The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY.
Series Of Weekly Articles the History of Fire Organizations
in Morristown During the Past Century
BY AUGUSTUS w. BELL.


The Department 1897 o1s43 and Rules Order of
Old Engine CompanyNo Ffremen the
Early DaysFines Excuses Annual
Association Levies Support Fire Companies Engine
House the First Presbyterian ChuchPoics running
Elaborate Furnishing Engine House Engine
Disbanded and New Con, any Formed Members No.
1. New Company
following Rules of Order of Engine Company No
Article I.section This Association shall
Section The officers this Company shall Foreman
shall also
Section candidate having the highest number votes shall be elected
Article ITDuy Officers preside
meeting
strictly and mparta executed penalty for neglect in each
shall also company request
less than three members
grant leave of absence then
Section shall be the the Assistant
his respective duties
office the esamep penalty.
duty Secretary every muster
s d shall 1r t the Ds state % Of n h t g g % n sr 80 qpg ] % @ a % @ H.
required roll of the members put
notice Of the time of each meeting in the Engine House.
publicly proposed
at the meetings the baod the
who shall have six negative votes will not be elected When there cn
dates majority Of the shall decide which shall
oted
joining company pay an initiation fee
% cents and shall sign the bylaws before receiving his certificate
ing provided dwelling place where be Keeps ms dress sn
@ Article " Regular Meetings regular meetings Of
working the engine quarterly transaction of business
mencing March, which the annual meeting
of shall be called atthe
time specified members constitute quorum Tor the trans
o business
be fined twelve the second twenty cents
Section Any when requested by the chairman
making use indecent profane language intoxicated smoking
during any dgnedy npn any mem
addressing the chair shall pay hne OF
Article the engine case of fire shall have
pipe both Foreman and Assistant shall perform the du
ties the subject to the like penalty
the engine upon
afnioht shall
lamps and torches taken with the engine to the hre
Penalties Section From being absent from hre O
~ for non attendance at meeting for business
each IS cents for refusing to obey orders Of
Foreman leaving meeting while on duty 20 cents All n
be paid the next regular meeting.
without the 0 three fourths Of the company
Section every quarterly meeting shall be duty of the secretary rao
aloud have fines standing against them and any mem
suffered them to exceed Genus no 10
and fines be not thereafter they shall be doubled or
expelled at the option OF the company 'nel " ING
p [ W.T. Section l. The roll of fire unless
are five present. absent the roll to be called by the act
ing Foreman signing his to the roll after calling
resignation Will De accepted e
have settled and handdin his key and certificate win MS w
A TX Section l. If vacancy officers OF thi
company by resignation removal such vacancy sna oe u ny ~
Article Section All exceeding three number shall
by approved by the company and ever Oa
the company the hr person appointed ~ "
Of the committee preside at the meetings of the same
Section accepting appointing in any committee and neg
@ to attend the duties and the chairman ne
elects to the committee together shall be fined % cents
A shall monthly as
the brass pertaining theman to grease the nos
and torches lamps and lanterns ana Keep @ anu -
from the Secretary OIL WICK upen
etc whenever they machine of the implements are OUT
Foreman under ne penalty
!. cents for of the above duties
section at fire elsewhere tnere sna
Of three appointed they roll h Foreman and ar
exented1 to the night and take them
happen and for the neglect the same n
n; ifned50
penatl
nder the foregoing having reasonable excuses 70 e
and majority OF the members W
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