The record-union., 1894-01-17

absent from his post of duty at one time.
Rule 20. Any officer or member OF the
department who shall fail to or refuse to
pay any just debt contracted during his
connection with the department. shall be
subject to suspension or dismissal.
kuie II. No officer or member OF the
department shall act as executive COM
mitteeman, attend any political conven-
ton as a delegate, hold or distribute
tickets at any election, on penalty OF in
slant dismissal.
Rule - The officers and members of
the department are to avoid the unneces-
sary destruction of property, bearing IN
mind that the department is organized 10
save property, not to destroy 1t. They
are to carefully avoid throwing water into
! furnished rooms or upon merchandise
when necessity does not require it. The
| unnecessary destruction of property Will
! be regarded by the Mayor and Trustees
as evidence of incapacity.
| Rule 23 The Chief Engineer is re-
| quired to enforce all the rules and regu-
lations established and provided by the
! Trustees, and is hereby invested with the
! power 10 suspend any officer, mem Der or
! employe of the department who shall ne
glect to perform the respective duties as
signed him, Or refuse TO comply with the
rules. regulations and requirements ofthe
Trustees; such suspension to be reported
III writing promptly to the Mayor for his
action.
! Rule a. Any officer or member failing
to attend promptly TO any fires or alarms
shall be fined the sum of 81 for the first
| fire or alarm, and 81 80 for the second
fire or alarm, and for failure TO attend
promptly three successive fires or alarms
! shall be lined is, or expelled from the de-
! partment, at the option of the Trustees.
The foremen Of the companies shall col
lect such fines from the members and pay
| the same TO the President OF the Relief
! Association.
Rule 25. All moneys collected for fines
as provided in Rule "A, and all sums that
may be donated for the purpose of this
rule, shall be kept in separate fund, to
/ be known as the "Relief Fund" When
any officer, member or employe OF said
department shall become disabled by rea-
son OF injuries received at any alarm or
| fire so as to be unable TO perform his
| duties, the Relief Association, upon the
! recommendation of the foreman, shall al
low out of the Relief Fund to said dis
in case or death fifty 900 dollars shall be
! allowed for funeral expenses.
| Rule 70. The foreman OF any engine or
hook and ladder company shall report
| promptly to the Chief Engineer or Assist
aut any member Of his company who at
any Time may be untitled tor momentary
service by reason of the use of intoXieat-
ing drinks; and any member of the de-
partnent SO reported shall be suspended
at once by the CHIEF or Assistant En-
gineer; and any foreman negecting or re-
| tusing to enforce this rule shall be sub
| Ject to removal.
! Rule II. Members of the department
will, when on duty at fires, have their
badges displayed conspicuously on their
! lett breasts. Any member losing his
! badge will be charged the amount OF 81 so
to replace it.
THE RELIEF ENGINE.
On motion the Committee on Rules and
Regulations was instructed to have as
| many copies of these rules printed as
| they may deem necessary.
Trustee Leonard said that in inyesti-
eating the affairs of the Fire Department
| he had found that the engine used as re-
lief engine was not in order. An ex-
penditure of $3.50 would put it in good or
der, and unless 1t was fixed it was useless
in case of one OF the other engines break
| ing down. 1t was in an unsafe condition.
The Committee on Fire Department
was directed TO have the engine repaired
at the estimated cost.
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Trustee Pennish stated that General
asked to have an electric light placed at
! Twenty-first and S streets, and the Street
| Commissioner of the old board had re-
| ported tavorably, but as it was one OF
their last meetings the board had deferred
| it until the new board met. 1t is very
dangerous place. The country teams
! largely come in on that street and the
switch engines run back and forth at all
! hours Of the night. A light is badly
needed there and he moved that it be
! placed there.
! President Lawton said that the vicinity
Of Twenty seventh and + streets was in
the same condition. The tramps 90 back
and forth there to the B-street levee. No
one understands the necessity of lights
! better than he. as he had to use the streets
at all hours. The police have great deal
OF trouble in that part of the town, as
| footpads, after robbing pedestrians, ran
away to the levee. He amended the mo-
ton to include light at Twenty seventh
! and L.
Trustee Tozer opposed the motion.
Lights are nice thing, but there is no
money for them. The motion was car
ried by vote OF to 2.
NEW QUARTERS SELECTED.
Trustee Bragg stated that the Commit
! tee on Buildings was unable to agree on
| quarters for the board. A number of
1 EAoSCo NOAO OllOAOAy Dub lnCy HdI I6JSCt0u
all but four; these were Fourth and j,
Third and *, the Booth building at lOl4
| Front street and Oil Second street.
Trustee Devine said he favored fixing
! the present building up, at an estimated
cost of 81 200.
Trustee Devine then strongly advo-
Gated this plan, saying that, although the
city had adopted the new charter, it was
not rich. The taxes are high and the
people have elected the board in the in
terest Of economy, and he wished, by his
conduct at least, to justify their expecta-
tions. The cost OF changing the building
would hardly exceed a years rent and
the present building is heated, while
other rooms, if selected, would have to
be fitted with heating apparatus. There
are five rooms in the upper part of the
present building which could be fitted
up for offices and this one enlarged for
Trustees.
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