St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-22
ORDINANCE No. 434.

An ordinance in relation to the Fire Depart
ment.
The Common Council of the City of st. Paul
do ordain as follows
Section l. It shall be lawful for the Chief
Engineer and the Assistant Engineer of the
Fire Department OF the city of st. Paul, dur
ing the time of fire, and for and during the
period OF twenty-four hours after its eXtinc-
tion. to arrest any suspected person, or any
person hindering, resisting, conducting in a
noisy and disorderly manner, or refusing to
obey any such officer while acting
in the discharge of his duty, and
as soon as their duties in reation
to the extinguishment of the fire will
permit, take such person before the Munich
pal Court to be dealt with according to law.
Said officers shall be severally vested with the
usual powers and authority Of Police Officers
of said city.
See. 2. No person shall go over any hose
of the Fire Department of the city of st. Paul
when laid down to be used at any fire or
alarm OF fire, or in filing cisterns, with any
vehicle, without first obtaining the consent
of the Chief or Assistant Engineer.
Sec 3. The Chief Engineer or Assistant
Engineer may prescribe limits in the vicinity
of any fire, within which no person, excepting
those who reside therein, members of the
Fire or Police Department, and those ad-
mitted by the order Of the officers of the Fire
Department, shall be permitted to come.
Sec 4. All buildings within the city of
st. Paul having hatchways, hostways, cellar
openings or other openings leading from
floor to floor Except properly protected sky
lights of whatever name or description, shall
be provided with good aud substantial shut
tiers or doors for all of such hatchways, hoist
ways, cellar doors or other openings, and
the said shutters or doors shall be kept closed
except when in actual use from the hour of
O'Clock D. IN. to O'Clock q. IN. of each
day.
Sec. 5. No person at a fire, shall in the
absence Of sufficient excuse, refuse to as
sist to extinguish the same, nor refuse to
obey any order or direction given by any
person duly authorized by law to order
and direct at any fire, nor shall any person re-
sist or impede any officer, fireman or other
person in the discharge Of his duty.
Sec 6. If any person shall wilfully in
jure in any manner, or shall, at any time,
interfere without competent authority, with
any hose fire engine or other apparatus or
building containing the same, belonging to
the city, the offender shall, for every such
offense, be fined as hereinafter mentioned
besides being Liable to civil action Tor the
recovery Of the damages done.
Sec. T. The Chief OF Police, or in case
he is unavodably detained, an officer to be
detailed by him, shall repair Immediately on
the alarm of fire, to the place where the fire
may be, and report himself to the Chief of
Fire Departm ent or his assistant, for tho
preservation Of the public peace, the re-
moval Of all lido and suspected persons, and
for the preservation of property in the vicin-
ity of the fire.
Sec. 8. Any person violating any Of the
provisions OF this ordinance shall, on con-
v!ction in the Municipal Court, be fined in
any sum not less than five dollars, nor more
thar one hundred dollars, for each and every
such offense.
Sac. 9. This ordinance shall be In forcs
from aud after its publication.
Yeas--Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Robert, Cullen, Johnson, Van Slyke,
Mr.. Vice Presidsnt.--S.
Passed August 10, 1884.
w. D. CORNISH, Vice President of Council
Approved August 81, 1884
c. D. OBRIEN, Mayor
Attests THos. A. PEENDEReAsT, City Clerk.
August %.