The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND
organizing ire department for Salt
Lake City, Utah, prescribing the number
of officers and firemen. connected there
with. and regulating the same. and re-
pealing all conflicting ordinances and
resolutions of the city council.
Section l.
Be it ordained by the city coun-
Gil of Salt Lake City Utah:-That a
fire department for Salt Lake City, is
hereby created and organized, which
shall consist of the following officers and
fremen. each of whom shall receive the
monthly compensation as provided by
ordinance, which shall be in full payment
for all services rendered by them TO the
city.
one Chief of Department.
One Assistant Chief.
-Four Captains.
Two Lieutenants.
One Engineer.
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 to converse IN
derStandlnglN 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
Section Ill
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. for the
government of all officers and members of
the department, as he may deem eX-
pedient: he shall make suitable regula-
tons under which the officers and men of
said department shall be required to
wear an appropriate uniform and badge,
by which. in case Of ire and at other
times, their authority and position in the
fire department may be known
Under the direction and with the ap-
proVal of the mayor and city council, he
may purchase horses, steam engines, ex-
unguishers, 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 eXtnsuish-
mant of fires. protection of property,
preservation of order and observance of
the laws of the state, ordinances of 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 oncer or nemper 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
the department houses. or at a fire. or
who shall be guilty of violating any of
the rules of the department, may be
suspended from the department by the
chief, who shall report such suspension
within seven % 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
with the advice of the mayor of the city
or in case the mayor is not present and
in his judgment he may deem it neceS-
electric light or street railway wire, or
pole of either in close proximity thereto
to be cut, torn down or otherwise dis
posed of, and may also order any build /
ing or buildings in close proximity thereto |
to be torn down, blown up. or otherwise |
of for the purpose of checking |
the confaSration. but neither the chief of |
the department or any other ofhcer or |
member of the fire department shall IN
necessarily or recklessly destroy or in |
jure any building or other property.
Section VI.
Right of Way-Penalty For Interfering. |
Whenever a fire shall occur in this city. |
1t shall be lawful for the chief or acting |
chief of the fire department to blockade |
any street. avenue, alley. sidewalk, or /
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; l
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,
)r shall, at any time run over or at /
Tempt to run over the hose of the fire de-
Dartment with an omnibus, wagon, street /
,ar. railroad car, locomotive tender. or
any cart, dray. buggy, carriage. hack
hackney, coach. or any other kind of
vehicle.
All steam engines. hose carts, hook and
adder wagons, and other movable ap-
oaratus of the fire department shall have
The paramount right OF way over and
through all streets, avenues and alleys,
when going to a IRE.
No person, driving or having charge of
INV vehicle or animal. shall wilfully or
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,
)r other apparatus of such department /
While the same is going to or remaining
1t a fire.
No person shall wilfully cut. mark or
otherwise injure or deface any engine
II the fire department or any other prop
Section XI.
When any fire engine, hose cart truck
" other fire apparatus. while going to I
ire. or answering an alarm of fire shall
.onle up with or close to 4 car, upon q
lorsa or street railroad track in the city
# Salt Lake, 1t shall be the duty OF the
lriver of every such car or person in
harge thereof. to cause such car to come
o a full stop. and so remain until such
ire engine. hose cart. truck. or other
Ire apparatus has fully passed by such.
II has come to a fun stop. Whoever OBJ
tructs. hinders or interferes with any
fireman while in the discharge of his duty
entiOnally Injuries any of the apparatus
# instruments used for eXtinguishng
Tres. shall, when convicted. be punished
" fine not exceeding one hundred dol
Section XII.
The chief of the fire department shall
ave the power to assign to duty one or
more firemen upon the stage of anv ,
heatre public hall lecture room, or
ther places where large audiences are ,
ssembled; such fremen on duty shall be
lothed with the power TO prohibit smOk- ,
ng. careless handling of torches red fire /
lectric light apparatus, gas jets. or any
ombustible material which would be
hazardous to life and property; II shall /
urthsr be the duty of such firemen to !
rohibit the storage of scenery stage !
urniture. baggage or other properties in /
UGH manner as viii interfere with the Z
pparatus used for the eXtinguishrnan of |
or lessee of all theatres to ad- :
nit members of the ire department {