Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-27
CA. Rockland and Low.
G5. Locust and Freiberg.
Rnles for tho DEPARTMENT,

The chief engineer has adopted the follow
ing rules for the government of the depart
ment, which will he printed and posted ir
the various engine and truck houses:
RULE /. Should the chief engineer a,
any fire require more engines than ar
in se:vice, he will call them by their num-
bers, thus, No. will be one u tap on the
large bell and the engine house gongs
then rest for six (6) seconds, then repea
at one stroke in the above time as often a.
required No. two (2) taps, etc.
RULE 9. For general alarm the chic
engineer will strike the number of the box
nearest the fire then. prolonged taps
when the entire department will respond
RULE 3. All companies will respond to
every alarm Of fire. The chief engineer
will refrain such companies in service as
he may require. Companies sent back to
their station will be on the alert SO that
they can respond at once if wanted.
RCLE 4. Engineers shall attend all fires
or alarms, and discharge the duties apper.
tanning to their positions, as directed by
the foremen of their respective companies
or the chief engineer.
Rule 3. The foreman Of each company
will report to the chief engineer in person
at all fires he will signal to the engineer
OF his company with hand or lamp. For
turning Oh water he will swing the lamp
ou bis right side !; for turning off water
he will swing the lamp in front of him
The forcmen will see that the ropes car
RED on the hose carts are Immediately
stretched across the street above and below
the fire. The ropes will be protected by
the police force Of the city.
RULE 6. When apparatus is not needed
ny,I t,.n, r
the companies not in service will remain
at the fire to assist the companies in SER
vice.
rule :. Any driver Of the department
going TO a fire at a greater speed than a
trot will be suspended. All drivers shall
exercise their horses daily, and shall not
take them at any time more than two
squares from their respective stations
the drivers of carts will exercise the first
half hour, of engines the next half hour
Company No. will exercise between the
hours of and 8 a. IN. No. 2, 9 and 10 a..
m. !; No. ), 10 and II a. m. No. 4, II and
12 a m Truck A, Q and 10 a. m.
RULE 3. The chief engineer shall ar
range the hours for meals for the drivers,
SO that one of each company shall he on
duty at all times.
RULES. The horse cart in going to fire
must invariably precede the engine.
RULE 10. Any company returning from
fire, and finding they have hose or other
property belonging to another company,
will Immediately return the same to the
company to which it belongs
RULE IL. Drivers Of hose carts will act
as fircmen of engines.
RULE IL. Drivers of engines, when at
fires, will take charge of all the horses of
their company; they will blanket them
and keep them in suitable place near the
fire.
RULE 13. Racing to and from fires is
strictly prohibited under penalty Of dis
missal and should the apparatus of the
several companies proceed on the same
street to or from a fire, they should do So
in single file.
RULE 10. Loaflng about the engine
houses is strictly prohibited. The en-
ployees of the department will see that the
rule is enforced.
HENRY N. HOWELL,
Chief Engineer.
Mayor MacGoniglc has sworn in a num-
ber of the new fircmen. Some of the per-
sons selected by the council committee
have declined the proffered places, and the
vacancies will be supplied at the meeting
of the committee tonight.
When the test of the alarm was made
on Saturday some remark was made as to
the inferior striking quality of the appa
ratus-that it did not sound loud enough.
They should understand that only one
third of the power strickcr was used in
Saturday IS test, and when in actual service
the bell will sound loud enough to be
heard all over the city.