Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
ORDINANCE.

To provide for the organization and maj nfenance
of a volunteer fire department.:
The Common Council of the City of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. D. NJ Huntington, David Kam-
meren, E. T. Bodette, A. J. Hasbrouck, W. NJ
Martin, H. Lubbock, Ed. Spafford, VIM. Kuntz
Chas. H. Gothia, Fred Kruger, Geo. huntington
J. H. Codding, Jacob LutZ Jr NJ A. Bog0ger
A. }. Landon, VIM Martin, B. Metzger, T. A
Taylor, L. E. Philleo, VIM. Scott Jr., W L. Wood
and Eugene Miller, are hereby authorized to
form and organize a volunteer fire department
70 be known as Grand Rapids Fire Company No
One, and they and their successors shall here
after keep up and maintain such organization
in an efficient and servicable manner until
released or discharged by the common council.
SECTION ,. The Grand Rapids Fire Company
No. One, shall at all times be composed of not
less than twenty-five active able bodied men
and shall include fire engine and hook and
ladder department 1t shall supply by election
any shortage in its requisite membership and
may by a tWo-thirds vote eXpel and discharge
any person from membership.
SECTION 3. There shall be meeting of the
members of said company on the third Monday
OF April IN each year at the common council
room at which time it shall nominate and recon-
mend to the common council for appointment
for the succeeding year a foreman and assistant
foreman OF said company, and also fire warden
IN each ward of the city; If such nominations
shall not be approved by the council, said com
pany shall forthwith make other nominations.
At such meeting treasurer shall be elected and
such other officers as may be deemed necessary.
SECTION t. 1t shall be the duty of said Fire
Company to attend at all fires in the city and
under direction of the foreman to take charge
of direct and control the eXinguiShment of the
same, to care for and protect exposed property,
to see that the engine hose and truck are proper
~ cared for and the reservoirs, fire platforms
eJc., are IN good condition and ready for use
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty of said Fire
Company to hold stated meetings olce each
month, and to drill and practice at least once a
month during the season from April 10 Noyem-
Ger; to pay all expenses of hauling the engine,
hose and truck to and from fires well as to and
from practice drills.
SECTION 6. It shall be the duty of each fire
warden in his respective ward to see thqt chin
neyS, stoyepip 5, etc. are properly con ;tructe:
and arranged 0 as not to endanger b lilGiHa
and property and to report to the council n
once any failure TO comply win his reasonable
orders.
SECTION :. Said Fire Cor pany shall receive
on the Ii st Monday III Marcel 1883, and annual
~ thereafter out of the city treasuaIy, the sum
of Three Hundred Dollars. together with all
sums that may have been received from any
Insurance company or underwater pursuant to
law.
SECTION 8. The treasurer of said Fire Com
pNny before he sh II enter upon his duties or
shall be entitled 10 receive any money shall
execute to the city Of Grand Rapids bond
with sufficient sureties to be approved by the
common council in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars, and conditioned that he Will faithfully
discharge the duties of his office; and that he
viii ta1Chfully and truly account for and pay
over according TO the order of said Fire Company
or in case OF It's dissolution, according to the
order q the common council, all money which
shall come into his hands such treasurer.
SECTION Q. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
GEO. L. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Passed by full finn; tive vote o. the com
mon council February 9th 1883.
A. L. FoNTAIHE, City Clerk.