The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-07
AN ORDINANCE

organizing a fire 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:1That a
fire department for Salt Lake City, IS
hereby crea.ed and organized, which
shall consist of the following officers and
firemen, each of whom shall receive the
ordinance, which shall be in full payment
for all services rendered by them to the
city.
One Assistant Chief.
| Four Captains.
Two Lieutenants.
One Superintendent of Fire Alarm
One Secretary and Operator
Sixteen Fireman.
Section IL
Qualifications of Members.
! Every person who shall be appointed a
member of the fire department must. at
the time of his appointment be an aDIe
bodied man. and be able to converse IN
derstandingly in the English language,
and al the time of his appointment pos
sess such other qualifications ana pass
such examinations as may be prescribed
by rules of the chief of the department,
and approved by the city council
Section III.
Duties and Powers of Chief
/ The duty of eXtinguishing nreS ana 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 ana make
such rules and regulations, sup1ect 20
I the approval of the city council. Tor the
/ government of all officers and members or
the department. as he may deem e4-
pedient: he shall make suitable, reguia a.
lions under which the officers and men of
said department shall be required 10
wear an appropriate uniform and badge
: by which. in case of fire and at other
J afr- NIL and r1OSitiOn 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, e1-
/ tinguishers. hose carriages, hook and
| ladder trucks, and all other apparatus
and supplies necessary for the complete
J equipment of the fire departm The
J 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 Whlch ne
shall deem eXpedient for the leXtingufsh-
! mant of rires, 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.
/ 1t 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
the department houses. or at 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-
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 confiagraticn, but neither the chief of
/ the department or any other officer or
/ member of the fire department shall un-
necessarily or racklessly destroy or in
! jure any building or other property.
| Section VI
Right of Way-Penalty For Interfering.
Whenever 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. 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
car. railroad car. locomotive tender. or
any cart, dray, buggy, carriage, hack.
hackney, coach, or any other kind of
Section VIII
All steam engines, hose carts, hook and
ladder wagons. and other movable ap-
paTatuS 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 a fire.
Section Y.
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.
Section XII
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
fire engine, hose cart. truck. or other
fire apparatus has fully passed by SUCH
or has come TO q full stop Whoever OBJ
structS. binders or interfereS with any
fireman while in the discharge of his duty
or drives over any hose or otherwise in
tentionally Injuries any of the apparatus
or instruments used for eXtinguishing
fires. shall. when convicted. be punished
10y fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars.
Section XII.
The chief OF the fire department shall
have the power to assign to duty one or
more fremen upon the stage of any
theatre public hall lecture room or
other places where large audiences are
assembled; such firemen on duty shall be
clothed with the power to prohibit smok-
ing. careless handling of torches red fire
combustlble material which would be
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 extinguishm of
fires: it shall be the duty of the owner,
occupant, or lessee of all theatres to ad-