Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
n ORDNANCE TO KEOkS1AN1ZE
y ihe Fire Department and Regulating the

MLSCELLANEOCS.
An ORDNANCE TO KEOkuANIZE
~ the Fire Department and Regulating the
same:
ss i lns ~ e
that from and after the first day OF February,
1882, tie Fire Department shall consist OF one
hose-carts and one hook and ladder truck,
which shall be located in such part Or parts
OF the city hereafter designated.
engineer, one driver OF engine, one driver OF
hose-carf one foreman and four hosemcn, who
shall hold their positions as long as they con-
and and ordinances OF the city, and their superiors
SEC. 8. Inc property of each company shall
consist of one steam fire engine, one hOse-car
the requisite quantity of. hose, three
horses. with all minor accessories for effective
service.
SEC l. 1t shall be the duty of the Chief En-
gineer to attend at all fires. superintend and
direct the operations Of all the companies
ne snail nave iaii eomtfoa OF aid tne men anu A..
his judgment may be best calculated for the
protection OF property and extinguishment OF
nres 70 ZEN enforce an LAWS OF M C0nneiis % govern
nually to Councils all fires occurring in the
city, the origin thereof If possible. together
e ane OF
statement OF the condition OF the department
at the end OF each year. lie shall also report
promptly 10 the cOmul1llCc Oh IhC ICpAi u
ment any member OF the department who
may have disObeyed his orders or violated
any OF the laws or rules governing the depart
of the Fire Alarm Telegraph. and shall devote
his whole time in the interest OF the depart
ment.
whenever his company shall be in active ser.
vice, to take charge of all apparatus belonging
thereto, direct the operations Of the same, sub
ject to the orders of his supcriOrs; preserve
order and dccOrum among the members of his
company; he shall attend to having the appa.
ratus housed on returning from fires he shall
again placed in readiness for immediate use
he shall also keep record of. and report to the
his company from fires, together with any
dereictiOn of duty Or violation of any OF the
rules and regulations OF the department.
Sec 6. The engineer of ach steam fire engine
shall accompany his engine to all fires and
alarms, and discharge the duties lpertaining
TO his position rs may be directed by the tore
shall keep his engine in complete order and re.
pair, ready for service at all times he shall
have It tested at least once in each month, and
shall have charge of his company in the alb
scncc 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, in neat and clean con
ditiOn, have charge and care of the apparatus
when not i'll actual service and report to the
Chief Engineer any I'M ury II may have suS.
tanned. lie shall keep the engine house heated
during the proper season, and shall lodge in
the engine hOuse at night time.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of all hoscmen to
ndprOmptly each and every call or alarm
OF fire, assist in taking the apparatus to and
LOCATING the same at.iircs. and returning and
housing the same, assist in washing and reel.
ing hose, and perform Snch other duties
rs may be prescibcd by the foreman or other
superior officer.
SEC. .. Each and every officer and member 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. rs may be
prescribed by the rules and regulations OF the
department..
SEC. 10. The salaries to be paid the several
officers and employees of the department shall
be rs follows:
Chief Engineer. 5000 per annum,
FOrcmcn, each. ............ 100
Engineers cach............ $50
Drivers. JGO
IlOscmcn and J.a,l,icrmen SO
SEC III. The property OF the hook and ladder
company shall consist OF one good truck, the
requisite number OF ladders and hooks, and
shall be located In one of the engine houses.
OF one driver of truck, one foreman and four
laldcrnen.
SEC. Il. No Intoxicating liquors of any kind
shall be allowed in any engine house or other
building belonging to the departments, or at
any fires or alarms and any member who
shall become intoxicated shall DC subject to
dismissal.
SEC H. The several officers and members of
the Fire Department shall be er-ODiciO mcul-
bers OF the police force at fires and alarms.
and shall each take and subscribe before the
Mayor similar oath of Office prescribed for
regular policemen.
SEC. "a. The Committee on Fire Department
shall fill all vacancies occurring In the uepart-
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 re-
spectcd the same as ir he were the permanent
head OF the department..
SEC. ID. Councils shall elect the Chief EnVi.
neer i'll JON: convention, at the regular or
special mcetin@ in February, lSSs, and he shall
when his successor shall be elected in the same
| manner every three years thereafter, and be-
fore assuming the duties Of his Office
Office prescribed for other city officers.
Councils shall have power to remove him
from Office at any time Tor miSlcmeanOr, neg
ligence. inciliciency or any other ofIcnse pro
viding, both branches of Councils agree to do
ors IS 10y cas% majority yav OF h the elected
tee on Fire department shall have power
to suspend him 1T any time for viola
ton of the laws or ordinances until the first
meeting OF Councils, when action Shall he
taken i'm his case.
SEC. IL. Persons 10 be eligible to mcmber-
ship in the department must DC twcnty-onc
years of age and upwards, citizens Of the
United States, and residents of the city for at
least one year immediately preceding their
application, and OF good moral character and
no person shall be rejected or subject TO re-
nIOval on account of any political, religious,
or other sentiment entertained by him, pro-
viding that no member of the department
shall take any active part in politics. or that
such sentiment does not interfere with the
efficient discharge of his duties.
SEC IL. The officers and employees shall he
paid their salaries monthly, their bills to be
certified as correct by the Chief Engineer and
approved by the Finance Committee, ana
upon a warrant drawn by the Mayor on the
City Treasurer.
SEC. Is. All ordinances i'm any manner imcon-
sistcnt with the provisions Cf this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordained and enacted into law, in the city
of Lancaster, this elst ,lay of December, 4. D.,
1851.
JOHN LEVERGOOD
President Common Council
IiERBERT OHNsTON
Clerk OF Common Council.
ROREIT A EVANS