New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-23

direct, and no ether person shall be permit
ted to wear the same.
Sec. II. That NO company shall leave th,
city on an excursion, or, appear in thu
streets as fremen except in cases of alarm
of fire, unless by express permission of thu
chief engineer.
| SEC. Is. That the chief engineer and as
| sistant engineers shall be appointed az here
| after provided.
SEC. 10. That the chief engineer and as
sistant engineers shall be subject to remOva
| from Office as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 20. That it shall be the duty of the
chief engineer and assistant engineers
before entering upon their duties of theil
several Offices, to be qualified by the Mayor
either by oath or affirmation, that they will
faithfully perform, to the beet of theil
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 sum Of 5000, made pay.
able to the Mayor of New Orleans and his
successor in Office, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties thereof.
SEC. g. 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 Orleans and
his successors in office, conditioned for the
A0A AAul PClIOlmdUCc Va tUo uuCl0s tu0EcOl.
SEC %. That no association 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 after the
passage Of this contract proceed to elect a
chief engineer and ASSISTANTS, who shall
serve during the entire period of this con
Dad L-A I'LL
have power to dismiss the same, or anyone of
the same from office or employment under
the rules and regulations Of the association.
SEC 25 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 GO 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 ordinance, 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 Entrusted to them, to the
place of the fire, and there render full and
efficient service in conformity to the char
acter of the alarm sOunded-i. g., an crdi-
nary alarm. district alal m or q general
alarm. And said men and officers, with
the engine and other apparatus for the OK
tingulshment of fires Entrusted to them,
shall remain at the place of the tire 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 Com
merce shall have supervision over the fire
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 amount of cOmpensa-
ton to be paid said Firemen's Charitable
Association for the faithful execution of
this contract is hereby fixed at $4,000 per
annum, payable monthly, the said asso-
citation supplying at its own cost all en-
gines, hose, machinery, etc, for 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. H. HARDY, Secretary.