Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-11
The Property of the Tax
Payers to Be Protected
by Rigid System OF Rules and Reg
ulations-w what Chler Celia
Lays Down rs the Law.

The paid fire. department Is now In full
operation. The chief, John Celia, By
authority of the council. has made the
code Vi laws that viii govern. The fol-
lowing rules will show how the depart
ment will be- run:
Persons NOT members Of thc fire depart
mrnt are forbidden w meet or lDiter in
and around DE buildings used by the de
partmGut and members permitting same
shall br liable To discharge.
Any tire apparatus, The property Of The
city. shall be- used only for public pur-
poses, and shall not hr used for any pri-
waite purpose whatever but sdull De kept
cleln anu in prrIpg working order ready
iUr tires nt Oh iimcs
II shall BE- Tie duty Of every police of
hrer NOT on pntrol duty upou nu alarm Of
ire 10 repair immediately 10 iur place Of
fire, and tu aH-ist under tho direction Of
thv mayor mur4hnl, cuptuiu of police or
chief of IRE department In guarding and
projecting PROPERTY, and Ia keeping all
idle aud sirplpluu4 persons from the i'm
mediate vicinity uf tar FIRE
Whenever un alarm of fire is given all
persons occupyli H. streets pf the rity
with wagons, lclus horses, ears, cnginO4
or vehicles of any description Oh the line
between HE ynriuul husr AMI engine
houses Of The city aud tho locations of
AANf HtaAN NAANNA wv AAHNN NIi tn HIItfIn
10 steamers hose hook aud ladder com
panics repairing 10 such IRE or tires.
IL shnll bp unlawful for any person 10
drive any vehicle of any Kind over any
line of hose, or 10 drive OF ride any nui-
m1l over The sainQ, or 10 sWnl thereon,
Of lose.
IN cases of FIRE in the city It shall not
b. lawful for amy person 10 0pcn or per
mn 70 remain upon ou Tolls or her premises
any hydnnt inr purpoars uf irrigation or
street sprlnElluE from the time tire alarm
shnll be- given until ire shall hc cXtin.
gulshcd nnd the fire prcssnr, removed.
Any person 10 offending shall upon
conviction be fined ln "a sum not less than
$40 nor mure than SiOO
10 shall be tho duty OF the officer or
momher Of the fire department IN CHARGE
n any conilaFulduu as soon AZ Tie s1mc
Is eNtnguIshrd ia notify tho engineer 0r
person in Charge ni the respective water
works 10 relieve tlc lire pressure and 10
mund thp whistle as notice to consumers
mat The fire pressure is removed.
n skall be the dUty of Ihn fire wur,l,g,
" the city 90 see that tnr ordinances Of
me city concerning the Hrc department
arc Htrictly enforced.
II shall be the duty nj thr fire. warden
to examine Jll buildings Nheihpr occupied
y NOT. lnll repositories OF nshcH aud man
afnctufing embellishments and 10 rnpori
hance IN roado6 thor"fo va w rc MT u'u nn
he subject of prevention and ,ytinruisb
ne9ii Of trct within Tho city
sc mo Jepo og ,b , ior appointment slgl
aimed from thn Jief nf INK n''i ,o pg o,,
Any person h scrvicn of The itpnrin,rni
Nho may be Discharged thcrelrpm Cor
rauSc, OF leave the service while under
charges or suspension shall not nffcr.
i,m,r,,n,ni i 4, o,, pr cilployn3 IN &c
i1 yur ''''' ''' ua'r OF bis leaving the
XII srbstib,t.s hon l.. ...,
rliiof Of tbo lrulrt,nopt a nt Wy W."
tnies shall IN, ,a,nin,',I Nlll W sVu7 z
s.rl i,o '''' Wv e"'p'p|'" except 10y LIS dl-
ma, lie, .,.ti...
.antpin VIZ t,,,u' 1'i ah"r' Nuhi hc ono
iipn N AZ ,lief P'hr Wuor lun ulie'-
me'uote rommnnJ ~ nv tho u.hlElnlent mn
such station. '"u'N 4"''o az
Mo entire fro l,,,,rt,,.,., .,
dot, Tho nl,ar,l my 'p,,.,urni VIII he IN.
~ 1,e NIX ",W NNulllahu nl lhr chigt
T,e shs,nc., ,,l y, ',iin,, Al ,ai umns; IN
nesisi6nf ,hiei Wiii l,t VI ,ne cilei the
The olilcf Of ibe dSnspf yv,o,nn ,liii ,,.
S Si 6 S9d 9pnS S A., coapauy officers aRi
proper discharge Of tbcir respcctiyea a 11v
uer az,
.oc rSe gs rh'et Or MS assiismgi sholl visit
to see tbet fbc n Vn,{, ,n sunday eNyepled,
condition and the men at their posts s'Vp''
ASSISTANT CHIEF,
The assistant chief ,,ul -.
auuoa as may De assigned TO him by tic
enlei Of the department, aud such further
duties az the neecssltv ~ ~, H., ~
may reoulre An1 In TX Nv NV service
nass Or disniiis,.,N y ~ hhgenco or slick.
heer Wv uuu'S OF the commanding Of
ID Sian Ia b,s d,tr .,.,