Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-01

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st. Paul, In relation to the Fire DEPART
ment of said city.
| Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
| State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section nine (9) of chan
ter ten (10), of the charter of the CITY of
Saint Paul, in relation to the Fire Depart
ment, be and the same is hereby amended
! by striking out the words 'three (3) re-
putable freeholders," where they occur in
! the second line of said section nine (9) as
printed III the extra session special laws
OF one thousand eight hundred and eighty
one (4o9I), and inserting in place thereof
the words five (5) reputable free holders"
Sec. :. That section eleven (1l) of said
chapter ten (10), be and the same is here
by amended by adding thereto as follows:
Said board may also whenever they deem
! advisable, elect a Secretary from
their number or otherwise to keep
the minutes and books of
said Board and to perform such other du-
ties as may from time to time be required
of him by said Board, The Secretary so
| elected shall hold 10 other appointment or
position under said Board, and his salary
shall be fixed by the Board at a sum not
| exceeding at the rate of two hundred dol
lars $4,000 per year, and shall hold his Of
| flee during thel pleasure of the Board and
be subject to removal at any time.
| Sec. B. Section twelve of said chapter
ten is amended so as to read as follows:
Section y. For the operation and man
agement of the apparatus, property md
| appliance for the extinguishment of Tres
/ in said city,the said Board of Fire Commits
| sloners shall from time to time appoint
one II chief engineer and one o. assist
ant engineer, to serve for two (2) years ur-
less sooner removed by the Board; and
there snail be five t5) steam fire engine
companies, each with steam fire Engines,
hose, hose carts and apparatus complete,
to be drawn by horses provided for that
purpose, said companies to be
numbered respectively one On, two
(2), three g., four (D and five CO..,
and to have complement of men each, to
be appointed by said Board of Fire Com
| missioners as follows: One ~ engineman.
one (1) fireman, and one (1) driver of en-
CINE, and one ~ driver of hose cart, one
| ~ foreman of hose, all to be constantly
on duty, and such Number of hosemen.
called minute men, to do duty when
alarmed, as said Board may from time TO
| time deem advisable, not, however, exceed
| ing i've III number. Provided, that said
| Board, with the consent of the Common
| Council OF said city, may increase said
companies, or any of them, by adding
thereto such additional men, not exceed
ing five CO.. in number. as to the Board may
seem advisable; such men 20 be called and
to do duty as hosemen, and all to be con-
stantly on duty and to receive the same
| compensation as the foreman of hose.
There shall also be one ~ hook and lad
der company, with vehicles and apparatus
complete, to be drawn by horses to be pro-
vided for that purpose, and to have com
plement of men, 10 be appointed by said
Board of Fire Commissioners
as follows: One Q) driver, one
! (D tillerman, one D foreman,
TO be constantly on duty, and seven ladder
men, called minute men, to do duty when
alarmed. There shall also be one (i) hook
and ladder company, consisting of eleven
full paid men, to be constantly on duty,
to be appointed by said Board of Fire Com
missioners, with such duties and positions
as may from time TO time be assigned to
them by said Board, for the purpose of
using and operating .he truck and extern
sion ladder recently purchased by said
| city, or such other vehicles and apparatus
as may be substituted in their place, and
| the organization of such company for
the purpose aforesaid, heretofore made by
| said Board, is hereby ratified and con
tirmed. There shall also be appointed by
said Board a superintendent of the fire
alarm telegraph of said city. who shall
have charge and control of the system of
lire alarms, and the apparatus sppertain-
| ing to the same. The persons so to be
| appointed to the several posts of fire duty,
hereinbefore provided, including the chief
and assistant engineers, and said superin-
tendent of fire alarm telegraph shall be
known as the fremen of the city
of st Paul, and shall hold their respective
places and appointments during the pleas
ure of said Board, and they. or any of
them, whether heretofore or hereafter ap-
| pointed, may be removed or suspended by
the Board at any time, provided that no
removal except for cause shall be made
until after the person to be removed shall
have received at least thirty (30) days
notice that his services will be no longer
required by the Board, and provided
further, that the term of Office of the pres
ent chief engineer and assistant engineer
shall expire on the first (1st) day of April,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
eightythree (18S3). Said Board of Fire
| Commissioners, together with said fire.
men, shall constitute the fire department
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fire department shall be ec oficio fire war
den of said city, and shall, in person or
by his assistant, perform such duties as
are or may be imposed upon him as such
fire warden by ordinance of the Common
Council of said city, and shall receive
for such services az fire warden
such compensation not exceeding
at the rate of three hundred ($300) dollars
per annum, az may from time to time be
fixed by the Common Council. The Com
mon Council of said city may from time to
time,by -thirds( q vote of all the mem
bers thereof, direct the said Board of Fire
Commissioners to increase the number of
companies hereinbefore provided for; and
such additional companies shall in all re-
spects be organized and maintained pur-
suant to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 4. Section sixteen (16) of said chap
ter ten (l0) is amended so as TO read as
! follows:
Sec. 16. The compensation Of said Fire
men under said Board shall be fixed by
said Board, not exceeding the amounts now
prescribed by law, except that the compen-
sation of the Chief Engineer may be fixed