The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-24
ORDINANCE.

All uiulnaIice TOT the reOr.a al1atiOr OF The
Fire Department., defining ITS rwcrs and
duties. and rcpeal!nA I'LL Oliler Ordinances If
any IN e sntilaI herewith.
Dc y Ordained By the Council OF the Incorpor.
ated foMn OF crrscO, iowa:
SEA. |. There shall he a frc dcn,rtmen, j.,
the Incorporated Town OF CreS1.O Iowa ,rh;.i
slluil pc composed o. one chief and one assist
ant cniei; anu Tor each hose company, and for
81 mouh anu ladder COMPANY thai may now
VI hereafter DC organized, there shall be one
foreman and one assistant forc,naD. and suca
other fireman as the Council NAV f,om time 70
Time appoint. or authorize the several cNmpa
nies TO add 70 their number
~ Nh The nremsn, as hereby constituted.
shaii De divided IN two hose colnEanies and ono
hook ana ladder company, '''o
SEC. 3 The hose eaAlAany shall be composed
Of not less than ntle nor more than fifteen
men each, ana me hook and ladder COMPANY
shall lM composed OF not less than flrteen nor
ia,.fo THAN twenty fiye men. cach Including
the Diners hefeinheforc Ecntioncd.
SIC. |, The chief ana In his absence the as
tant chief shall h-.se the control. charge and
management Ol the lire department subject ~
s'c,, limitations Il the Town Council may IN
onaiha iee ilnhl time 70 tame prescribe. lie
carts, hook ard ladder cars anu ladder. a,a
aii apparatus belonging thereto. includinr
ei3,d,ning ana ali other articles furnished bs
shai, NV s,;h,s. ac member OF the department
mat all apparatus belonging to the ,;epsrtme,,f
i;;aept IN l.s proper place, aid that il Is ut nl
@eaa's ase For aeGa t sa Ready lS., for Inn
a narn,n " aas lies e. which any of tn, up
pa'alas G.lspgina 70 the fire department shall
po ~ Yant 9, roiairs, TO cause such repairs To
~ naus WI aoNt an order from the Town Conn
cIi, nui the cost thereof exceed the sum q,
ten dollars. he must tirst obtain the ornnr ~
.ne Mayor Or acting Mayor to make suyls re.
sgc.3. The chief and assis,nn. .h,e, sh.n
hold their respective offices IA. tie term ~ nrn
year, ana until their sucet .sslas are elected and
auaaln,ea; Vacancies saHy Os filled at any time
resoiullost ,H .astmance provide.
SKs, !. the chief and assistant nht.f shau
! " chosen ny the Town Counci. as its regular
meeting me-, IN March each Year Dom names sub
removed BY s IN. nre ca sspal.a, and they may be
potency Or dire.e-i-n Of duty. - o'"-
SECT. zach hose companv AMI s,ah hoo,,
ana i-a Ter company STALL an ai,.iy elect from
| NJ. oMn members aforeMan and assistant
SIC; Tho foreman ana assistant foreman
shall DC subject TO the control Of the CHE, -,
assistant ChteI, the foreman or in case Of his
nsa sha nf Inability 70 act the assistant fore
the company. and 1t shall be the duty of tho
foreman or assistant foreman, i'm his ahsenra
20 2, See s, .nai the apparatus OF his COMPANY, IS af
defsc.s 20 the en1ef and &
M Wniting any misconduct OF HI. company to the
which which have ne sna repa stIIy any vacancies
iast reno.t ettLGs BY death, reInnyal resivna
tiah o. otpe ,wiae, and the Chief sha, sa.aa-
VA ihaort the same to the Council rA''' ia.so-
panier shall he co,n,.nsaa =, a,u iauGr conn
application for me,,,harsi,,n =. NseIs whose
by the foreman and nla,p s..~1 ~ presented
companies. o 'sspec'he
Ss.. IN .,
ou ~. AM mos..s.ps Of the fire department
nf .hs INN 10Y tue diSobetieEce OF orders
whils IL the Ina ur Tor being intoxicated
nrc. crnl q nd !. sysu i~n cudFgeS Oeln.