Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
OFFICIAL.
DINANCES
OF THE
Legislative Council.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.l
oHIEr OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
HE or FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION There shall be appointed b!
the fire and police commissioner of thl
District, q chief Of the fire department, VIII,
shall hold his position as such chief, sub
ject to removal By the said FIRE and policl
commissioners. He shall give bond, with so
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
ditioned as tho bonds of other city officers arr
made. The chief of the fire department, un
der the supervision ofthe fire and police CON
m~issioners, except as herein provided, shall
supeFintend the construction of all building
within the fire limits of the District, and SCI
that the ordinances Of the District in rcgarC
to the some are enforced.
Section 2-He shall make a monthly repoT
TO the legislative council through the chair
man of the fire and police commissioners, 0
all matters Of interest connected with the FRI
department. lie shall report the number o
fires occurring in the District, and tho causl
Of each, when IT can be asceTtained; tn
amount of loss sustained by each and ever!
individual; the amount covered by insurance
etc.
Section 3-Ihere shall be, if the Legislative
council deem il necessary, an assistant chic
Vi tue Hdc utpdfli0tlls 70 DC dlpOlubeu III IN
same manner as the chief, who shall assist tn
chief in the discharge Of the duties Of hi
office, and shall give bond, with security, il
the sun Of FIVE thousand dollars.
STEAM FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Section 1.-The steam engines, and the off
GERS and privates connected Herewith, shall
be known as the steam section Of the fire de
partment, and shall consist Of three or NOR
steam FIRE engines, to be numbered one, two
three and so on, and one or more hook ant
I ladder companies, to be numbered in likI
manner all of which shall be stationed n
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 tn,
fire and police commissioners, who shall hay,
power to cause all necessary repairs of tn
engines, carriages and apparatus to be made
so as TO keep the same in complete order.
Section 3-There shall be an engineer to eaol
steam engine, who shall give bond and securi
ty in the sum Of two thousand dollars, for thu
faithful performance Of the duties of hi
office, and VINO shall hold his position subjec
to removal by the board Of ERE and polici
commissioners; he shall be chief officer Of tn
engine, and keep the same in good RUNNING
order, and shall run the same on all occasion.
when directed by his respective captain o
the chief Of the fire department. He shall
deliver over to his successor in Office his en-
CINE, of which he shall have special charge
in good order, the usual wear and tear ex
cepted.
Section EThere shall be one captain d
each steam engine, and one 10 each hook an,
ladder company, who shall hold their efaces
respectively, subject to removal by the boar
of police and fire commissioners; and VIII
shall give bond and security In the sun Of twI
thousand dollars each for the faithful per
Torrance Of their respective duties. Eac'
| aantotp ukoll nwarafaa nnuNrnI ovar he Oh.
persons employed under him, and shall hav
the custody of the house in which his engine
ladder, trucks, etc, are kept, and shall repOr
TO the chief of the fire department all derelic
tons ofduty, absence and miSbehayiOr anon
the men employed under him; he shall devot
his entire time 10 the discharge Of the dutie
Of his Office, and shall have charge Of and b
responsible for all the property Of the CON
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 as the chief may direct
and seven men may be employed for the hoo
and ladder company, to be likewise under Oh
direction Of the chief.
RULES AND REGULATIONS o. THE STEAM FIR
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1.-The companies of the fire depari
ment shall be furnished with a copy of fire OF
d~inanee, and such rules and regulations {
may be made by the board Of fire and polio
commissioners, which shall be framed on
placed in II conspicuous place in the respectiN
engine-houses. These rules and regulation
II shall be the duty Of the officers and me
strictly 10 observe and conform TO-.
Section 2-The chief Of the fire dcpartmei
shall have general supervision, direction an
control Of the samei communicate his orde
TO the captains of the respective cOmpanie
/, who shah cause them to be promptly execl
/, ted. He shall examine into the eOnditiO
of the different companies, and require II
engineers to keep their engines, and all app
ratus connected Herewith, in good order.
Section S-The District shall DO divided in
four sub-distriets, which shall be as follow
Sub-distriOt No. l shall consist of aud embra,
all that portion of tho District north Of POI
lar street. Sub-distriot No. 2 shall consist
and embrace all that portion Of the Distri
between Poplar and Madison streets. Su
district No. 3 shall embrace oil that portion
the District between Madison and BeRl street
and sub-dietrict No. 4, all that portion Of q
District between Beal and the southern b0u.
Diary line of the District.
II shall be the duty Of tho Waterman
duty, upon receiving an alarm Of Ark from
responsible source, to null tho Harm telegraJ
box and Immediately ring m alarm Of FIRE
tho bell to correspond to the number Of b.
I which the alarm comes from.
In cnse Of tho absence of the chief, the ca
q tain in whose district the fire may occur sh0
! control.
\ Inc chnAalnh OF the seltlhl coHpahltN S,t
. act as fro wardens in their respective district
8 under the direction Of tho ehigf.
. Section 4-The captains shall have charge
Z their compauios az fires, or on occasions
fire alarms, and see that the engines, pingme
. hosemen and drivers properly aud Glciont
9 perform thpir respectful duties, as well az hT
as at tho engine hausesi and IN the oyont
the absence Of the captain, or Of hls necossa
performance Of the duties Of chief, then |
duties gs captain, and the authority incido
thereto, shall DO exercised and discharged
the principal, or first pinc-director, and in
. absence, By the assistant, or second pipe-C
" rector,
. Section 5-The engineers shaIl nave char
. Of tho engines, 70. klep the sahG in IerfC
% order Of their respcetiye chiefs or captains.
% Section F-Raeihs TO or ifon frps Il n
allowed under any circumstances OF reekll
y driving under tho penalty ef dismiesali And
the anparatus0 Of several companies proceed
the same street to or nom u hre, they shall
20 in single hlo.
Section Amy driver Of a steam engine
y hose-earriage driving or running over hol
unless IL cannot be avoided, shall be suhit
= 10 dismissal from the fire department, "
Section 8-When the chief Qf Tho hfS depai
Il ment shall find the frV 81 farf bduoed that q
i or all of tho v0mhahibs may cease work,
shall'dikmlss them or cause the same to
Section Ono officer or member of the /
r partmont shall appear on duty Without su
badge as the hre and nel.cs commission,
Section i6-Any officer or member absc
from a fro shall be subject 10 dismissal, exec
for good and sufficient cause appearing 10 I
chief and Gre commissioners.
70 Section ll-If tho charge Of intoxioation
" preferred and found against any ohcor
\ inntahor of tho fire danartmont. ha mall