Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-14
THE FIRE COMMISSION.

THE FIRE COMMISSION.
Oficial Copy of the Law Reorganizing the
st. Paul Fire Department.
AN ACT for an act to amend the char
ter of the city of St. Paul, in relation
to the Fire Department of said city.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota.
Section l. That chapter ten of the
charter of the city of st. PAU, in rela-
ton to the Fire Department, be and the
same is hereby amended by adding there
to the following sections:
Sec. s. There is hereby established a
department of the Municipal Govern
ment of the city of st. Paul, which shall
be known as the Board of Fire Commits
sioners, to be constituted and organized
! as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 8. The said Board of Fire Com
missioners shall consist of three reputable
freeholders and qualified electors of said
city, none of whom shall be members of
| the Common Council of said city, or hold
any other Office under the charter or Or
dinances of said city.
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shall consist of Frank Breuer, William
B. Dean ana jeremiah G. Prendergast,
who shall hold said Office for the follow
lug terms, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified, namely: Said
Frank Breuer until December 81, A. d.
| 1882; said William B. Dean until Decem-
Der 81, A D. 1883; and said jeremiah
| G. Prendergast until December 81, A.
D. 1884. The successors of the mem
bers of said Board hereby appointed shall
| be appointed by the Mayor of said city,
| by and with the consent of the Common
| Council, one on the last week day Of De-
cember, A. D. 1883, and one annually
thereafter, and the members so appoint
ed shall hold their said Office for the
| term of three years, and until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified, and
in case the Office of any member shall be-
come vacant during his term, the said May
or shall, in like manner, as soon as practi-
cable thereafter, appoint a person OF like
qualifications as aforesaid, to fill said va
cancy during said unexpired term and
until a successor shall be appointed and
| qualified.
Sec. TO- Each person hereby or here
after appointed member of said Board
of Fire Commissioners shall, before en-
terlng upon the discharge of the duty
of his Office, take and subscribe an oath
| to the effect that he will faithfully and
impartially perform the duties of said Of
fee to the best of his ability, which oath
shall be filed with the Clerk of said city
Sec. H. Said Board shall annually
elect of their number President, and
shall have the power to establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for their govern
ment.
Sec. IL. For the operation and man.
agement of the apparatus, property and
appliances for the extinguishment OF
fires in said city, the said Board of Fire
| Commissioners shall, from time to time,
appoint one Chief Engineer, and one AS
sistant Engineer, to serve for two years,
unless sooner removed for cause, and
there shall be five steam fire engine COM
panies, each with steam fire engines
horse hose carts and apparatus complete,
to be drawn by horses, provided for that
purpose, said companies to be numbered
respectively one, two, three, four and five
and to have complement of men each,
to be appointed by said Board of Fire Com
missioners, as follows: One engine man,
one fireman and one driver of engine, and
one driver of hose cart, one foreman OF
hose, all to be constantly on duty, and
| four hosemen called minute men, to dc
| duty when alarmed. There shall also be
one hook and ladder company with We
hicle and apparatus complete, to be drawn
by horses to be provided for that purpose
and to have complement of men, to be
appointed by said Board of Fire Commls-
sioners, as follows: One driver, one til.
| Ter man, one foreman, to be constantly
on duty, and seven ladder men called
m mute men, to do duty when alarmed
There shall also be appointed by said
| Board Superintendent OF the Fire
Alarm Telegraph of said city, who shall
have charge and control of the system of
fire alarms, and the apparatus appertain-
ing to the same. The persons so to be ap-
| pointed to the several posts OF fire duty
hereinbefore provided, including the
Chief and Assistant Engineers and said
Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph,
shall be known as the Firemen of the city
of st. Paul, and together with said Board
! shall constitute the Fire Department of
said city, and shall hold their respective
places and appointments under said
Board during good behavior, and they
shall not be removed or suspended except
by order of said Board.
The Common Council of said city may
from time to time, by a two-thirds vote
of all the members thereof, direct the said
Board of Fire Commissioners to increase
the number of companies hereinbefore
provided for; and such additional COM
panies shall in all respects be organized
and maintained pursuant to the provi.
sions of this act.
Sec. 10. The said Board of Fire Com
missioners shall have the control and
management of the said Fire Department,
it's officers and men, and shall prescribe
the rules for its discipline and govern
ment, and the said Board of Fire Com
missioners shall also have the control and
management of the public property now
pertaining to the Fire Department of
said city, and that shall hereafter per-
tain to the Department created by
this act, and shall from time
to time, in their sound discretion,
add to, acquire and subject to the ap-
prevail of the Common Council, sell or
dispose of said property, both real and
personal, as the provisions Of this act and
the exlgencles of the Department not in
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