The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-19
THE PAwTUxET VALLEY.
Rules Of the River Point Firemen--
General Notes.

RIVER POINT, Feb. 19..--At meeting Of
the Board Of Engineers OF the River Point
Fire District consisting of Thomas Nc
CURE, Jr., chief of the fire district, John
NJ. Burdick and William NJ. Smith, the
following rules and regulations for its
government were yesterday adopted:
Rule THE Fire department shall be
divided into three companies as follows;
Pioneer, No. !, Alert, No. 2, aud Active.
No. 3. Each company shall have fore
man aud such other officers as are neces-
sary and expedient for the government
and working Of the company. The fore
man shall be elected by different compa-
nies and be approved of by the board of
engineers, he TO choose the assistants.
The foreman of each company shall have
power TO name and assign all members To
duty with the approval of the board of
engineers.
Rule 2-Said companies may make such
bylaws as they may choose for their gov
eminent, provided said laws do not in any
way or manner conflict with the bylaws
of the district or the order of the engineers.
Rule 3-There shall also be clerk lor
the department. He shall keep a record
OF all official actions of the department.
and have custody of all papers connected
Herewith. He shall make a monthly re
port to the chief engineer of all business
transacted during the month. lie shall
annually, on or before the 2d day of July,
make report up to and include said day
containing n complete statement OF the
running of the department
Rule 4-Eyery officer aud member be-
fore entering on his duties shall sign an
agreement that in consideration OF ap-
pointment he will abide by and conform
to all rules and regulation established by
the engineers, and be subject to the penal
ties named therein.
Rule 5--Whenever any member of the
department wishes 10 resign his position,
he shall forward a written communica-
tion to the foreman, and all property in
his possession belonging To the depart
ment or district.
Rule 6-Complaints against superior of
ficers made by members TO the chief shall
be in writing.
Rule THE foreman Of each company
shall have immediate command aud be
directly responsible for its discipline and
condition and also for the proper care of
the apparatus and equipments, assume
command ut fires when they are first to
arrive, and exercise command and con
troll until a superior officer arrives and as
sumes command. He shall see that the
buildings, premises, fixtures and furni-
ture are kept neat and clean and shall be
responsible for the conduct OF the men
while about the house.
Rule S-'rhe assistant foreman, in the
absence of the foreman, shall have all the
power, authority duties and obligations
of that officer, and shall be held to- a like
responsibility
Rule 9-No company or individual MEM
Der of the fire district shall Interfere with
any hose carriage. hook and ladder truck
or other property of another company un-
less by special permission of the officer III
command or the foreman OF said APP
paratus.
Rule lO.-When AN alarm of fire is given
all the companies will respond and re-
main at the fire until n recall is given.
r ffftrfr- -tf-Any Hose company coming To
fire and finding an incompetent line OF
hose laid out from any hydrant, shall at
tach to and lengthen out such line until
the fire is reached and in all cases the com
pany reaching the fire with their hose are
entitled To the pipe.
Rule l2-No Intoxicating liquor shall ne
kept or drank in any of the hose houses or
premises occupied by the departments. Nor
, shall any gambling for money or any arti-
Gle of value be permitted in any OF the
hose houses of hedistrict Nor shall they
be kept open on the Sabbath.
Rule 13-No hose carriage or hook and
ladder truck out for trial without per
mission of the chief engineer or his assist
ants, and when such permission shall
have been obtained the foreman shall be
authorized to call his company together,
and any member wishing To absent him
self shall notify the foreman or be subject
TO a fine of - cents.
Rule 14-While on duty at fires the
greatest degree OF silence compatible
with the efficient discharge Of duty will be
required. and noisy conversation or boist-
erous conduct will be considered a breach
of discipline.
Rule i5-There shall he fine of - cents
for non-attendance at fires except in case
of sickness or out of town.
These rules and regulations to supersede
all previous ones.