The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-23
AN ORDINANCE.

pealing all conflicting ordinances ana res
olutions of the city council.
Section l. Be it ordained by the city
council of Salt Lake City, Utah: That
the nre department of Salt Lake City is
hereby created and organized which shall
consist of the following officers and fire
men, each of whom shall receive the
monthly compensation as provided by this
ordinance, which shall be in full payment
for all services rendered by them TO the
city,:
i Head or Chief of Department.
l Assistant Head or Chief Of Depart
ment.
Captains.
Lieutenants.
l Engineer. atr
1 superintendent of Fire Alarm
secretary and Operator.
i! F'iremen.
Sec. 2. Qualifications of Members.-Ev-
cry person who shall be appointed a mem
Der OF the fire department must, at the
time OF his appointment be an able-bodied
man and be able to converse understand
ingly in the English language, and at the
time OF his appointment possess such
other 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 j. Duties and Powers of the Head
or Chief of Department.-The duty of ex-
tlnguishing fires and of protecting life and
property, within the city, shall be en-
trusted to the head or chief of the de-
Partment. He may divide the city into
lire districts and make such rules and
regulations subject to the approval of the
city council, for the government of all
oHicers and members of the department,
as he may deem eXpedient. He shall make
! suitable regulations. under which the Of
fcers and men of said department shall
pc required to wear an appropriate uni
form and badge by which, in case of fire
| and 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
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eXlngulShers, hose, carriages hook and
| ladder trucks, and all other apparatus
ana supplies necessary for the complete
| equipment of the fire department
| The head Or chief SHAH have sole and
entire command over all officers, mem
| perS and employees of the department
ana all apparatus and appurtenances be-
longing to the same and he shall take
any measures which he shall deem expedi-
i eht Tor the extinguishment of fires, pro
aec 5 on. OF property, preservation of order
I ana observance of the laws OF the state
ordinances of the city, and rules and reg.
ulationS of the city council
1t snail be the duty of the head or chief
OF the department TO examine into the
| cohdltlon OF all houses, apparatus and
! appurtenanceS belonging to the depart
4 fnsnt, to inspect engines, hose and hook
| aha ladder companies, and shall also be
/ form the duties thereof
sec. f. When Property May Be Torn
DoWn.-When fire is in progress the
mead 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) oroer any telegraph, telephone. cleo
tTic ilght or street railway wire, or pole.
! OF either, in close proximity thereto. to
| be cut torn down, or otherwise disposed
OF; ana may also order any building or
! pullclnSs in close proximity thereto TO be
] torn down, blown up, or otherwise dis
| posed OF, for the purpose OF checking the
confagration; but neither the head or
chief of the department or any Other.
/ officer or member of the fire department
! snail unnecessarily or recklessly destroy
OF lnJure any building or other property.
pee. .. Rlght of Way; Penalty For In
Observation-Disclosures fire shall occur in
! TINS city, 1t shall be lawful for the head
or chief, or the officer in command to
pioGkade any street, avenue, alley, side
! walk, or other place, if in his judgment it
Is necessary to insure the efficient work
tlng OF the men, hose engines or hook
ana ladder apparatus under his command
ana ana 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. a detail of policemen
| Sufhclent in his Judgment therefor who.
! for the time being, shall act under the in
strucuons of said head or chief of the
flre department or officer in command
sec; =. NO person shall break through
or attempt to break through the blockade
mentioned in section of this ordinance,
| or shall at any time run over or attemnt
to run over the hose of the fire depart
railroad car. locomotive, tender. or any
! cart dray, buggy cearriage hack. hack
ney coach, or other kind of vehicle.
,,6 sec. l. All steam engines, hose carts,
able apparatus of the fire department
Shall nave paramount right of way over
and through all streets. avenues and al
leys. when going to a fire.
| sec. :. NO person driving having
charge of any vehicle or animal shall
wilfully or carelessly 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
remaining at fire..
Sec. s. 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 60
ing to fire, or answering an alarm OF
fire, shall come up with or close 10 q
car upon horse or street railroad track
IN the city of Salt Lake, it shall be the
duty of the driver of every such car OF
person in charge thereof. to cause such
car to come to a full stop and so remain
until such fire engine. hose cart truck OF
other fire apparatus has fully passed Dy
such or has come to a full stop. Who
ever ODSUTucCS. nlnQefS or lnterfereS with
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 hun
bred ($100. G0) dollars
Sec. IL. The head or chief of the fire
department shall have the power to as
sign to duty one or more fremen upon the
stage of any theatre. public hall. lecture
room, or other places where large audi
ences are assembled; such firemen or
! duty shall be clothed with the power tC
prohibit smoking. careless handling OF
torches. red fire. electric light apparatus
gas jets, or any combustible material
and property; it shall further be
the duty of such firemen to pro
hibit tho storage of scenery. stage
furniture, luggage or other prop
critics in such manner as will interfere
with the apparatus used for the eXtin-
guishment of fires. 1t shall be the duty
of the owner occupant, or lessee of al
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 heaC
or chief of the fire department to draft
such rules and regulations. subject t.
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 an
prevail of the city council, require The
owners managers. or lessees of such the.
aires to provide number of axes oil
hatchets, to be placed at convenient
points in that part of the theatre directl!
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
hustible material to avoid the spread OF
fire to other parts of the house.
Such rules and regulations shall bt
printed and posted in at least two con
spicuous places upon the stage. and i
shall be the duty of the managers o.
such theatres to see that they are not de