The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16
NEW BUILDING.

forbidden on sundays and after 10 p.
IN. ON week days. Smoking in the
stables is prohibited. Members of the
department are warned against enter
ing a saloon in uniform.
The members of each company are
directed to rise, if seated. and salute
when the director of public safety or
the chief visits thetr quarters and
they are further directed to salute
their superior officers when passing
them un the street.
It is provided that no member of the
department shall TAX, any part in poll
itirs, except To- cast his vote. Any
member VINO becomes Il delegate to
any political caucus or convention or
who accepts Il nomination for any cleo
tive office is to be- considered as having
vacated his position. No member of
the department shall be compelled TO
contribute any money Ia any political
party or association.
Any officer or member of the depart
u"nt considering himself aggrieVed by
the orders or conduct of Il superior otli-
Car may prefer charges against such
officer to the director i'm writing. The
rule regarding the paying of debts by
the members of the department is as
follows:
NO member shall sell or assign his
salary az incur on contract any debts
or Liabilities which he is unable OF un-
willing to pay, or neglect or refuse To
honurably discharge ana promptly pay
all debts and contracts made by him"
Violation of amy Of the rules is to
be- considered grave offense and shall
subject tn" offender, unless he shows
hat he is without blame. to "censurr,
reprimand, forfeiture of pay for some
definite time ANA fine not Ia exceed SIO
or discharge from the service"
The offrnses for which the men must
stand trial az" briefly az follows:
careless or reckless driving Or driv-
ing across hose; gross or habtual care
lrsSnrSs; iueiliciruCE or incapaCity;
neglect of duty. intuXicatiou, disorderly
conduct; neglect To pay within rra-
sunablr length of time just debt m-
CURED Will" in the service, spreading
a false report on gossip about amy fell
low member of tn" department, making
an Intentionally false official report
neglect to wear uniform or badge; abb
S"nce without leave; refusal "a obey a
| superior officer or violation of any OF
| the rules
| Charges are to be- preferred 10 the
director and must be- made within thir.
| Is days after he alleged off-nsr. Wher
| Il trial is ordered the accused is to b,
suspended until it is over. The trial,
! are to be- held in acCOrdaucc with tn,
| .igi, 1iI n "a 4
| the same
| Th" wearing of uniform at any
| place of amusement. bah. party or pub
| lic assembly is forbidden and members
are cautioned tu be always careful %
their personal appearance ANA To nev
cr appear With their uniform soilrd %
| their shoes unblarkenrd.
The tests Of the new fire rngiu,
| during the past week We're "A revelation
to the large majority of the hremcl
aud insurance agents, who witnessed
| them. II was not thought by anybod,
that the engine would he able To throw
such streams as il has proved itsel
capable of throwing and the genera
concensus of opinion on the part q
| those who saw the tests was that th
5000 paid for the steamer could no
have been better invested and tha
with this new piece Of apparatus, tn
FIRE department is in position to cop
with anything in the fire line except Z
general conhagratiun.
The new engine in one of the test
threw two powerful inch and II hal
streams of water distance 239 fee
or farther by a good many feet tha
any other engine in the department
can throw one stream, Chief Ferbe
says that he expects to have no troubl