New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-22
direct, and NO ether person shall be permit

direct, and NO ether person shall be permit
ted to wear the same.
SEC. II. That no company shall leave the
city on an excursion, or appear in the
streets as firemen except in cases Of alarms
of fire, unless by EXPIRE 50 permission Of the
chief engineer.
SEC. Is. That the chief engineer and as
sistan: engineers shall be appointed as here
after provided.
SEC. 10. That the chief engineer and as.
sstant engineers shall be subject to removal
from office as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 90. That it shall be the duty of the
chief engineer and assistant engineers,
before entering upon their duties OF their
several Offices, to ne qualified by the Mayor
either by oath or affirmation, that they will
faithfully perform, to the beet OF their
abilities, all the duties appertaining to the
same.
SEC 81. That the chief engineer, before
entering upon the duties of his office, shall
give bond in the sun Of $500, made pay
able to the Mayor Of New Orleans and bis
successor in Office, conditioned for the
faithful performance OF the duties thereof.
SEC. 90 That each assistant engineer,
before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall give bond in the sum of $500. made
payable to the Mayor of New O.leans and
his successors in office, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties thereof
SEC %. That ndasssociation or organized
society or club of fremen shall be allowed,
except as authorized by this ordinance, and
working under this contract.
SEC "a. That the board Of delegates of
the Firemen's Charitable Association OF the
Sixth District shall immediately alter the
passage of this contract proceed to elect a
chief engineer and assistants, who shall
serve during the entire period of this con
tract; provided, that salu association shall
have power to dismiss the same, or anyone Of
the same from office or employment under
the rules ard regulations of the association.
SEC % That the contractor shall, within
ten DAYS after the PRONUNCIATION OF this or
dinance, give bond, made payable to the
Mayor of the CITY OF New Orleans and his
successors in Office, with security to be ap-
proved by the City Council, in the amount
of five thousand dollars, conditioned that
the said contractor will fulfill and perform,
at his own char ge and cost, during the term
OF his contract, all that is required to be
done ard performed by him under and by
virtue of this ordinance.
Sec. 26 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 two OF this ordnance, and said men
| and officers shall, whenever an alarm of
| fire is given, proceed at once with the en-
gines and other apparatus for the extin-
guishment OF fires intrnsted to them. to the
| place of the fire, and there reEder full and
| efficient service in conformity to the char.
| acter of the alarm sounded. g., an 0rdi-
nary alarm. district alal m or a general
| alarm. And said men and officers, with
the engine and other apparatus tor the ex-
| tingulshment of fires Entrusted to them,
| shall remain at the place of the fire and in
active service until in the opinion Of the
| chief engineer and assistants there is no
| further danger to the surrounding property.
| SEC. q. That the Administrator Of Con-
| merce shall have supervision over the tire
department created by this ordinance, and
over the buildings and property Of the city
intrusted to the contractor, and shall from
time TO time report TO the Council upon
the efficiency or inefficiency OF said depart
ment, and of the officers and men con-
| nected with the came.
| SEC. %. That the smOunt of cOmpensa-
| ton to be paid said Firemen's Charitable
Association for the faithful execution OF
this contract is hereby fixed at SIS, 900 per
annum, payable quarterly, the said asso'
citation supplying at its own cost all en-
| gines, hose, machinery, etc, tor the execu'
| ton of the contract.
| Adopted by the Council Of the city OF
| New Orleans. June 20, 1876.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
A true copy:
| j. II. HARDY, Secretary.