Arizona republican., 1898-12-12
ORDINANCE NO. 280.

Providing for the Government of Ihe
 Phoenix Fire Department, and he-
 pealing Certain Ordinances.
 The Common Council of PhoenlA uc crdaln as follows:
 Section 1 The Phoenix Fire De part1.tat shall consist of three t5) Hose companies, one Hook and Ladder company, one Engine company, ana such other companies as may hefe- after be organized and admitted Each company shall consist of not more thaE twenty-five members. all C. whom. being ir good standing, shall ! be members of the general department i and shall have a voice and vote in ali it's deliberations; provided, that pre- vious membership of six months shall be necessary to vote for department officers. The department, however, shall always be the judge of it's own membership.
 Sec. ?. The officers Of the Phoenix Fire department shall be chleE, an assistant chief, a president, vlce-pres- iGent, a secretary, treasurer, an en- gineer, a stokar, a janit0r, an executive committee of three, consisting or the chief, the president and the secretary, and such other officers as may be here after provided for; all Of whom shall
 
 least one year, and shall be elected by ballot on the second Monday of Jan uary Of each year, and whose term Of office shall begin on the first day Of the following February, to hold for one year, CT until their successors arc duly elected and qualified
 Sec. 3-The chief or, in his absence or inability 10 act, the assistant chief, shall have command at all fires, drills, parades, etc, over all officers, mem bers and employees of the fire depart ment, and all apparatus and appurte- nances of the same. l. shall be his duty, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to take any steps, and 10 perform any act, that, in his judgment, is necessary for the preservation of life and property. He is hereby vested with the power and authority to sUs- pend any officer, member or employe of the department, who, during the progress Of any fire, refuses or neSlects to perform the duties assigned to him.
 Sec. f. The president, or, in his ab- sence or inability to act, the vice-presi- dent. shall preside over all meetings Of tho department, and he is hereby vested with the usual and full parliamentary powers to conduct such meetings.
 Sec ,. The engineer and stoker snail De mem DGfS or the company IG which their engine shall be attached; and it shall be their duty to attend all fires. and to operate and keep in repair the engine
 Sec. $. It shall be the duty of the ex- ccUtive committee to put into effect the will of the department, and to in- cur the necessary expense in so doing; and it may make such contracts an0 incur such indebtedness, on the part of the department, as may be necessary to the proper conduct of drills, pa rades and funerals.
 Sec. '. Any officer of the depart ment may be removed from office. by the department by a tWo-thirds vote, for incapacity, neglect of duty, viola tion of the department constitution or bylaws, conduct unbecoming a fire man and a gentleman, or unwarraHted exercise Of his authority. Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the 
 Sec. 8. The chief. assistant chief. l and such officers of the department as receive pay or emolumontS from the council. shall be elected sub 1 ject to confirmation by that body. Such | confirmation shall be deemed to have 1 heen given, unless the records Of the common council shall aff1rmatively and i positively show that it was refused | Failure Of confirmation shall operate | to 5rsate a vacancy, which the depart i