The herald., 1898-10-26
ARTICLE XXI.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

PlAE DEFAH ME[N1s
Sec. 231. The Fire Department and all
property appertaining thereto shall be
under the management and control OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners, consisting
Of five members. who shall be appointed
by the Mayor each Of whom shall serve
without compensation. No person shall
be appointed as Fire Commissioner who
shall not have been an elector OF the city
for at least five years next preceding his
appointment.
Sec. 2s2. The Board shall never be so
constituted as 10 contain more than
three members of the same political par
ty. The term OF office OF the Commits
sioners shall be four years. Those first
appointed shall so classify themselves by
lot that they shall respectively go out OF
office, one at the end OF one year, one az
the end of two years, one at the end OF
three years, and two at the end Of four
years.
Sec. 233. The commissioners shall or
ganize by electing one of their number
President. who shall hold onice for one
year. The board shall appoint Secre-
tary, not of their number, who shall be
clerk of tho department and Secretary or
the board, and shall keep all accounts
and records OF the department and OF the
relief and pension fund, and perform
such duties as the board may prescribe.
The board shall meet once week and as
often as tho business OF the department
may require, and all Its meetings shall
be public.
Sec 234. The board shall organize the
department. create and establish such
fire companies as II may deem necessary,
appoint and prescribe the number and
duties Of the officers, members and en-
ployses of the department and the uni
them.
have control Of all property, buildings
and equipments of tho department and
the purchase, erection and repairs there
Of, and exercise full power and authority
over all appropriations made for the use
Of the department, and over all expendl-
lures of all moneys for tho use thereof.
The board shall classify the service and
make the rules for appointments and pro-
motions under the civil service require
ments Of this charter, and shall enforce
all ordinances affecting fire interests re-
lating to fire limits. boring for oil. stor-
age of hay, fra escapes, erection OF en-
gnes establishment of laundrles, shops
and factories and all matters which by
ordinance have been or may be entrusted
to the board. The salaries OF all officers
and employees of the department, except
when prescribed by this charter. shall
be fixed by ordinance.
Sec. 235 The board shall make such
rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary to secure discipline and efficiency of
the department.; and for any violation
of such rules and regulations may i'm
pose reasonable fines upon officers men,
bers and employees of the depa rtment,
reprimand, reduce in grade or dismiss, or
suspend any OF them, as the board may
by rule prescribe. Such fines shall be de-
Quoted from the monthly warrants Of the
whom they are imposed and shall be
by the Treasurer to the Fire
mans Relief and Pension Fund.
Sec. 1885, No member or employee Of
the Fire Department. except callmen,
shall be engaged In any other employ
ment.
Sec. 3s7. The Board shall. Immediately
upon their appointment and qualifca-
tion, proceed to organize the Fire De-
ions Of this charter. and in so doing the
board shall make its appointments of Of
ficers and members from the persons
the force In the service OF
the Fire Department at the time this
and members shall not be required to
pass any civil service examination. All
future appointments and promotions
shall be made by the board, subject to
the provisions Of Article XVII Of this
charter
Sec. 23S. No ofacer, member or en-
ployce shall be reduced In rank, fned or
dismissed, except for cause. nor until
after trial. The accused shall be fur
nished with a written copy Of the charges
against him, at least three days previous
to the trial. He shall have the right to
appear In person and examine witnesses
In his behalf. All witnesses shall be ex-
amned under oath and all trials shall
be public.
Sec. 239. When any officer member or
employee shall become temporarily disa-
bled by reason of injuries received while
IN the actual performance Of his duties,
so as to incapacitate him from perform
ing his duty, the board may allow any or
all Of his salary during the continuance
or such temporary disability.
Sec. 240. The board shall see that all
contracts awarded and work done for the
department are faithfully performed and
SNAIL upon the awarding of any such
contracts, exact an adequate bond for
The prompt and faithful performance Of
the anne. The provisions OF Article XIV
Oh this charter SHALL so rar as the same
CAMP, can De made applicable. apply to all pro-
entered into for the erection and repairs
or buildings and apparatus and for fur
nisnlng supplies to tho department. Any
contract made In violation of any OF tho
The board shall cause to be made exact
property returns from each company OF
division, which shall show in detail all
stores and property received, used and
on hand for each quarter, and
shall enter the issuance of each article
to each company or division in appropri-
ate books.
Sec. 2n. Tho board shall appoint
Chief Engineer, who shall have control
OF the department under the board. He
shall be charged with tho special duty of
experimenting the extinguishment of
fires. The Chief Engineer shall be the
chief executive officer of the department,
and 1t shall be his duty to see that all
laws, orders and regulations In force in
the city or made by the board concerning
the department, are enforced
Sec. 242. The Chief Engineer may sus-
pend any subordinate officer, member or
employee Of the department for ineom-
potency. or any violation of the rules and
forthwith report In writing such suspen-
sion, with his reasons therefor, to the
board for their action. He shall vigllant-
ly observe tho condition of the apparatus
and workings of the department and re-
port in writing thereon at least once a
month to the board and make such rec
and suggestions respect
Ing the same as he may deem proper.
Sec. 24s The Chief Engineer may, dur
Ing .confiagration. cause to ba cut down,
or otherwise removed. any. building or
structure for the purpose Of checking the
progress OF such confiagration.
Sec. 2li The Council shall have power,
whenever in Its judgment 1t shall be
proper, to provide BY ordinance for q