The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-03
AN ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE CREATING AMI
organizing fire department for Sal
Lake City. Utah. prescribing the numbel
of officers and firemen connected there
with, and regulating the same. and re
peaiing all conflicting ordinances anC
resolutions of the city council
Section l.
Be it ordained by the city coun
ell of Salt Lake City, Utah:-That &
fire department for Salt Lake City, i:
shall consist of the following officers ano
nremen, each of whom shall receive the
monthly compensation as provided by
ordinance, which shall be in full payment
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 a
member of the fire department must at
the time of his appointment, be an able
bodied man. and be able to converse un-
derstandingly in the English language,
and at the time of mis- appointment pos
Sess such other qualifications and pass
such examinations as may be prescribed
by rules of the chief Of the department
and approved b. gsc the city ITy council
Duties and Powers of Chief.
The duty of eXtinguishing fires and of
protecting life and property in case of
IRE, 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 Sulta Die regula-
tons under which the officers and men Of
said department shall be required to
wear an appropriate uniform and badge,
nv a f~h IN of fipa T7d n
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, ne
may purchase horses, steam engines, eX-
tiDguiShers. hose carriages, nook ana
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 ana
appurtenanceS belonging to the same
and he shall take all measures which he
shall deem eXpedient for the eXungulsh-
ment 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
II shall be the duty of the chief TO
examine into the condition of all houses
apparatus and appurtenances belonging
to the department.; 10 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
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.
Section V
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 ii neces-
sary) order any telegraph, telephone.
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
disposed of for the purpose of checking
the confiagration, but neither the chief of
the department or any other officer or
member of the fire department shall I'M
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;
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. a 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
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
car. 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
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
at fire.
Section X.
No person shall wilfully cut. mark or
otherwise injure or deface 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
or other fire apparatus, while going to a
FIRE or answering. an alarm OF fire shall
come UP with or close to a car upon a
horse 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 full stop. and so remain until such
fire apparatus has fully passed by such
or has come to a full stop. Whoever OBJ
structs hinders or interferes with any
fireman while in the discharge of his duty
or drives over any hose or otherwise in
tentionaliy INJURIES any of the apparatus
fires. shall, when convicted. be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars.
The chief of the fire department shall
have the power to assign to duty one or
theatre public hall, lecture room, or
other places where large audiences are
assembled, such fkremen on duty shall be
clothed with the power to prohibit smok-
ing careless handling of torches, red fire
electric light apparatus. gas lets or any
hazardous to life and property: it shall
further be the duty of such firemen to
prohibit the storage of scenery, stage
furniture, baggage or other properties in
such manner as will interfere with the
apparatus used for the eXtinguishma nt of
fires: it shall be the duty of the owner.
occupant, or lessee of all theatres to ad-
nit members of the fire department