The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-11-02

SECTION 1. The Fire Department of the
CITY OF Wilmington shall consist OF eight
Gated as follows:
Friendship Location OF engine house.
T.nth and shipley streets.
=, hehance-Location OF engine house,
Flltn between walnut and Poplar stfeete
Delaw re-Located French street he.
tween Fifth and Sixth streets,
Phmnix-Located Twelfth and King
Water Witch-Located ShIplev a,r.at
between Fifth ard sixth.
Fame Hose-Localed Second street be-
tween SIMPLIFY and Orange.
shlngtoh-i4ocated French street be-
tween Thu and Fourth.
Weccacne-Lccated jackson street he
tween Front and Second.
FICTION 2. The Fire Department al anv
time may be Increased by application 10
the CITY Council, two-thirds OF the menu
beers thereof concuning, by ordinance
being read al three regular slated meel.
ings OF the City Council.
SECrioN 9. On the first Monday of
April. 1859, and bienniaIlv thereafter on
the same day between the hours OF six
ana ten O'Clock. j. M each fire company
shall hold an zee on In their respective
engine houses, 70. Chief Engineer. and
Farsi and Second Assistant Engineers, TO
serve for the term of two years. The
Judges OF Tue election shall deliver TO
the CLERK o. the City Counc !, GA or be-
lore be nrst stated meeting thereafter a
| certificate upder seal of the company.
set.ing forth The highest number ofvoies
ca ~ for one person for Chief Engineer
aud two persons for AssisLauG Engin .rs !;
no : oil whom snail be members of same
company waen the CIty Coancil shall
| examine The returns as 1T 10 IA couuting
each company as one vote, ana give u
| certificate OF election the / srson re-
ceiving majority. should there be no
| election the City Council shall at the
nrsi stated meeting thereafter elect from
me candidates returned, II any candi-
dates be SO returned, officers for the
| term.
SECTION 4. The Chief Engineer, who
81 all at least be OF the age OF twenty. ii va
years. and vino shall have been Is resi-
dent at this city hve ears Immediately
| previous To his election, shall assume The
duties OF his office Oh the first Monday IN
May. He shall have full control OF The
Fare Department at all fires, assign "a
each company their respective duties
when necessary, and dismiss them when
their services are no Longer required. He
may prescribe rules for the regulation
and management OF the companies q
fires. aud GU going 10 and returning from
fires.
lie shall have power to summons the
Police for maintaining order and protect
ing properly during The continuance o
fires, aid when necessary, In his judg
ment, shall cause ropes TO be placed
across the sti eUtI To prev MT accidents
aud admit none Within the limits en-.
closed, excepting equipped hremen anC
those Immediately interested In the pro
perry. He shall at the last stated meet
Ing OF the city Council in the month o
April each year, render report contain
ing an account of all fires during the year
| with the PROBABLE cause and loss, as near
ly as can he ascertained. Also The mum
| Der OF active members, nun Der OF feet o
hose and condition ufappaTatus and hos,
Of each company 1t shall he his dutl
| to be present at All fires and wear at sucl
| IifnnA "a EnItubig hHUgH HTeNs where IA,
his Office may be readily recognized. HI
| shalt receive for h'Hservices two hundred
dollars per annum paid semi-annualiy.
SECTIoS 5. IL shall be the duty of In,
Assistant Engineers, who shall posses
all The quallf atlons of the Chief Engi
neer, 10 he present at all nres and asSis
The CHIEF Engineer in the discharge o
the dut es of his office and la the ab
sente Of the Chief Engineer the First AS
sistant shall assume the duties OF hi
| Office, and In absence of the others tin
second Assistant shall perform the du
ties, and be obeyed accordingly. The.
shall wear badge TO designate thel
ofiile, and shall be paid for their service
one hundred dollars per amman, payabl
sehi-hnnually.
SECTION 6. No fire company shall at
tend auy fire outside OF the city limits
nor send. suffer or permit liz engine am
apparatus To be present at such fire
unless with the consent of The Chic
Engineer or the Assistant Engineer II
charge. No iire company shall permit III
Ire apparatus 10 be used on trial o
skin, or Tor esilpg the power or the ca
| pacity OF iLA engine. SIould any o
The hre companies refuse TO obey tn
authority or lawful commands OF tn
Chief Engineer or OF the ASS stant Engi
neer In charge, or be engaged ia rioious
or disOIderly conduct, the Chief Engi
neer may suspend such company o
companies from active Sc vice for pc
Rod OF not less than one, nor more THAI
three mon this, and shall report the sam,
20 the CITY Coupcil. The appropriate
for such company OF companies shall b.
discontinued dcrlng the time IL or Inc.
are ont OF service. From the decision o
the Chief Engineer provided for in thi
Section there shall be no appeal.
SECTION Z. Alter the passage OF this or
dinanee each iife company shall Cause Il
be worn by It's members d. ring the tim
Ui fires uniform badge made of metal
with the name OF the Fire Depar IN en-
| and number thereon, said badge shall b
the property of tue company, Any per
son not member OF The department
we ring such badge, or what purporLs L
be "A badge OF any fire com my 81 all for
felt aud nay fiLe OF ave collars.
shall be iae duty OF tie secretary OF eaci
company 10 keep register If The mem
ponding numbers OF their badges, and u
furnish the Chief Of re 'ce. Chief Il lgi
neer and the Two A Aistant Engineer
with a copy of the names of the EN-
l
and to report all changes in the list q
members, showing the new member
and those that have been expelled.
SECTION 8. Should char en- be prefer G,
BY any two conpan' es salnst the Chic
Engineer or Assistants. for conduct un
| becoming an officer, or fl lire 10 perform
| their duties he or they shall be tried bl
the City Council, and II the charges ~
| sustained, be dismissed, and new elee
tion ordered to NH The vacancy.
| SECTION y. II by acclC ent 10, or the re
pairing of any engine or hose carriage
any hre Company be thrown out OF ser
vice, the President OF said company shal
| report the same immedlay ely to the Chic
Epoinee. stating the cat 6 and the Length
| OF time required iOr such repairs.
| SECTION 40. 1t shall be the duty of eacl
| company to have constantly on hand no
| less than one thousand feet OF good ser
| yiceable hose and TO keep their apparaiu
In good order. After the passage of thil
ordinance, all companies procuring
hose shall have atta ched the J9nes coup
ling, Putsburg stand I'd, aud the nr,
plugs throughout the city shall have AT
iarhed TO them uniform stand ard o
outlet. The Chief Engineer shall see tina
the companies comp with the provi
sions OF this section and shall repofG upoI
same monthly to the Fire Committee o,
CITY Council. Each company shall also
be required, within two months after the
passage OF this ordinance, ito procnre two
relief valves aud stop-nozz es.
SECTION II. Alter the passage of this or
| dinaHce any person or per J1s who may
| cause "A false alarm to be Htrrck upon the
| fire alarm telegraph of this city knowing
| such ala IN TO De false or who shall him
self knowingly strike such false alarm
| snail be llRble to "A penalty OF not leSH