Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-13


follows:
SEC. 1.-The Fire Department of the
City of Lewiston is hereby established
and organized, as follows: The present
Hook and Ladder company shall be
denoninated Hook and Ladder COM
pany No. l, and the present Hose COM
pany shall be denominated Tiger Hose ,
company No. l.
SEC. 1.-The membership of each
company shall be not less than twenty
COY, nor more than sixty (6O) active
members.
SEC. 3.-That new companies may be
formed and frame constitution and
elect their officers, and when admitted |
by the council, shall become members
of the Fire department. They may
choose any name but those of the same
class or order, shall carry consecutive
numbers, and provided that such con-
stitution and any bylaws shall not in
any way conflict with the tenor or eff
feet of this or any other ordinance.
SEC. 4.-That there shall be Chief
Engineer of said Fire department, who
shall be an active fireman and e elected
by ballot by the several active companies
at u convention of said companies held
for that purpose at the City council room
on the first Monday in Jan. of each year,
and shall enter upon the duties of his
office on the Monday following at u
O'Clock, noon. No person shall be en-
titled to vote for Chief Engineer who
shall not have been an active member
of the department for at least sixty
days prior to the date of election. Pro-
vided that an election shall be held on
the first Monday of September, 1891, to
fill such Office, until the first annual
election, and that all members shall be
entitled to vote at such election.
Sec. 5.-The Council shall be notified
of the result Of such ballot at their first
regular meeting thereafter.
Sec Elm the event of the absence
of the Chief Engineer, he may appoint
a deputy, who shall have the same
power as the Chief during such absence.
SEC. THAT the Chief Engineer
shall be the lawful commander of all
the flremen in the department when on
duty.
Sec. 8.-Any person who, in any
way, by disobedience of the lawful COM
mand of officers, or who in anyway in
terferes with or hinders said companies
or any member thereof in the perform
ance Of their duties, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con.
viction shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding twenty-five dollars and costs
of prosecution.
SEC. 9.-During drills or fires each
; officer of a company and of the depart
D ment shall have all tine powers Of 6
, policeman, according to ther respectiv,
/, rank, and shall be subject to the au
thority of the City marshal, the sam'
g as his deputies.
4 SEC. lO.-It shall be the duty of tn
10 Chief Engineer to see that the hydrant
s are kept in perfect working order ant
are well supplied with water for tn
=, suppression of fires and to see that tn
>. that the fire apparatus is kept in goo
, condition, and it shall be the duty g
% the proper officers of each company t
report to him any needs or wants q
any company, or defects in apparatu
y or water supply from time to time, an
II the Chief Engineer shall make a ger
t. eral report of the condition of the d,
II partment to the Council at its reguls
meetings in June and December
!, each year, and as often as need be, an
g. defects or wants.
ID Sec. lit shall be the duty of eac
a. company to issue an exempt certificat
signed by it's Secretary and Chief Ell
gineer, to any of its members who sha
have completed seven years of acti,
y service.
~ SEC. 12.-Ex-members of the Levi
- ton fire department, who may with
one year become members of any Of Il
sr- companies in the present departmer
w shall be entitled to the time served
an active french prior to joining 90
elk companies, in Communication of
ng seven year period.
las SEC. 13.-!The Chief Engineer sh
In see that none but experienced and co
petent persons, under his control, sh
.ht work the hydrants, and he shall q
IN instructions to each company from til
on to time, as to the proper manner
his working them, and use every prec'
aid ton in his power against any injury
lao the same, upon penalty Of removal.
Ha Sec. l4.-When there becomes q
ew cancy, from any cause, in the Office
roe Chief Engineer, there shall be elec
mt from the active aremen in said dep
+ Ia ment Chief Engineer, to I'LL such
ern cancy, until the next annual elect