The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-16
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Lat Tuesday evening tho First Brunch
Passed an ordinance establishing aud rcsuls.
ting the Fire Department Of tho CITY
Of Wheeling by adding some to sec.
ton ID and adding a new section to be
known as No. IS. A perr,al OF the portion,
that were added, and which are found below.
will! be OF considerable interest 10 a number
OF our readers. As the amendments pro.
posed hie reasonable and sensible ones, II
properly carried out, It Is hoped the Second
Bfsnch will concur with the First In passing
the ordinance. twill also be seen by read.
lng over the following TINT il Is merely lbs
or cities. 49, 49, 'A"' ~ o'''
The addition 10 Sec. ~ 10 In effect as FOL.
lows And III. going 10, while at and return.
III. from any fire or alarm, the engines, hose
carriages ana apparatus OF the Fire Dcmrt.
nicnt shall have tho right OF way over nil
tue streets and alleys OF the CT ~ and any per.
son wslla|ly obs.racting the passage or rro.
gfess OF any OF the apparatus shall forfeit
and pay TO the city fine OF not less thun is
nor hiore THAI 500 AMI costs OF prosecution
Tor every such otlensc, and In addition there.
to the Judge OF the Municipal Court may u.
his discretion sentence any such person to
imprisonment and 10 labor without compen.
sation ut any Of the public works OF impro
ments oil the clty'sfor n period OF not less
IMAM one tiay nor inorc than one year.
And 1t shall be the duty Of The Sergeant Of
the city. or any OF his deputies, upoil notice
OF at alarm OF fire, to Immediately rennir Ia
lhe plncn where tho tjrc may be and render
such assistance rs the Chief Marshal may re-
q'ilre In preserving order and protecting
property ana the Sesgean. or any OF his DEP.
ulies shall have authority to close up any Of
the streets or alleys leading to the place
where the tire htay be, 50 as to prevent the
pa:snge uf persons or vehicles other than
property owners, Immediately adjoining
where the fire mHy be, members OF tic Fire
department Or operators Of tho same; and
any persons willully obstruc.irg the Sergeant
or any OF Ills deputies in The discharge OF
such duty shall forfeit and pay to the city n
Tine OF rot less than s. nor more thun 800
Tor every such oltnse, an,i costs OF ptosccu.
ton.
That pail Of The Thiyleenth section In
iorce before tho above addition provided that
tho Chief and Assistant MarshNls were chr.
powered with the powers OF a Sergean, while
vt, going 10 and returning from fires or
alarms aud while in the Department houses.
The rev section, No. IS is, In effect rs fol.
lows: Whenever ii shall come to the know.
ledge of the Chief Marshal Of the Department
and the Mayor OF the City, that any building
or structure Is so built as 10 cndanger hy fire
adjoining property or that stoves or stove
pipees,. tire places or chimneys in any such
building are inaecuro and unsafe, or that in.
llammable material IL 70 stored IN or about
any building or structure rs 10 endunper
property by fire, it shall be his duty to order
lbcm removed or made sale aud secure, and
anyone failing 10 comply with s,lcl, order ui.
ter live days notice shall be fined not less
Than y nor more than $40, and costs O., proso.
cation, OF in default imprisonment for not
less than sixty days. 'If' :