Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-17
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES
-0F THE
Legislative Council.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SRcTION There shall be appointed BY
the fire and police commissioners of the
District, q chief Of the fire department, who
shall hold his position as such chief, sub,
jeet to removal by the said fire and police
commissioners. He shall give bond, with &c.
curity, in the sum of ten thousand dollars
for the faithful performance of the duties o.
his Office, which bond shall be made and con,
d~itioned as the bonds of other city officers arr
made. The chief of tho fire department, un.
der the supervision ofthe fire and police com,
missioners,, except as herein provided, shall
superintend the construction of all building
within the fire limits of the District, and SO,
that the ordinances Of the District in regarC
to the some are enforced.
Section 2-He shall make a monthly report
TO tho legislative council through the chair
man of the FIRE and police commissioners, o
all matters OF interest connected with the fire
department, He shall report the number O.
fires occurring in the District, and the caust
of each, when IL can be ascertained; the
amount of loss sustained by each and every
individual; the amount covered by insurance
etc.
Section 3--There shall be, if the legislatiy,
council deem it necessary, an assistant chic
Of the fire department, to bc appointed in thu
same manner as the chiefs who shall assist the
chief in the discharge Of the duties of hi
office, and shall give bond, with security, in
the sam Of five thousand dollars.
srEAM FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Section 1.-The steam engines, and the Off.
GERS n priyates connected Herewith, shall
be known as the stesm section Of the fire de-
partment, and shall consist Of three or more
steam fire engines, to be numbered one, two,
three and so on, and one or more hook and
ladder companies to be numbered in like
manner, all of which shall be stationed al
such places as the fire and police commits
sioners shall direct.
Section 2-This section of the fire depart.
ment shall be under the Immediate supervis-
ion of the chief Of the fire department and the
FIRE and police commissioner, who shall have
power to cause all necessary repairs Of the
engines, carriages and apparatus to be made,
so as TO keep the same in complete order.
Section 3-There shall be an engineer to each
steam engine, who shall give bond and securi.
ty in the sum Of two thousand dollars, for the
faithful performance Of the duties Of his
office, and who shall hold his position subject
to removal by the board of FIRE and police
commissioners he shall be chief officer of the
engine, and keep the anne in good running
order, and shall run the anne on all occasions
when directed by his respective captain OF
the chief Of the fire department. He shall
deliyer aver to his successor in Office his en-
gine, of which he shall have special charge,
in good order, the usual wear and tear ex-
cepted.
Section 4-There shall be one captain Ia
each steam engine, and one to each hook and
ladder company, who shall hold their Offices,
respectively, subject to removal by the board
Of police and fire commissioners; and who
shall give bond and security In the sum of two
thousand dollars each for the faithful per.
Torrance of their respective duties. Each
captain shall exercise control over the othel
persons employed under him, and shall have
the custody of the house in which his engine,
ladder, trucks, etc, are kept, and shall report
TO the chief Of the FIRE department all derelio.
tiens Ofduty, absence and misbehayiOr among
the men employed under him; he shall devote
his entire time to tho discharge of the dutiol
of his Office, and shall nave charge Of and b,
responsible for all the property Of the com
pany, except as hereinafter provided.
Section 5-Any number Of men not exceed
ing twelve, may be employed for each engine
to perform such duties rs the chief may direct
and seven men may be employed for the hool
and ladder company, 10 be likewise under thu
direction of the chief.
RULBs AND REGULATIONS OY THE STgAN FRI
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1.-The companies of the fire depaft
mont shall be furnished with a copy of fire or
d~inance, and, such rules and regulations a
may be made by the board Of fire and polio,
commissioners, which shall be framed ant
placed in a conspicuous place in the respective
engine-houses. These rules and regulation
it shall be the duty Of the officers and mei
strictly TO observe and conform to.
Section 2-The chief Of the FIRE department
shall have general supervision, direction anC
control Of tho same; communicate his order
to the captains of the respective companies
who shall cause them to be promptly execu
ted. lie shall examine into tho condition
Of the different companies, and require tn
engineers to keep their engines, and all appa
ratus connected Herewith, in good order.
Section 1.-The District shall DO divided int
four suh-districts, which shall be rs follows
Sub-district No. ! shall consist Of and embrace
all that portion Of the District north Of Pop
lar street. Sub-district No, 2 shall consist n
and embrace all that portion Of the Distric
between Poplar and Madison streets. Sub
district No. 3 shall embrace all that portion o
the District between Madison and Beal streets
and sub.district No. 4, all that portion Of thu
District between Beal and the southern boun
Diary line Of the District.
1t shall be the duty Of the Waterman OIL
duty, upon receiving an alarm of FIRE from
responsible source, to pull the alarm telegraph
box and Immediately ring an alarm Of fire b,
the bell TO correspond to the number of bo,
which the alarm comes from
In case. Of the absence of the chief, the cap
tain in whose district the dro may occur shal
control.
The captains of the several companies shall
act as hro wardens in their respective districts
under the direction Of the chief.
Section 4-The captains shall have charge o
their companies ut fires, or on occasions a
= FIRE alarms, and sec that tho engines, pipemen
hosemen and drivers properly and eficiontl,
perform their respective dutiOs, as well AT fro
as at the engine houses; and in tho event o
the absence Of the captain, or of his nocessar,
performance Of the duties Of chief, then hi
duties ~ captain, and the authority inciden
thereto. shall DO exercised and discharged b,
tho principal, or first pipe-director, and in hi
absence, By the assistant, or second pips-di
rector.
Section 5-The engineers shall have charQ
Of tho engines, to keep the same in pcrfec
running order, and 10 run tho same upon tn
order Of their respective chiefs or captains,
Section 6-Rhcing 70 or from fires is no
allowed under M circumstances or reekles
driving under the penalty Of dismissal; and
tho apparatus Of several companies proceed OF
the same street to or from a fire, they shall d
SO IN single flo.
Section Amy driver ofa steam engine O
bose-eerriage driving or running over hose
unless II cannot DO aYoidod, shall be subiee
!, To dismissal from tho FIRE department.
Section 8<When tho chief oftho Ere depart
mont ahall mud tho FRO 70 far reduced that on
or oil OF the companies may cease work, n
!, shall dismiss thom, OF oauso tho came to b.
dono, nrfa
Section 9-No oficler or member of the de
pArtment shall appear on duty without sucl
badge as the hre and police commissioner
may provide.
| Section l0-Any officer or member absen
from a fro shall be subject to dismissal, excep
/, for good and suficient cause appeaFihg b Ii,
, chief and Gre commissioners,
Section ll-If the charge Of intoxication b.
preferred and found against any officer .
member OF the FIRE department, he shall a.
idischHrrod: and, further, IL shall be the dut,