Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-17

Of every officer and member of the departing
to report each member violating this rule to
the chief.
Section l2-Members Of fire companies. or
other persons, are not permitted 10 frequent,
meet, loiter or lounge around the engine
houses without special permission from their
RESPECTIVE officers. Watchmen on duty at the
engine house, who allow the same, shall be
Section l3-The hook and ladder company
will take position, when practicable, without
the lines, and as near the fire as under all
circumstances may be found convenient.
Section H-Alarms are not to be given at
any engine house unless received from a re-
sponsible person or persons, or from another
FIRE bell. Watchmen on duty at the engine
house shall be held responsible for all false
alarms given by them.
Section 15-Any company returning from n
fire, finding they have hose not belonging to
them, shall Immediately return the same 10
the company TO which it does belong.
Section l6-Tho captain Of each company.
shall in no instance allow any person except
the ciptain, hremen, pipemen, engineers and
drivers to ride on the apparatus, either in go
ing TO or from a fire.
Seotionl7-The engineers and all other en-
pl0yes are required to sleep at their respective
engipo-housesi provided, however, that one
member from each company may have leave
of absence for one night, each in his turn. as
may be arranged by the captain. A violation
of this rule shall be cause for dismissal.
Section. lS-Any driver of u steam engine,
hose carriage or hook and ladder carriage, or
any other apparatus belonging 10 the ERE de-
partment, who carelessly or willfully comes
into collision with n vehicle Of any Kind,
while, going to or from a Ere or fire alarm,
shall be held responsible for all such damages
that may occur, which shall be deducted from
his wages, but all vehicles, horsemen and Pc
destrians shall give way to fire engines and
apparatus going to n fire.
Section l9-Ne Waterman shall leave his
post until regularly relieved, and any neglect
Of duty ON his part will be good and sufficient
cause for removal.
Section 20-It shall not DO lawful for any
fire company or member thereof to destroy or
damage any pavement or other public or pri-
vate property, unless it shall be positively
necessary TO- preserve or protect property that
IS In Immediate danger Of being destroyed or
damaged by fire, and then only in obedience
to the orders of the chief or captain of their
company.
FIRE LIMITS AND PRECAUTIONARY REGULArIoNs.
Section lit shall not be lawful to erect,
within the following limits, any building
whatever, except the walls thereof be con-
structed of brick, or other non-combustible
material, covered with slate, or other non
e0mbustible material, viz: Commencing at
Market street on the Mississippi river, thence
eastwardly with Market street to Bayou
Gayoso, thence southwardly with Bayou
Gayoso to. Hernando street, thence south
naiul} WIN h~SIhanuo street TO Beal street,
including one hundred and fifty feet on the
east side of fernando street; thence west
wardly with Beal street, including one hun
dred and fifty feet on the east side Of Her
nando street; thence westwardly with Beal
street to Gayoso, including one hundred and
htty feet on the south side of Beal street;
thence southwardly with Bayou Gayoso to
Linden street;sthence ~westwardly with Lin
den street to the Mississippi river, Including
one hundred and fifty feet on the south side
Of Linden street. thence n%orthwardly with The
Mississippi river to the beginning.
Section PIT shall not be lawfpI and oil
persons are forbidden, TO remove or eanse Ia
be removed to another lot, if within the Limits
prescribed within the preceding section, any
building already erected, without MAKING
such building in accordance with the proyis,
ions ofsaid section. V'