Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-10
Rules for tho Fire Depar.mept


The following rules have been issued
by Chief Engineer Sweeney and COPIES
posted In each of the engine houses OF
this city:
Rule Each company will be held
responsible for their apparatus leaving
their respective houses on false alarm
and are liable to q hue for each and
every offsnsa,
Rule PAIL compaHies are requested
to forbid their drivers running their
horses in o reckless manner TO fires or
alarms. By 30 doing they will endanRer
the lives of citizens or render their an :
paratus liable TO damage, and REQUIRE
them TO use due caution and not drive
over line Of hose II 1t can be avoid cd .
Rule $40 avoid delay and contention
| ON the fire grounds no two companies
will be permitted TO take the same plug
unless the Chief Engineer deems |; an
absolute necessity. No company will
be permitted to take q plug already SO :
cured by tie hose Of another COMPANY.
Rule All orders will be communi-
Gated to the directors or assistants, or
those In charse OF the pipes, by the
chief or his assistants, which order
must Without delay be Immediately
obeyed. Each company will be held
A0oPeb1tptO hOE bho 1ObiOu Vi OlrGO
tors or pipe-men ut fires, or non men,
bers at pipe, whether wearing ca uIp-
ments or badge OF company or not.
Rule 5-Ropes to be used for enclos.
Ing the fire ground must be taken to all
fires, TO be used for no other purpose
except BY consent Of the chief or his as.
sistants. When necessary the ropes
must be placed across the streets and
NO one admitted within the limits en-
closed except members Of the Ore de-
partment wearing badges OF the same,
and those Immediately interested In
the property.
Rule 6-Any company or companies
engaged In deliberately throwing water
on each other will be subject to disci,
pline for rietous conduct.
Rule TAT the usual signal, three
whistles from the engine nesrest the |
hro, the different engineers thall repeat |
the signal and Immediately stop their
engines or detach the hose connected |
Herewith.
Rule accompanies designated 10 at. |!
tend fires as follows: Friendship and
heliance. from May 8, 1885, 10 Janu.
airy .. 1887; Pb@aix and Fame, from
January 8, 1887, to September 3, 1887;
Warrington and Weccacoe. from Sep l
Will W. - 1901 W may o, 1855; DelA-
ware Hook and Ladder Company held 4
10 reserve within the city limits.
Rule 9-No company will leave the
city BY railroai without the consent OIL
the chief engineer or his assistants.
Rule 10-All companies shall use the
relief valves and stop nozzles at all
fires.
Rule 1l-Hook and ladders are to be
placed on all buildings when they are
required, and are not to be removed
until ordered by the chief or his assis-
tants.
Rule 12-All companies going out o
service for repairs must notify the chiefI
engineer or his assistants together with Il
the probable time that 1t will take to
make the repairs. Upon completion of
the repairs the fact must be reported az
to when they are in service.
Rule 13-Ip the absence Of the chief
engineer the assistants shall exercise
the same powers as are vested In the
chief engineer.
Rule Alt will be the duty of the {
assistant engineers to see that the above z
rules are strictly enforced, and prompt
" report any violation OF the same. II