Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-28
An ORDINANCE TO kEOK..ANIZE
n the Fire Department and Regulating the

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n the Fire Department and Regulating tn,
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SECTION !. BE it ordained by the Select ana
| Common Councils Of the city of Lancaster
| that from'and after the first day of February.
| 1882, the Fire Department shah consist OF one
| Chief Engineer, tour st':tm fire engines, fOul
| hOse-carts and one hook and la,!.icr truck
| which shall be located in such part or parts
OF the city hereafter ,r~i,cn:t:ca
| SEC. . Each company shall consist of one
, engineer, one driver OF engine, one driver o!
| hOse-cart, one fOrcnihnand four hO,rncn, who
shall hold their positions rs long as they con-
| duct themselves property and obey it laws
and ordinances OF the ri.y, and their SIIprriOr4
| in the department.
SEC g. The property oi each company shall
| consist OF one steam fire engine, one hO-c-c:irt
| the requisite quantity OF hose, three
horses, with all mnoracc.'SSorirs for effective
| service.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Chief En-
| gincer to attend nj all fires. sup"rinlrnd amt
| direct the operations of all the companies {;
| he shall have full control OF Ill the men and
| apparatus, issue and enforce such orders as in
his judgment may be hest calculated for the
| protection of property and cXtinguishment of
| fires TO enforce all laws Ot Councils govern
ing the Fire Department he Sl,lil report an
| nually to Councils AL fires occurring in the
city, the origin thereof if possible, together
| with the amount OF property destroyed, and
| the amount OF insurance il any; also Il full
statement of the condition OF the department
| at the end OF each year. lie shall also report
promptly to the committee. ON Fire Depart
| mcnt any member ni thc department who
| may have disODrye.i his orders or violated
y,
| ment; he shall have control and supervision
of the Fire Alarm Telcgra ,h. and shall devote
| his whole time in the interest OF the depart
| mcnt.
| SEC. 5. Ii shall De the duty Of the foreman,
whenever his company shall be in active ser
vice, to take charge of all apparatus Dclongin.
thereto direct the operations OF he same, sub
Ject to the orders OF his supcriOrs: preserve
order and decorum among the members of his
company; he shall attend to having th, appa
i1tftS housed on returning from fires: he shall
have the hose washed, dried and aired, and
! again placed in readiness for immediate use: {:
he shall also keep record OF. and report to the
Chief Engineer the absence OF any member OF
| his company from fires. together with amy
| dcrelictiOn of duty or violation of any OF the
rules and regulation at the department..
Sect. The engineer of each steam fire eng inc
shall accompany his engine To all fires and
alarms, and discharge the duties dpCrtainin.:
TO his position rs may he directed by the fore
man OF his company or his superior officer; he
! shall keep his engine in complete order and re-
pair, ready for service 1T all times lie shall
have 1t tested at least once in each month, and
| shall have charge of his company in the Alb
| sencc OF the foreman.
SEC. Z. The drivers shall have the care and
management of and properly groom their
| horses, keep their respective engine houses,
stables, harness. etc, i'll i neat and clean con
| .titiOn, have charge and care of the apparatus
when not in actual service ana report to the
Chief Engineer amy injury il may have sus
| tanned. lie shall keep the engine house heated
| during the proper season, and shall lodge in
| the engine house ut night time.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of all hos"mcn I"
| attend promptly each and every call or alarm
OF fire, assist IN taking the appar:,t us to and
locating the same t.1rcs, and returning and
| housing the same, assist i'll washing and reel
ing hose, and perform such other duties
as may bc prcscibcd by the foreman or other
| superior officer.
| SEC. Q. Each and every officer and n,einber OF
| the department shall respond promptly to
| every call or alarm + fire, and any neglect or
refusal shall subject the member or members
| to dismissal fine or other penalty, - may be
prescribed by the rules and regulations OF the
| department.
SEC TO- The salaries to be paid the several
| officers and employees of the department shall
/ be rs follows:
Chief Engineer. 500 per annum.
| FOrcmen, each. ............ 100 :"
Engineers, each. $50 .
HOsemCn and La,licrmcn. 50 -
| SEC. III. The property of thc hook and ladder
| company shall consist OF one gGoI truck, the
| requisite number OF ladders and hooks, and
& shall be located in one OF the engine houses.
| The employees OF this company shall consist
! OF one driver OF truck, one foreman ana four
| laddermcn.
| SEC. Il. No Intoxicating liquors of any kind
| shall bc allowed in amy engine house or other
| building belonging to the department, or at
any fires or alarms and amy Mcmber who
| shall become intoxicated shall DE subject to
SEC. IL. The several officers and members of
| the Fire Department shall be "r-n;jicio mcm
| berS OF the police force at fires and alarms.
and shall each take and subscribe before the
Mayor similar oath Of Office prescribed tor
| regular policemen.
shall fill all vacancies occurring in the depart
| ment, and in case of absence, sickness, re-
| mOval or death OF the Chief Engineer. the
| foreman OF engine No. shall temporarily fill
| the position until Councils shall fill the place
| permanently, ard he shall be obcycd and rc
| Spectcd the same aS il lie were the permanent
| head OF the department,
| SEC. Il. Councils shall elect the Chief Engi-
neer In JOINT convention, ut the regular or
| special meeting In February, 1SS2, and he shall
| serve until the First Monday i'm April l>Sj
when his successor shall be elected in the same
manner every three year, , 1her.ner and be-
the tie Mayor r.;,, sf the the o; s,y: M AZ oa!if II. OF
Councils shall have power 70 remove him
| from office at any time for mis,lem"anOr, neg
ligence, inetliciency o. any other oiicnse ; pro
SO by majority of the elected mem
hers OF each body, and the Commit
tee on Fire Department shall have power
| to suspend him at any time for viola
| ton of the laws or ordinances, until the first
meeting Of Councils, when action shall be
| taken in his case.
| SEC. lG Persons to be eligible to member.
| ship in the department must be twcnty-onc
years of age and upwards, citizens of the
United States and residents OF the city tor at
| least one year Immediately preceding their
| application, and OF good moral character: and
| no person shall be rejected or subject to re-
or other sentiment entertained by him, pro
| viding that no member of the department
shall take any active part in politics, or that
| efficient discharge of his duties.
SEC. II. The officers and employees Shall be
| paid their salaries monthly, their bills to be
| certified as correct by the Chief Engineer and
| approved by the Finance Committee, and
upon a warrant drawn by the Mayor on the
| City Treasurer.
| SEC. Is. All ordinances in any manner incOn-
sistent with the provisions Ct this ordinance
| are hereby repealed.
| Ordained and enacted into 4 law, id the city
| OF Lancaster, this 2lst day of December, \. D.,
1881.
| JOHN LEEERGOOD
President Common COuncil
HERBERT JOHNSTON,
Clerk OF Common Council.
ROBERT a. EVANS
President Select Council.
j. X. BARR.
Clerk OF Select Council.
| Approved December q. ISL.
| JNO. T.. .MAe:ONlGLE