Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-15
ORDINANCE NO. Lv.
Creating Il fire department.
BE it ordained by the city council OF the city of

Be it ordained by the city council OF the city of
Hot Springs, south Dakota.
meDt for the city of Hot Springs, the officers of
which shall be u chief engineer, and first and sec
ond assistant engineers.
hose company tina; now is or may hereafter be
organized in said city, which shall tender their
services To the city, may he enrolled us "a regular
company in the department by iilin. with tile
city auditor u list of the names of Its officers
and members, subject to the acceptance OF such
COMPANY by the city council.
Section 8. The city marshal, by. virtue OF his
Office, shall he chief engineer of the fire depart
ment until his successor is appointed and CON
!irnca. The first and second assistant engineers
may be elected by the department aud shall hold
tneir office for the term of one year and until
their Successors are elected and confirmed ny tile
section 4. No hook and ladder company shall
contain more than thirty active members, and no
active members and no company. of any kind
snail be EMIT led to more than thirty Votes upon
the election OF any officers, ar upon any question
submitted to the department for their approval.
Section s. The mayor and fire anu police COM
mittee, together with the chief and Let and End as.
sistant engineers shall constitute the fire board Ut
Hot springs shall he and is hereby made the
secretary of such fire board. Tue fire board shall
purchase I'LL hoee carriages, hook and ladder
trucks, hose and other apparatus, keep the same
in good repair, and provide such neressaries as
they deem proper. The mayor shall be chair.
man of the fire board and such fire board shall
have control of fire apparatus of any kind be-
longing to the city, and shall have general super
vision of the department. Said board shall take
its lirst meeting in November of each year, all
matters relating to the department, giving Its
condition, the number of fires during the pre-
ceding year, and the causes thereof, together with
an inventory of all the fire apparatus belonging
to the city and for this purpose the secretary OF the
department shall keep in q book belonging to the
to the city, The yates of all fires, the number there
of, the date and number of alarms, and what appar
stas has been lost. d a.s.s Sd ,.. or b ss spsn "" M
and such board shall make such other rules
partmsnt not inconsistent with the provisions Of
this chapter, as they shall deem necessary, which
shall he submitted for its adoption, and If adopt
melnbers of the department. then such board
shall furnish each company with q copy thereof
and tle one with the city auditor. such board
eary for the efficiency Of the department:
section6 q: The chief engineer shall have ne
and have command of the department, and shall
be promptly obeyed, and in bis absence the he f re-
sence Of both sas Of said o% n I'll the Sc sond a%ssistsnl
engineer shall act, and in the absence of all suct
officers, then the foreman or officer in charge
IF frs the shalt ,fi' ss ss%naaay to until A'! eSs 8 ;! .a aeiI
officers shall attend, and when either o
the above named oaicers i, is ,,s acting h,E, =
Culel euRluecTs Lc u yOCoCEo oAA saS u.ASA
of the chief engineer and be obeyed as such.
Section &. When u fire is in progress in tn
city, the chief engineer, with the consent OF tn
mayor or chairman of the council committee OF
fires, or If neither of them DO present. with TIN
consent of the first and second assistant engineer
may order any frame building or buildings TO b.
Venting such fire from spreading, but In no cas-
shall such means be employed Of arresting tn
progress of any confagration unless the sam
shall, in the judgment of the engineer In charge
be absolutely necessary.
Section 8. The chief and assistant engineer
shall have all the powers of policemen at fires.
Section 9. No fire apparatus shall 9e let on
for hire, sold or loaned, nor permitted to be take
beyond the city limits without the consent of tn
mayor or the chief engineer of the fire depart
ment.
tract any debt in the name of the city, except .
Section Il. No officer or member Of this sn d
any compensation from the city, but the chiefa an
his ass si;ant engineers and active aSa son memoers : :
| the number hereinbefore provided, shall be Q.
empt from serving on juries In the city justice {
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