The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
LEGAL NOTICES

AN ORDINANCE Relative to the Fire
Department.-Be it ordained by the City
Council Of the City Of Worcester as fol-
lows:
Section l. The first paragraph of sec
ton one of chapter sixteen of the Revised
Ordinances of 1885 as amended by an
ordinance approved by the Mayor on the
tWenty-fOurth day of December, 1885 is
hereby and without affecting the second
paragraph of said section amended so as
TO read as follows:
Section !. The fire department shall
consist Of a chief engineer, a deputy
chief engineer, a first assistant engineer,
a second assistant engineer, superin-
tendent of fire alarm telegraph, and as
many men as the care and equipment of
the fire apparatus shall require
Section 2. Section two OF said chapter
sixteen, as amended by an ordinance ap-
proved by the Mayor on the twenty
fourth day Of December, 1895, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 2. The City Council shall, an
nually in the month of December, elect
by joint vote in convention a chief en-
gineer, a deputy chief engineer, a first
assistant engineer and second assistant
engineer. who shall hold their respective
offices for a term of one year from the
first Monday Of January next following
their election, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. All other MEM
bers Of the department shall be appoint
ed by the Board of Engineers and con-
firmed by the Board of Aldermen, and
shall hold their positions until removed
for cause. All vacancies shall be filled in
the same manner as the original election
or appointment thereto was made.
Section 8. Section six OF said chapter
sixteen, as amended by an ordnance ap-
proved by the Mayor on the twenty
fourth day of December 1895. Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 6. The chief engineer, the
deputy chief engineer and the two as
sistant engineers shall constitute the
Board of Engineers; and they shall on
the first Monday of January of each year,
organize themselves as board. They
shall make such rules and regulations for
their government as a board of engineers
as they may deem eEpedient'
Section 3. Section thirteen Of said
chapter sixteen. as amended by an ordi-
nance approved by the Mayor on the
twenty-fourth day of December, 1895, is
hereby amended so as to read IS follows.
Section b. In the absence or upon the
disability Of the chief engineer, the dep
uty chief engineer shall act in his place,
with his full duties and powers, and in
the absence or upon the disability Of the
chief engineer and deputy chief engineer
the first assistant engineer shall so act
and in the absence of the chief engineer
deputy chief engineer and first assistant
engineer. the second assistant engineer
shall so act During a fire. and when
ever necessary. the chief engineer. or in
his absence. the engineer acting IN his
place may designate a captain of any
company to act in place Of any absent
engineer"
Section 5. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its approval by the Mayor
In Common Council November %, 1901.
Passed 10 be ordained.
FREDERICK CLEE. President
In Board Of Aldermen. November %, 1901
Passed to be ordained
W. LEVI BOTSQTET. President
Approved December 9Th. 1901
PHILIP J. O'CONNELL, Mayor.
A Copy-Attest:
Z. II. TOWNE. City Clerk.
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