Daily Republican., 1881-08-13
lies FOR RED SHIRTS.
PROPOSED NEW F1RE DE-
.vruENT ORDINANCE.
,hc cry IL to be Dissrictea-
provisiOns Proposed -
~, ,er Engineer Powers.

the cry ~ to be D's'rAc.e@-
proyisiOns Proposed -
chief engineer Powers.
following is a very full synopsis
new Fire department ordinance
need @ bv Mr. Blake in City Coun
49, ni',bt the object Of which is tt
the city into districts:
onJinance to further recognize
re department OF the city OF Will
STIny 1.-The Fire Department OF
Inv of Wilmington shall consist OF
steam fire engines enumerated
ocated as follows: (The sites OF the
lie houses are then given.)
-TIoN That from and after the
Ice of this ordinance the city OF
niugtou shall be divided into two
ala-m districts. The Friendship,
njx, Delaware and Water Witch
n Fire Engine Companies shall
Ind to ali fire alarms sounded upon
larm boxes, numbers 2, 3, II, 10,
h. 81, u, % and 81, and shall be
to be within tine First Fire Alarm
r;rt. The Reliance, Fame Hose,
Sh,ngton and Weccacoe Steam Fire
iue COMPANIES shall respond to all
Harms sounded upon fire alarm
y, numbers 13, II, II, %, "a, 25, 26,
hi "a, and shall be taken TO be in
Second Fire Alarm District. In
ot A second alarm being sounded
auy one of the fire alarm boxes il
he taken as a general alarm, and
bnti,e e Fire Department shall re
a, No company shall 90 out of it,
fict, except in case of a genera
\ being sounded. When from time
ne new boxes shall be added to tht
AL urn Telegraph Of this city they
be assigned by the Fire commit
CITY Council to such companies
stricr. as the said Fire Committee
deem proper, ,
cflon !, provides for the increase
Deuar'lnenr, as in the Old orAi'
Ses1im provides for the cleo
IF Chief EaNueer and Assistants
the former ordinance, and sections
b, 8, ., 10, prescribes the duties OF
ltticers, which are about the SAINT
efore. The ordinance then pro
b:
ction II. It shall be the duty C1
company to have constantly OF
not less Than one thousand feet OF
serviceable hose and to keep theil
ratns in good order. After tht
kge of this ordinance all companies
bring hose shall have attached the
coupling, Pttsburg standard, an,
RE- plugs throughout the city shal
attached to them uniform stan
Of outlets. The Chief Engineer
see that the companies comply
the provisions of this section, anC
report upon the same monthly t'
ire Committee Of the City Council
tion II. After the passage of TINS
ence any person or persons WIG
bause IL false alarm to be struch
&he Fire Alarm Telegraph OF thl'
knowins such alarm to be false, ol
Mail himself knowingly strike
Ilse alarm shall he liable to !;
b OF not less tuan $40 nor moro
70. Any person who shall Will
Ramasr Or place any obstruction
the Fire Alarm Te egraph wires
10 shall damage, muJilate or il
lay unllwfully interfere with the
poles, boxes or any property
ging to the said Fire Alarm Teie'
Or who shall place or cause to be
on any OF the poles advertising
of any description, or who shai.
in their possession keys to any OF
ire Alarm Boxes, without permits
of the Fire Committee of City
Bill with the intention of using the
shall upon conviction thereof, De
in u sum not less in amount thal
bor more than $50. One half OF the
created by this section, shall bt
Ie USE of the city, and one halt fol
bfolner. 1t shal, be the duty oI
Chief Engineer and Assistant En
rs 10 prosecute all violations O.
lection coming 10 their notice.
trIoN l3.-The appropriations 1o1
steam Fire En..iue Company shal
20 thou ,and tive hundred dollar
lnnum, excepting that the Wash
pn Shall have au additional apuro
lion of 300 per annum, for the use
he Fire Department, of the Hoof
Ladder Truck Of said company
appropriations for the said com
es Shall be payable semi-annually
10 months of March and September
CTIoN 1.-The ordinance entitled
ordinance for the further reorganl
pm Of the Fire Department of the
OF Wilmington, passed at tho City
June ii, 1877, and all other ordi
ces lnconsisten5 with this or finance
hereby repealed"
THE FIREMEN INTERESTED.
lch interest is felt among the fire
on this ordinance. A good man.
elhent rlremcn were present las
TO hear the ordinance read. 1t i
y to occasion q lively fight il
pcil.