The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-23
The ADJOURNED
COUNCIL MEETING
Ordinance Passed for Expenditure Of
$3.50 for Extending Pire
Alarm System.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ORDINANCE
Read First and Second Times. and Motion to
Suspend Iiuies Tailed-Aayor to Cali
Special Meeting to Consider
the Natter.

An adjourned meeting Of the city cOun-
ell was held last night, Mayor Taylor
in the chair. and all members present
with the exception Of Mr. Thompson.
The application Of Johan Henrickson.
for a retail liquor license was referred
TO the committee on health and police
on motion OF Councilman McGregor.
the sense OF the council was taken as
TO whether Ordinance No. 212 should
be remodeled 50 that the selection Of
the chief engineer Of the fire depart
ment and assistants be made by the
mayor with the approval Of the council.
was after considerable discussion, not
approved, and the motion was with
drawn.
The ordinance for the remodelIng Of
the fire department Of the city. which
was the principal business Of the even
ing, passed the second reading, but the
motion to suspend the rules and have
It read for the third time. failed to
carry. A motion prevailed. however,
TO have a special meeting subject 10
the call OF the mayor. to consider the
matter. The following is the full text
Of the ordinance:
Sec. 1.-The distribution and location
Of the hose, hook and ladder, chemical
and steam engines shall be as follows:
Hose Company No. 1. TO consist of one
two-horse hose carriage with sufficient
hose and 10 be stationed at the build
ing now occupied by the Astoria En-
gine Co. No. l. Hook and Ladder Co.
No. l. TO be stationed in its present
quarters and to consist of one Hays
hook and ladder truck. two horses and
necessary equipments.
Company No. TO consist OF one
chemical engine with horses and neces-
sary equipments; one two horse hose
carriage with sufficient hose and
horses. to be located at the city hall
buildings.
Company No. to consist of one two
horse hose carriage with horses and
sufficient hose. to be located at the
house of Engine Co. No. 8.
Company No. to consist of one hand
hose cart with sufficient hose and to be
located at its present location in I'm
iontown.
Sec. 2.-All claims aud demands, in
cluding salaries of drivers. engineers
and employees of the fire department,
shall be presented TO the common
council. and no officer. or member of
the fire department shall contract any
bills, without first securing requisi-
tion therefor signed by the members of
the committee on fire and water, said
supplies upon such reQuisition to be or
dered by the common council.
Sec. S.-The duties of the engineer
of the chemical engine shall be to take
charge of the chemical engine and the
steam fire engine and have it in readi-
ness in case of need to take care OF
and keep in order the fire alarm bat
teries and perform such other duties
as may be required of him by the chief
engineer. Sec. 4.-The duties Of the
drivers OF the hose carriages shall he
such as may be required of them by
the chief engineer.
Sec. 5.-The salaries of the engineer
Of the chemical and drivers shall be
as follows; Engineer of chemical en-
gine, SIS per month All drivers shall
receive a salary of S65 per month.
Sec, 6.-The Sillsby and Clapp &
Jones engine shall be taken out of
service and sold or disposed of as the
common council may determine.
Sec. THE committee on fire and
water are hereby authorized to make
all necessary arrangements to carry
this ordinance into effect; and to re-
ceive bids for hose carriages and such
apparatus as may be necessary to
make all arrangements until the pur-
chase of the necessary apparatus pro-
vided for by this ordinance is COM
pleted.
On suspension of the rules resolu-
tion was passed authorizing the ex-
penditure of $3.50 for the purpose of
extending the fire alarm system to the
engine house of Uniontown hose COM
pany.
The following report Of the committee
on fire and water. of its conference
with the water commission, was adopt
ed:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of ASTORIA
Gentlemen: We, your committee on
fire and water. having been instructed
to confer with the water commission in
regard to the s25OO, the commission
think the city should pay as hydrant
rental, beg to report the result of our
conference.
Though unable TO receive any de-
tailed statement of the affairs of the
water commission, we learn from them
verbally that their receipts for the
month of May were about S2lOO. Ex-
pense Of water commission per month.