The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-30
AN ORDINANCE.

pealing all conflicting ordinances and res
oiutions of the city council
| Section l. Be it ordained by the city
council of Salt Lake City, Utah: Phat
the fire department of Salt Lake City is
| hereby created and organized, which snail
| consist of the following officers and ire
men, each of whom shall receive the
monthly compensation as provided by this
| ordinance, winch shall be in full payment
Tor all services rendered by them 10 the
city:
/ Head or Chief of Department.
l Assistant Head or Chief of Depart
+ Captains.
I LieutenantS.
l Engineer.
Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
j Secretary and Operator.
! IL F'iremen. 50
Sec. 2. Qualifications of Members.-Ev-
4 cry person who shall be appointed a mem
i per OF the fre department must, at the
I time of his appointment, be an able-bodled
man and be able to converse understand
lngiy in the English language, and at the
Tune OF his appointment possess such.
otner qualifications and pass such exam
nations as may be prescribed by rules of
the head or chief of the department and
approved by the city council
Sec B. Duties and Powers OF the Head
, or Chlef OF Department.-The duty of ex
thgulsh1ng fires and of protecting life and
property, within the city, shall be en-
| trusted to the head or chief of the de-
nre districts and make such rules and
! regulations subject to the approval of the
city council, for the government of all
omcers and members of the department
! as he may deem expedient. He shall make
suitable regulations, under which the Of
hcers and men of said department shall
ne required to wear an appropriate uni
FORM ana badge by which, in case of fire
ana at other times, their authority and
| position in the fire department may be
known. Under the direction and with the
approval of the mayor and city council,
| fctn r1fri1
! extlngulshers, hose, carriages, hook and
/ ladder trucks, and all other apparatus
and supplies necessary for the complete
| equipment of the fire department
! The head or chief shall have sole and
| entire command over all officers mem
| berS and employees of the department,
! and all apparatus and appurtenances be-
! longing to the same, and he shall take
| any measures which he shall deem eXDedi-
| ent for the extinguishment of fires, pro-
tec5ion OF property, preservation OF order
ordinances of the city, and rules and reg
! ulationS of the city council
! 1t shall be the duty of the head or chief
of the department. to examine into the
| condition of all houses, apparatus and
| appurtenances belonging to the depart
ment, to inspect engines hose and nook
and ladder companies. and shall also be
| inspector of street lighting ana shall per-
form the duties thereof.
| Sec. 4. When Property May Be Torn
DoWn.-When fire is in progress, the
head or chief of the department, or, in his
absence, the officer in command, 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, cleo
trio light or street railway wire, or pole,
OF either, in close proximity thereto, to
be cut. torn down, or otherwise disposed
Of; and may also order any building or
buildings in close proximity thereto to be
torn down. blown up, or otherwise dis
posed Of for the purpose of checking the
contagration; but neither the head or
chief of the department or any other
officer or member of the fire department
shall unnecessarily or recklessly destroy
or injure any building or other property.
Sec. .. Right of Way; Penalty For In
terfering. -Whenever fire shall occur in
this city, it shall be lawful for the head
or chief, or the officer in command, to
blockade any street. avenue. alley. side
walk or other place, if in his judgment it
! is necessary to insure the efficient work.
ing of the men, hose engines or hook
and ladder apparatus under his command,
and to protect the hose of said department.
from injury. He is hereby authorized to
require of the head or chief of the police
department, or other, officer in charge of
the police station. detail of policemen
sufficient in his Judgment therefor, who,
for the time being, shall act under the in
structions of said head or chief of the
fire department or officer in command.
Sec. 6. No person shall break through
! or attempt to break through the blockade
mentioned in section 8 of this ordinance,
or shall at any time run over or attempt
to run over the hose of the fire depart
railroad car, locomotive. tender. or any
cart dray, buggy, carriage, hack, hack
ney, coach, or other kind of vehicle.
I Sec. l. All steam engines, hose carts,
hook and ladder wagons and other NOV
able apparatus of the fire department
shall have paramount right of way over
and through all streets, avenues and al
leys, when going to fire,
y having
charge of any vehicle or animal shall
wilfully or carelessiy permit the same to
with the progress of working any, such
steam engine, hose cart, hook and ladder
wagon. or other apparatus of such de-
partment. while the same is going to or
Sec. g. No person shall wilfully cut
mark. or otherwise deface any engine
house hose engine, or other apparatus of
the fire department, or any other property
of the city.
Sec. 10. When any fire engine, hose cart,
truck, or other fire apparatus, while go
ing 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 a full stop and so remain
until such fire engine, hose cart, truck or
other fire apparatus has fully passed by
such or has come to a full stop. Who
any fireman while in the discharge of his
duty or drives over any hose, or other
| wise Intentionally injuries any of the APP
paratus or instruments used for eXtin-
gushing fires shall when convicted, be
punished by fine not exceeding one hum
bred (S10000 dollars.
Sec. IL. The head or chief of the fire
department shall have the power to as
sign to duty one or more firemen upon the
stage of any theatre, public hall, lecture
room. or other places where large audi
ences are assembled; such firemen on
duty shall be clothed with the power to
prohibit smoking, careless handling of
torches. red fire, electric light apparatus,
gas jets, or, any combustible material
the duty of such firemen to pro-
hibit the storage of scenery, stage
furniture baggage or other prop
with the apparatus used for the extin-
guishment of fires. 1t shall be the duty
of the owner, occupant, or lessee of all
theatres to admit members of the fire
department through the stage entrance
of such theatres when assigned to duty
by the head or chief of the fire depart
ment 1t shall be the duty of the head
or chief of the fire department to draft
such rules and regulations, subject to
the approval of the city council for the
successful handling of fire apparatus in
theatres and other places of amusement,
as in his judgment would be most prac-
ticable He may also, subject to the APP
proyal of the city council. require the
owners. managers, or lessees of such the
aires to provide a number of axes or
hatchets, to be placed at convenient
points in that part Of the theatre directly
over the stage, for the purpose of cutting
ropes, so as to quickly drop to the stage
floor any piece of scenery or other COM
bustible material. TO avoid the spread of
fire to other parts of the house.
Such rules and regulations shall be
printed and posted in at least two con-
spicuous places upon the stage, and it
shall be the duty of the managers of