Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-07-18

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nor more than twenty (20) dollars, and
the same may be ordered to be done by
the city council and charged as special
tax against the property
Section z. The chief of the depart
ment shall have command of the depart
ment and shall be promptly obeyed, and
in his absence the assistant chief shall
have the Same powers as the chief, and in
the absence of both such officers the fore
man in charge OF the first company to
arrive at any fire shall command and
shall possess ali the authority OF the
chief OF the FIRE department and be
obeyed as such until the chief or assist
ant arrives at the fire. Any member OF
the department who shall refuse to obey
the chief engineer shall be expelled from
the department after being duly notified
by the city auditor that charges were
preferred against him and trial set at q
certain time by the city council. If
found guilty by the city council he shall
be expelled and shall NOT become MEM
Der Of any company belonging to the de-
partment for two (2) years.
Section s. Whenever fire is in pro-
gress within the city the chief of the de-
partment, with tie consent of the mayor
or chairman OF the fire board, or if
neither Of THEM be present with the con-
sent of two (2) councilmen Of the city,
may order any frame building or build.
ings to be pulled down or blown up for
i the purpose Of preventing such fire from
spreading, but in no case shall such
means be employed Of arresting the pro-
gress of any conhagration unless the
same shall be absolutely necessary.
| Section 8. The chief and assistant
chief shall have all the powers Of police
men at fires.
Section 10. No fire apparatus shall
be let out for hire, sold or loaned, nor be
permitted to be taken beyond the limits
Of the city without the consent of the fire
board OF the mayor.
Section IL. No member OF the fire
department shall contract any debt in
the name Of the city except by order of
the fire board.
| Section IL. No member OF the fire
department shall wilfully turn water or
cause water to be turned upon any per-
SON or property susceptible of injury by
water, except in case of unavoidable ne
cessity, and any person violating this
section shall upon conviction by the city
justice of the peace be fined not less
than one { } dollar nor more than ten
| (10) dollars and costs.
Section Is. No wagon, carriage or
tother vehicle shall be driven over any
hose or against any apparatus in service
at any fire within the city, or at any
alarm ct fire, or at any practice of the
department., and no member shall run
any hook and ladder truck or hose cart
over any hose or against any apparatus
in service, unless the same cannot be
avoided, and any person violating the
provisions OF this section shall upon con-
viction by the city justice of the peace,
be fined not less than three (3) dollars
nor more than ten 10Y dollars and
costs, and shall pay all damages result
ing therefrom.
! Section Il. 1t shall be the duty of
all persons to give any branch OF the fire
department going to or from fire
or alarm the right Of way, and any per-
son who shall wilfully obstruct, hinder
or run over any hose with vehicle, or
an any manner delay any such company,
or shall refuse to remove his animal or
vehicle or clear the why, shall upon con-
| viction by the city justice Of the peace,
be fined not less than three (3) dollars
nor more than ten (10) dollars and
costs.
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Section Is. There shall be in the en-
CINE company one engineer and one
first and one second assistant engineer.
The engineer shall have general super
vision over the engine at all times, pro-
vided, however, that should he be absent
at any time an alarm Of fire is given, the
first engineer reaching the engine house
shall have charge of the engine as long
as the engine is used or needed at that
particular fire. The compensation ct
any engineer running the engine at any
fire shall be ten (10) dollars, to be paid
out of the general fund of the city, but
no compensation shall be paid for any
practice run or for filling up the cisterns.
Section 16. 1t shall be the duty of
the night police to keep the engine
primed at all times ready for service, and
it shall be his duty at the first alarm of
fire to repair to the engine house and
start the fire under the boiler.
Section II. No money shall be paid
out of the city treasury or any appar-
atus furnished to any independent fire
company not belonging to this depart
ment, and any Independent fire COM
pany assisting in the extinguish-
ment Of any fire III the city while SO as
sisting shall be governed by the. rules
and regulations Of this department and
shall be under the orders of the officers
in command at such fires. Any person
interfering or hindering any officers or.
members of the department when on
duty shall be confined and fined for such
offense not less than Eve (5) nor more
than twenty (20) dollars.
Section Is. In case of riot or any
sudden emergency requiring immediate
assistance in the police force, the mayor,
or in his absence any member of the city
council, may summon the entire fire de-
partment or any particular company, or
any number of firemen, to assist in pre-
serving the peace, and if shall be the
duty of the chief of the department to
see that the orders Of the mayor or any
officer acting in his stead as herein pro-
vided, are obeyed. The fremen when
so called on shall have the powers of POI
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