Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
20 tho EIGHTH ward hose. one foreman,


Section eight fixes the salaries, paya-
BILE monthly, as follows: Chief Mar
shall, $3.50 per annum; each Assistant
Marshall, $50; each fireman, for engines
and Eighth ward hose, 500; each en-
gineer, 5000; each hostler, $500; each
foreman, attached to hook and ladder,
Hope and Seventh ward hose, $50; each
fireman, $50; each extraman, $50.
Section nine locates the fire engines,
the hoses and hooks and ladders, at such
points as Council may determine.
Section ten makes the Chief Marshall
responsible for discipline, conduct and
order of men and officers, and for the
care of houses, horses, harness, engines,
hose carriages and all other apparatus
and furniture belonging to the depart
ment and gives him chief control there
of. But he shall be subject to any order
of the Committee on Fire Department
or OF Council.
Section eleven makes it the duty OF
the Chief and Assistant Marshalls to re-
pair to any and all fires, and take proper
measures that the several engines and
other apparatus shall be disposed to best
advantage.
Section twelve gives the chief mar
shall sole command at fires over all
other officers, all persons connected with
the department or present at fires, and
commands him TO take all proper meas
ures for the extinguishing OF fires and
protection of property, preservation of
order, observance of the laws of the
State and ordinances of the city, and
L., a,,l raa,,,lotinpC Of hn Hanurt-
ment. 1t shall also be his duty to ex-
anime into the condition OF all depart
ment property and report to Council in
June, or at any time when made expe-
dent by circumstances, the names OF
all officers and members, all reports or
returns made by them, complete in
ventory of all property of whatever kind
and an itemized list of the expenditures
in each district, during the year preced-
ing. He shall keep fair and exact rolls
of officers and men, specifying time OF
admission and discharge OF each, age,
and to what engine, &c, attached. He
shall make necessary purchases and
cause necessary repairs to be made,
provided such does not, in any instance,
exceed the sum of $50; il more than
that and less than 500, the assent of the
committee must be obtained; il more
than 500, the assent of Council is re-
CURED He shall purchase horse feed,
&c, and report to Council all such pur-
chases, repairs, &C., rs well as any other
matters he may think proper.
Section thirteen gives the chief and
assistant marshals the powers of ser
geant of the city, during, returning
from or going to a fire, and within the
houses of the departments.
Section fourteen makes it the duty of
the department, Immediately after the
election of the chief and assistants, to
prepare rules and regulations for its
government. The chief shall give notice
that he is ready to receive applications
for membership, (the applicant must
be twcnty-One years of age) and then
report his selection to Council for con-
frmatiOn.
Section fifteen makes loaiing or lOiter-
ing about the houses an Oifense punish
able by a fine OF not less than one nor
more than twenty dollars.
Section sixteen provides for the bond
TO be given by the chief and assistants
DtlolC CllNSllhS upon VIZ uuNiNo VI hhN''
offices.
Section seventeen provides that any
person raising a false alarm OF fire
fine of not less than S5nOr more than so
Section eighteen provides that any
person, not connected with the fire de-
partment, who shall ring the fire bells,
shall pay fine of not less than one or
more than five dollars.
All conflicting ordinances are then
repealed and tins one takes effect from
its passage.
We have given the expression of both
sides and the public is left to draw its
own conclusion and champion the side
it may. The dispute has caused very
much general discussion, iavoring both
parties To the controversy. No dOubta
special meeting of Council will be called
next week to consider the subject more
fully.
Below will be found a complete
synopsis of the new ordinance which
has passed the Second and is pending
in the First Branch of Council. ID
differs from the old one in two principal
points: 1t concentrates the powers and
duties upon the chief and is in accord
ance with the ordinance recently
adopted, providing for several additional
men. As many readers are ignorant of
the system governing the department,
we give full synopsis, which is as
follows: