The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-26
ORDINANCES.

Borough shall be members of said
| department and have one vote i'm all
matters appertaining to the said de-
| partment.
Section 3. Said department. so or
ganized as aforesaid. shall have power
to elect such officers and make consti-
! tuition and laws as they may deem ex-
| pedient for the government of said
! department. Provided, that said con-
stitution and laws shall be approved by
! the Borough Council.
Section 4. Neither the said fire de-
| partment nor any of it's officers or
| agents shall have power to pledge the
| credit of the Borough in any way with
out the written consent of the Borough
| Council.
Section 5 The Chief Engineer of the
| Fire Department, shall be appointed
| by the Borough Council at the first
stated meeting in March of each year,
and after subscribing to the oath of
| office, shall recommend to the council
| two assistants who shall be designated
| as first and second assistants respect
lively.
Section 6. The Chief Engineer shall
have the control and management of
the Fire Department at all fires when
present, and direct at such fires the
efforts and labors and prescribe the
duties of the assistant engineers, fire.
men, citizens, and all other persons
present And in his absence or when a
vacancy occurs in the office of Chief
Engineer, the first assistant engineer
shall perform these duties and possess
all the powers. of the Chief Engineer;
and in case the Chief and first assist
ant shall be absent, or vacancy shall
have occurred, then the second assist
ant engineer shall perform these du-
ties and possess such powers.
Section Z. The Chief Engineer shall
have supervision over all engines, car
riages, hose, and hydrants within the
Borough, and see that they are always
ready for service; and shall have ac-
cess to and examine the entire appar-
.atus after each fire, and he shall at
least once q month, make a report to
the Borough Council of the condition
thereof and recommend such altera-
tiOnS ana improvements in the fire de-
partmcnt and apparatus as he may
deem proper and necessary. He shall
also report the names of such firemen,
if any, who may have disobeyed his
official orders and neglected and re-
fused to Go their duty, and shall at
the same time report the origin and To-
cation Of each fire which shall have
occurred, as far as he may be able, and
the amount of loss and insurance. if
any, upon the premises; also the name
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man under his charge.
TITLE XIV.
Poles and Wires.
Section I. The High Constable shall
inspect all poles used to carry wires
erected upon the thOrouChfares or pub
lie grounds OF the Borough by any
person or corporation, and the High
Constable aided by the police under
his charge, shall see that the said
poles and wires are kept in a safe and
good condition; and if the High Con-
stable or police shall find any defects
in the condition of the said poles or
wires, he or they shall report the same
to the Burgess forthwith.
Section . The Burgess on receiving
notice of any defect in the condition
of the electric wires or poles within the
limits of the borough, shall notify the |
owner or manager of the corporation |
or person owning the said wires or
poles, to repair the same Immediately |
and put them in q. safe and trustwor- |
thy condition. and if the said owner |
or manager of the corporation or per- |
son owning the said wires or poles fail |
to do so with the despatch which the |
case may require, the Burgess shall |
instruct the High Constable to remove |
the danger, if any exists, by reason of |
any defective wires or poles, and the |
cost of such removal shall be betrayed |
by the person or corporation owning |
such poles or wires.
Section g. Every telephone, tele- |
graph, electric and electric railway !
company, erecting or maintaining |
poles or wires within the Borough lin |
its shall pay an annual license fee of |
one dollar for each pole and two and |
one-half dollars for each mile of wire |
so erected or maintained; said license |
fan fn lh moi ,1, =
Monday in April Of each year.
TITLE XVI.
Board of Health.
Section /. There shall be established.
appointed and organized in said Bor-
ough, a Board of Health, which shall
consist of FIVE persons, not members
Of the Council, and for this purpose
said Borough shall be divided into five
districts described as follows:
The First district shall be composed
Of all that portion of said Borough ly-
ing east of the Keiser Creek.
The Second district shall be bounded
as follows: On the north by the north
erly Borough lines: on the south by
Depot street, as far west as the TAYLOR
mines, thence along a line, continuing
in the same direction, as far west as
the westerly Borough line; on the east
by the Keiser Creek, and on the west
by the westerly boundary of the Bor-
ouGh.
The Third district shall he bounded
on the north by Depot street as far
west as the TAYLOR mines; thence along
a line continuing in the same direc-
tion, as far west as the westerly Bor-
ough line; south by Union street, on O.
line running from Schultzs lane TO the
LdckaWanna river; east by the Lack
aWanna river, and west by the west
erlY boundaries of the said Borough.
The Fourth district shall be bound
ed on the north by the aforesaid line
running through Union street from
Schultz'S lane to the LackaWanna
river: on the south by line running
through Grove street from Schultz's
lane to the Lackawanna river; on the
east by the Lackawanna river, and
on the west by Schultzs lane
The Fifth district shall be bounded
on the north by line running through
Grove street, from Schultzs lane to
the Lackawanna river; south by a line
running through Sibley street the
southerly boundary Of the Borough)
from Schultz's lane to the Lackawan-
ma river; on the east by the Lacka-
wanna river, and on the west by
SchultZ's lane.
Section 2. The President of the Bor-
ough Council shall nominate and ap-
point. by and with the consent of the
Council, Board Of Health consisting
Of five members, one Of whom shall he
a reputable physician of not less than
two years standing in the practice OF
his profession, whose terms of office
shall be as follows: One person to
serve for one year; one person to serve
Tor TWO years; one person to serve for
three years; one person to serve for
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