor of New
Orleans and his successors in Office, oondi-
toned for the faithful performance of the
| duties thereof.
SEC. 20. That each assistant engineer,
bs!Ore entering upon the duties OF his
office, shall give bond in the sum of two
| hundred dollars, made payable to the
Mayor of the city of New Orleans, and his
successors in office, conditioned for the
| faithful performance Of the duties thereof
SEC. 81. That no association or organized
society or CLUB o. iremen shall be allowed,
except authorized by this ordinance, and
working under this contract.
SEC %. That the board Of delegates Of
the Firemens Charitable Association of
the Seventh District of the City of
New Orleans shall. Immediately At
ter the passage of this contract, pro-
coed to elect the chief engineer and the
three assistant engineers, who shall serve
during the entire period of this contract;
provided, that said board of delegates
shall have power to dismiss them, or any of
them, from Office or employment, under the
rules and regulations of the association.
SEC. %. That the contractor shall, within
ten days after the PRONUNCIATION of this
ordinance, give bond, made payable
to the mayor of the city of New Orleans,
and his successors in Office, with security to
be approved BY the board of administra-
amount of two thousand dollars, con-
ditioned that the said contractor will fulfill
and perform, ct his own charge and cost,
during the term of his contract, all that is
required to be done and performed by him
under and by virtue of this ordinance.
Sec. "a. That said contractor shall at all
times during the continuance of said con-
tract have in his employ, and ready for ser
vice, the number of companies, and the
number of competent men and officers at
tached to said companies, required by Sec
ton number two of this ordinance; and
said men and officers shall, whenever an
alarm Of fire is given, proceed at once, with
the engines and other apparatus intrusted
to them for the extinguishment of fires, to
the place of the fire, and there render full
and efficient service in conformity to the
character of the alarm sounded, i. e., an
ordinary alarm, q district alarm, or q
general alarm. And said men and
officers, with the engines and other ap-
parAtus Entrusted to them fO- the
extinguishment of fires, shall remain
at the place of the fire, and in active
service until, in the opinion of the chief
engineer and his assistants, there is no fur
Sec. 25 That the Administrator of Com
MERGE shall have supervision over the Fire
Department created by this ordinance, and
over the buildings and property of the
city, entrusted to the contractor, and
shall. from time to time, report to
the Board of Administrators of the
city of New Orleans upon the
efficiency or ineticiency of said depart
ment, and Of the officers and men connected
with the same.
SEC. %. That the amount of compensa-
ton to be paid said Firemens Charitable
Association for the faithful execution of
this contract is hereby fixed IS follows:
From July l. 1876. to January |, 1877 q. the
rate already fixed by existing budget, and
for the remainder of the time, at the rate Of
eight thousand dollars per annum, payable
monthly.
SEC. q. That the City Council shall
therein reserve the RICH. to authorize the
use of such additional improved machinery
or apparatus for the extiD guishment OF tires
az may in their Judgment be necessary for
the better protection Of lives and property
OF the inhabitants Of the city: provided, the
use of said additional machinery or appa
ratus shall not be at the expense of said
Ficemen's Charitable Association unless by
their own consent; provided further, that
the apparatus now in use, known as the
BabcOck me- chimes in the service of the
Board of Underwriters, shall be permitted
to perform service at tires, under the super
vision of the chief engineer, without inter.
fsring with the duties of the Firemen's
Charitable Association, and without OK
pense to the city.
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of
New Orleans. July IL, 1876.
Yeas-Bertoli, Brown, Bouny, Burke,
Landry, Mccarthy and Pilsbury.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
A true copy:
J. H. HARDY. Secretary.