The daily gazette., 1877-06-16
A N ORDINANCE TO FURTHER RE-
"A organize the Fire uepartment OF the

steam fire engines, enumerated and located /
as follows: t,.r
LOCATION OF ENGINE HOUSES.
Friendship, at Tenth and Shipley streets. !
Reliance, Fifth street, between Walnut and |
Delaware, Sixth street, between Market !
and King.
Ph@nix Twelfth and King streets. /
water Witch, SIMPLIFY street, between Fifth !
Fame Hose, second street, between shipley
49, and Orange.
and Fourth.
Weccacoe. jackson street, between Front
and Second.
Section 2. The fire department at any
time may be increased by application to
the City Council, Jwo-thirds OF the MEM
bers thereof concurring, by ordinance, be-
iHg read at three regular stated meetings
of the City Council.
Section 8. On the first Monday of April,
1873, and bienniaily thereafter on the same
day between the hours of six and ten o'clock
p. m, each fire company shall bold an cleo
ton 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 q certifi-
cate, under seal of the company, setting
forth the highest number of votes cast for
one person for chief engineer and two per-
sOuS lOT dsslstdnb 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 a certificate of
election to The person receiving a majority.
Should there be no election the City Coun-
ell shall, at the first stated meeting there
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 resident of This
/ city hve years Immediately previous to his
election, shall assume the duties of his of
! flee on the first Monday in May; he shall
have full control of the fire departm ent at
i 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 management of the companies
| at lires and in going to and returning from
| fires and may, on special occasions, in his
4 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
| firemen and those Immediately interested
| in the property. He shall at the last stated
meeting OF the City Council in the month
| of April each year render a 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 mum ber of
| active members, number of feet of hose
and condition of apparatus and hose ofeach
company. 1t shall be his duty to be pre-
| sent at all fires and wear at such times a
suitable badge or dress, whereby his Office
| may be readily recognized. He shall re-
ceive for his services two hundred dollars
per annum, paid semi-annually.
| Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the as
sistant engineers, who shall possess all the
| qualifications of the chief engineer, to be
| 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 a badge to designate their
| their Office and shall be paid for their ser
| vices one hundred dollars per annum pay
| able semi annually.
| Section 6. No fire company shall attend
any fire outside of the city limits, nor send
suffer or permit its engine or apparatus to
be present at such fire, unless with the con-
sent OF the chief engineer or the assistant
engineer in charge.
| No fire company shall permit its fire APP
paratus to be used on a trial of skill, or for
testing the power or capacity of its ennine.
| Should any of the fire companies refuse
to obey the authority or lawful commands
of the chief engineer or OF the assistant
engineer in charge, or be engaged in rotous
or disordeIly conduct, the chief engineer
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from active service for u period of not less
than one nor more than three months, and
shall report the sam9 to the City Council.
| The appropriation for such company or
| companies shall be discontinued during the
time it or they are out OF service. Any fire
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 City
| Council shall investigate the matter, and
| either confirm the action of the chief engi-
l n rp1 NV n Two
| service.
Section7. After the passage of this ordi-
nance each fire company shall cause to be
| worn by its members, during the time of
fires, uniform badge, made of metal, with
the name of the fire department and num-
ber thereon. Said badge shall be the prop
member of the department wearing such
badge, or what purports to be a badge OF
| any fire company, shall forfeit and pay a
| fine of five dollars.
each company to keep register of the
member of the company. with the CORES
ponding numbers of their badges, and to
| furnish the chief of police, chief engineer
and the two assistant engineers with a copy
of the names OF the mem bers and the mum
bers of their badges and to report all
changes in the list of members, showing
the new members and those that have been
Section 8. Should charges be preferred
| by any two companies against the CHIEF
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coming an officer, or failure to perform
their duties. he or they shall be tried by
the City Council, and if the charges be sus-
tanned, be dismissed, and new election
! ordered to fill the vacancy.
Section 8. If by accident to, or the re-
| pairing of any engine or hose carriage. any
fire company be thrown out of service, the
| president of said company shall report the
same Immediately to the chief engineer,
stating the cause and the length OF time re-
quired for such repairs.
} Section 10. After the first day of Janu-
ary, A D., 1878, each fire company shall
have constantly on hand not less than one
thousand feet of good serviceable hose.
| After the passage of this ordinance all
companies procuring hose shall have at
tached the Jones coupling-Pittsburg stan
dard-and the fire pl gs throughout the city
shall have attached to them a uniform STAN
, | dard of outlet.
Section IL. Any person or persons who
, shall raise or cause to be raised false
alarm of fire shall forfeit and pay a Tine OF
not less than ten or more than twenty dol
, | lars; one half the fine to be paid to the in
: former, and the residue into the City Treas
ury.
Section 12. After the year A. D., 1877
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