The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-08

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 special election or vote to be taken in said City or any ward thereof, under authority
 of law, which order shall specify the pur- poses of such meeting, election or vote, and
 the several places of meeting or voting, ar
 ter the same shall have been designated by
 the Board of Police Commissioners and
 said order, being recorded in the City Rec
 ords and certified copy published In two
 or more daily newspapers in said City, at
 least five days before the time prescribed
 for such meeting, election or vote, shall be
 sufficient warning thereof.
 Sec. 100. Such elections and votes shall
 be conducted in all respects, as provided
 in the Statutes of this State.
 Immediately after an election of City or
 Ward officers has been held it shall be the
 duty of the City Clerk to procure copy of
 the certified returns from the Town Clerk
 and record the same in the City Records.
 an elector, shall oter about any voting
 place during the taking of any vote, or
 about the place where the vote is being
 Sec. 1oe Tho Board of Fire Commits
 sloners shall meet statedly on the Tuesday
 preceding the first Thursday of every
 month.
 Said Board shall each month audit all
 blls created in or for said Department, and
 cause those. approved by them to be duly
 certified and passed over to the City Clerk,
 for the approval of the Board of Finance.
 Sec. 107. If at any time it shall be neces-
 sary for said Board to exceed the amount
 of expenses required by the next preceding
 
 priation, to accomplish the particular object
 of such appropriation, they shall report the
 facts in writing to the Board of Finance.
 with the reasons for the defciency,, and m
 estimate of the amount needed in the case.
 Sec. no. Said Board shall cause to be
 designated, under their rules, what officer
 shall have the powers and discharge. the
 duties of said Superintendent in case of his
 absence or disability
 Sec. Ill. The Superintendent shall keep
 a record of fires, fire alarms, the value and
 kinds of property destroyed, and the amount of insurance thereon.
 He shall report to said Board, once a
 month, upon the condition and efficiency of
 said Department and shall make an annual
 report of the condition and affairs of said
 Department to said Board.
 Sec. liz. During the continuance of any
 fire, the Superintendent shall have absolute
 control of the streets adjacent thereto; he
 may blockade any such street, and forbid
 passage therein; he may order those pres
 ent to stand back to any required and reas-
 omble distance; he. may command the us-
 sistanee of any police officer, special con-
 stable, or person present at the fire, In eN- tinguishing the same or preventing it's spread, or in saving or securing property. l., He shall have power, with necessary as sistance, to enter any building or premises,
 for the purpose of extinguishing or checking
 the progress of fire, or securing or protect ing property, and he may, with the advice of the Mayor, direct the destruction of any
 building, to stay the further progress of the fire.
 a fire who shall conduct himself in a disor- : derly manner, or neglect or refuse to obey promptly any proper order of the Superin- tendent,- or who shall resist, obstruct, hin
 der or abuse any officer of the Fire Depart , ment, or any fireman In the discharge of his duty, shall forfeit and pay, q penalty oi : not less than ten, nor more than one hun. dred dollars for each offense, and any oi the aforesaid officers may forthwith arrest : without warrant, and take to police sta l tion, any person so offending.
 Sec. 115 No person shall drive any anl nal or vehicle over any hose laid by the Fire Department without permission there l for first obtained from the Superintendent or officer in charge.
 Sec 131 No person shall cut any fire l alarm telegraph wire or shall destroy, de
 face, or in any manner injure the Fire Alarm Telegraph or any part thereof, 1T said City, or any of the appurtenances ol [ the same, or shall interfere with, or dt
 anything to the same, so as to prevent ol ) delay the proper or timely use thereof, ol shall without probable cause send Ill al : alarm of fire. Any person offending agains any provision of this section shall forfeit 7 and pay penalty of not less than twenty } nor more than one hundred dollars for ev
 cry such offense
 Sec. 136. The next preceding section shal not be construed to prevent any person iron building on his own premises, in said Dis l trict for the, storage of wood or coal z ! wooden building, provided the same is il other respects in conformity with law, ant is not placed within ten feet of any otheI : wooden building on land of another owner and is not more than twelve feet above tht
 ground in the highest part; nor to prevent : the erection of wooden sheds, not exceeding one story in height, for the storage of iron :, coal, lumber or freight, in such District, be
 and the highway or highways respectively ! contiguous thereto, nor to prevent the com ! pietion according to the original plan, Q any building or addition, begun before th' ! passage of this Ordinance, provided suci work would not have been contrary to th,
 Ordinances of said City heretofore in force , Sec. l3S Whenever any wooden building l in said Fire District shall have been dam ! aged by fire, to less than one-half it's value : the Fire Marshal may issue permit to re
 ;lr,an such conditions in conformity viii ! the Ordinances as he may prescribe Sec. 164. No bonfire shall be kindled ii 1, any street or public park within said City T nor in any part of said City within on hundred feet of any building except in gar ' dens or vacant lots, nor in any garden o I vacant lot within twenty-five feet of an, building, nor in any garden or vacant 10 Iexcept between sunrise and two o'clock il r the afternoon.
 ! Every person who shall kindle, or assis : in kindling 2 bonfire, contrary to the fore :, going provisions, or aid in supplying an, fuel or combustibles to such bonfire, shal s lforefit and pay penalty of five dollars fo \ Ieyerg such offense,
 Sec. 1e6. The Fire Marshal shall forth f with register and number such application $ and the Fire Marshal being satisfied tha V such work will be in accordance with tn z Ordinances of the City, shall sign and issu r q license or permit therefor as provided Il ,- said Ordinance concerning Licenses an il Permits; but if any person, whose proposes n work will be in accordance with these Or . Idinances, shall feel aggrieved by the neglec e Tor refusal of the Fire Marshal to issue sucl
 license CT permit, or by any condition in !. posed by him, he may appeal to the Boar . of Fire Commissioners, whose order In tn V premises shall be obeyed.
 I See. 16T. Any chimney, wall, building o l. part of a building, erected or removed, Il
 violation of the provisions of the 136th Il 137th, 13Sth, 139th 10th and 150th section l. of this Ordinance, and any pile of lumber f in violation of the 149th section of this On h dinance, and every stove. furnace, pipe ga l. generator, or accumulation of combustibl n material, in violation of this Ordinance sance, and the Mayor of the City or tn I Superintendent of the Fire Department o 2 the Fire Marshal, with the advice of th e Mayor, having given reasonable notice, ul s der the hand of either of them, in the mai
 ner prescribed for the Fire Marshal in tn f 127th section of this Ordinance, shall abat d such nuisance, taking such assistance q l. may be necessary, and the reasonable eS a pense of such abatement shall be recovere r from the owner, lessee or agent havin d charge of the premises, or either or any
 them, in any proper form of action in bt a half of the City
 Sec. 1e9 Such fire escapes shall be coI e structed and maintained in such places uI IT on the building i'll such manner, of sue V materials. and number, and reaching i