The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-18
AN ORDINANCE.


Section l.
ell pc of Salt Gro LAKE CITY IL n TtahTSoS
fire department for Salt Lake City, is
hereby created and organized, which
shall consist of the following officers and
firemen. each of whom shall receive the
monthly compensation as provided by
ordinance, which shall be in fru payment
for all services rendered by them to the
city.
One Chief of Department.
One Assistant Chief.
Four Captains
Two LieutenantS.
One superintendent of Fire Alarm.
One Secretary and Operator
Sixteen Fireman
Section II.
Qualifications of Members.
Every person who shall be appointed
member of the fire department must. at
the time of his appointment. be an able
bodied man, and be able 10 converse I'M
cerStandingly in the English language,
and at the time of his appointment pos
sess such other qualifications and pass
such examinations as may be prescribed
by rules of the chief of the department,
and approved by the city council
Duties and Powers of Chief.
The duty of extinguishing fires and OF
protecting life and property in case OF
fire, within the city. shall be entrusted to
the chief of the department. He may
divide the city into fire districts and make
such rules and regulations, subject to
the approval of the city council. Tor the
government of all officers and members of
the department. as he may deem eX-
pedient; he shall make suitable. regula-
tions under which the officers and men OF
said department shall be required 70
wear an appropriate uniform and badge,
by which. in case of fire and at other
times. their authority and position in the
fire department may be known.
Under the direction and with the ap-
prevail of the mayor and city council, ne
may purchase horses, steam engines, eX-
tinguisherS hose carriages hook and
ladder trucks, and all other apparatus
and supplies necessary for the complete
equipment of the fire department The
chief shall have sole and entire command
over all officers, members and employees
of the department. and all apparatus and
appurtenanceS belonging to the same;
and he shall take all measures which he
shall deem expedient for the eXttnguish-
msnt of fires. protection of property.
preservation of order. and observance of
the laws of the state. ordinances or the
city, and rules and regulations of the city
council.
It shall be the duty of the chief to
examine into the condition of all houses.
apparatus and appurtenances belonging
TO the department.; to inspect engines,
hose, and hook and ladder companies.
Section ".
The Chief May Suspend.
Any officer or member of the depart
ment who is addicted TO the habitual use
of intoxicants, or who shall use profane.
immoral or indecent language. or who
shall be intoxicated in or about any of
who shall be guilty of violating any of
the rules of the department. may De
suspended from the department by the
chief, who shall report such suspension
within seven Cd days from the date of
such suspension to the mayor and city
council
When Property May Be Torn Down
When a fire is in progress the chief of
the department, or in his absence, the
assistant chief of the department. may
or in case the mayor is not present and
in his judgment he may deem IL neces-
sary) order any telegraph, telephone.
pole of either in close proximity thereto,
to be cut, torn down or otherwise dis
posed of, and may also order any build
to be torn down, blown up. or otherwise
disposed of for the purpose of checking
the conflagration. but neither the chief OF
member of the fire department shall I'M
necessarily or recklessly destroy or in
jure any building or other property.
Section VI.
Whenever a fire shall occur in this city.
it shall be lawful for the chief or acting
chief of the fire department TO blockade
other place, If. in his judgment it is
necessary to insure the efficient working
of the men. hose. engine. or hook and
ladder apparatus under his command.
and to protect the hose of said depart
ment from injury, he is hereby author
lied to require of the chief of police or
other officer in charge of the police sta
ton. detail of policemen sufficient in his
judgment therefor. who, for the time be-
ing, shall act under the Instructions of
said chief or acting chief of fire depart
ment.
No person shall break through or at
tempt to break through the blockade
mentioned in section vi of this ordinance,
or shall, at any time run over or at
tempt to run over the hose of the fire de-
partment with an omnibus, wagon, street
any cart, dray, buggy. carriage, hack.
hackney, coach, or any other kind Of
vehicle.
All steam engines, hose carts, hook and
ladder wagons, and other movable ap-
paratus of the fire department shall have
the paramount right OF way over and
through all streets. avenues and alleys
when going to a fire.
Section TX.
No person, driving or having charge OF
any vehicle or animal shall wilfully or
carelessly permit the same to obstruct
impede or otherwise interfere with the |
progress of working any such steam en-
CINE, hose cart. hook and ladder wagon, /
Or other apparatus of such department. !
while the same is going to or remaining !
Section X
No person shall Wilfully cut. mark or |
otherwise injure or defaee any engine !
house. hose, engine, or other apparatus |
Of the fire department, or any other prop
erty of the city.
When any fire engine. hose cart. truck I
Dr. other ire apparatus. while going to /
ire. or answering an alarm of fire. shall /
come uD with or close to a car, upon /
morse or street railroad track in the city |
Of Salt Lake, it shall be the duty of the /
driver OF every such car or person in /
charge thereof, to cause such car to come /
to a full stop. and so remain until such /
fire engine. hose cart. truck. or other /
ire apparatus has fully passed by such, /
Dr. has come to a full stop. Whoever OBJ I
structs. binders or irterferes with any /
fireman while in the discharge of his duty !
or drives over any hose or otherwise in |
tentiOnaily Injuries any OF the apparatus /
Or instruments used for extinguishing
by fine not exceeding one hundred dol |
lars.
Section XII
The chief of the fire department shall |
more fremen upon the stage of any
theatre public hail. lecture room, or /
other places where large audiences are |
assembled; such firemen on duty shall be |
clothed with the power to prohibit smOk |
nC. careless handling OF torches, red FIRE. !
electric light apparatus, gas jets. or any |
material which would be /
hazardous to life and property; it shall /
further be the duty of such firemen 10 4
prohibit the storage of scenery, stage /
such manner as will interfere with the 1
apparatus used for the extinguishms of |
fires; it shall be the duty of the owner, i
or lessee of all theatres to adj !
through the stage entrance of such I
theatres. when assigned to duty by the /