The daily gazette., 1877-06-15

Oixy OF W!imingcon
,,,5,,,,,d., BE ordained oy tee osty Council Of W.
Section 1. The fire department of the
city of Wilmington shall consist of eight
steam fire engines, enumerated and located
LOCATION OF ENGINE HOUSES.
Friendship, at Tenth and Shipley streets.
Reliance, Fifth street, between Walnut and
Poplar.
Delaware, Sixth street, between Market
and King. ..
Phoenix, Tw slfth and King streets.
Water Witch, Shipley street, between Fifth
and Sixth.
Fame Hose second street, between Shipley
Washington. French street, between Third
and Fourth.
weccacoe, jackson street, between Front
and Second.
Section Q. The fire department at any
time may be increased by application to
bers thereof concurring, by ordinance, be-
ing read at three regular stated meetings
of the City Council.
Section3. On the first Monday of April,
day between the hours of six and ten O'Clock
p. M, each fire company shall hold an cleo
tion in their respective engine houses for
chief engineer and first and second assist
ant engineers to serve for the term OF two
years.
The judges of the election shall deliver to
the clerk of the City Council on or before
the first stated meeting thereafter certif-
cate, under seal of the company, setting
forth the highest number of votes cast for
one person for chief engineer and two per-
sons for assistant engineers, no two of
whom shall be members of the same COM
pany, when the City Council shall examine
the returns as set forth, counting each COM
pany as one vote, and give certificate of
election TO The person receiving majority.
Should there be no election the City Coun-
Cfl of a faGtp N o.
after elect, from the candidates returned, If
any candidates be so returned, officers for
the term,
section 4. The chief engineer. who shall
at least be of the age of twenty five years,
and who shall have been a resident of this
city five years Immediately previous to his
election, shall assume the duties of his of
fee on the first Monday in May; he shall
all fires, assign to each company their res
pective duties when necessary, and dismiss
them when their services are no longer re-
quired; he may prescribe rules for the reg
ulation and managem ent of the com panies
at fires ana in going to and returning from
fires, and may, on special occasions, In his
discretion, district the city and assign TO
each company Its respective district He
shall have power TO summons the police
for maintaining order and protecting prop
erty during the continuance of fires, and
when necessary, in his Judgment, shall
cause ropes to be placed across the streets
to prevent accidents and admit none with
| in the limits enclosed excepting equipped
| iremen and those Immediately inter ested
in the property He shall at the last stated
| meeting of the City Council in the month
| of April each year render report contain!
| ing an account of all fires during the year
| with the probable cause and loss as nearly
| as can be ascertained. Also the number oil
| active members, number OF feet of hose
| and condition of apparatus and hose of each
/ company. 1t shall be his duty 10 be pre-
| sent at all fires and wear at such times q
HI E4n1
| ay be readily recognized. He shall re-
| ceive for his services two hundred dollars
| per annum, paid semi-annually.
Section 8. II shall be the duty of the as
| slstant engineers, who shall possess all the
qualifications Of the chief engineer, to be
i present at all fires and assist the chief engi
neer in the discharge OF the duties of his
| office, and in the absence OF the chief engi
| neer, the first assistant shall assume the
duties of his office, or in the absence of the
| others the second assistant shall perform
said duties and be obeyed accordingly.-
They shall wear badge TO designate theil
their office and shall be paid for their ser
| vices one hundred dollars per annun pay
| able semi annually.
Section 6. No fire company shall attent
any fire outside of the city limits. nor send
suffer or permit its engine or apparatus tt
| be present at such fire, unless with the con
sent of the chief engineer or the asslstan
! engineer in charge.
No fire com pany shall permit its fire ap
| paratus to be used on trial of skill, or TO
testing the power or capacity of its ennine
| Shonld any of the fire companies refus'
to obey the authority or lawful command
| of the chief engineer, or or the assistan
engineer in charge, or be engaged in riotou
| or disordeIly conduct, the chief enginee
may suspend such compaHy.or companie
from active service for period of not les
| than one nor more than three months, an(
| shall report the sama to the City Council.
| The appropriation for such company o
companies shall be bediscontinued during tn
time it or they are out OF service. ANY FIR
company which may be suspended from
active service by the chief engineer as pro
| vided for in this section, may appeal there
from to the City Council, when the Git.
either confirm the action of the chief engi
neer or re1nstate such company TO activ
| service.
Section7. After the passage of this ordi
| nance each fire company shall cause to b
worn by its members, during the time o
| fires, uniform badge, made of metal, witt
the name of the fire department and mum
Der thereon. Said badge shall be the prop
mem ber of the department wearing suc
badge, or what purports to be badge @
any fire company, shall forfeit and pay
| fine of Ave dollars.
1t shall be the duty of the secretary @
each company to keep q register of tn
members of the company. with the CORES
| ponding numbers OF their badges, and h
furnish the chief of police, chief enginee
and the two assistant engineers with cop
| of the names OF themem bers and the mum
bers of their badges, and to report al
changes in the list of members, showin
the new members and those that have bee
expelled. ....
Section 8. Should charges be preferre
by any two companies against the chic
engineer or assistants for conduct unbe
coming an officer, or failure to perforT
their duties. he or they shall be tried b
the City Council, and If the charges be su,
, tanned, be dismissed, and new electio
ordered to fill the vacancy.
Section 8. II by accident to, or the n
pairing of any engine or hose carriage, an
fire company be thrown out of service, tn
president ofsaid company shall report TIL
same Immediately to the chief enginee
| stating the cause and the length OF time re
, | quired for such repairs.
Section 10. After the first day of Janr
| ary, A. D., 1878, each fire company sha
have constantly on hand not less than OIL
f | thousand feet of good serviceable hose.
i After the passage of this ordinance a
= companies procuring hose shall have a
tached the Jones coupling-Pittsburg stal
O dard-and the fire pl gs throughout the cit
Y shall have attached to them uniform stal
Q dard of outlet.
a Section II. Any person or persons WI
q shall raise or cause to be raised fall
alarm of fire shall forfeit and pay fine
: not less than ten or more than twenty do
lars; one half the fine to be paid to the il
| former. and the residue into the CITY Trea