The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
AN ORDINANCE

to reorganze the fire department of Manitowoc.
BE it ordained by the mayor and board of Alder
men of the city of Manitowoc;
SEC. 1. The officers Of the fire department shall
be one chief engineer and one assistant engineer.
The chief engineer shall be elected by the board
of aldermen and hold ms Office until his success
sor has been elected and qualified and he has
been notified of the fact by the city clerk.
A Inc ohlef En tS e shai an aPPolaa SUB
Assistant Engineer and gs many men may be
deemed necessary BY the board of aldermen.
SEC, 3: The total force of the fire department
shall consist of twelve men including the Chief
Engineer and Assistant Chief but exclusive of
the men necessary to drive the teams and an ex-
ira man to accompany driver at North side
station, all of whom-the drivers etc, are to be
paid in full by parties having contract for haul
ing carts and truck.
sleep and remain In the central fire station every
night, provided however, that the Chief Engi-
neer and his assistant may sleep at their respec-
tive homes half of time, the Chief being in fire
station half of the year and the assistant half
year. dividing such time as they may elect and
SEC. 5. The Chief Engineer may discharge
from the force any member for disobedience of
orders neglect of duty any other good cause.
| and report such action to the board OF aldermen
at their meeting following the came.
SEC. b, Each member OF the fire department
| shall, spGp entering upon the duties of fireman
| sign an agreement that he will obey and observe
| the rules that are and may be laid out for the
| guidance of the hremen by the committee On fire
| ard water.
DEC. Z. lhe thlef Engineer shall have the
power to hire additional men at tire in case cir
| cumstances warrant il but not otherwise.
SEC, 8. The Chief Engineer shall r~- ~
Hundred and fifty dollars Ipcl..,~~ -else YIN
money The Assistant Chi~s n Vi ansafi ~,
Hundred and twesly a. 5la Of G n
| se.e.L- y Zach of the other members Z
! 90 &c hundred dollars inclusive of insur
- money. All to be paid semi-annuaily-o
Oct 18th and April 18th. The moneys receive
from the insurance companies, to be divide
equally among the twelve members or among a
many as the force may consist of in case sal
! number liz changed.
SEo 8. In case Chief Engineer refusesi to az
as chief, the mayor shall appoint chief to az
until the board of aldermen shall have electe
| his successor.
| SEC. 10. All purchases of hose. apparatus ma
terial fuel. oils any other article for of FL
) | department shall be made by the committee O
| Fire and Water or upon the written order of
| majority OF said committee.
SEC. IL. The old organization of the fire d
partment shall be disbanded at noon of FrIds
, November 10Th 1882 and the new organizatio
, shall then at once go into effect and take Il
place Of the old.
SEC. l.. Ali ordinances parts Of ordinance
heretofore passed relating in any manner to Il
fire department are hereby repealed.
, SEC. Il. This ordinance shall be In force fro
and after its passage and publication.
/. Adopted this 18th day of Nov. 1859.
E. s. SHERMAN, Clerk.
FRED SCHUETTE, Mayor