The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-07
A BILL
An Ordinance in Relation to
the Fire Department.
BE it Ordained by the city Coitn-
Gil Of the City of Florence:

ctt of the city of Florence:
Section /. The fire department OF the city of
Florence shall be under the control and direc-
tion of the police committee and the fire mar
shal and shall consist Of such members, in ad-
dltion to the fire marshal, as the police com
mittee shall select. All such members may be
palu such salary as the city council may, by re-
solution or ordinance provide.
Sec. 2. That there he and hereby is created
the office Of fire marshall whose term Of office
shall be for one year said officer shall be
selected by ballot by the city council at the first
regular meeting in April OF each year, He shall
give good and sufficient bond to the city Of
Florence in the penal sum Of five hundred dol
lars to he approved by the city council, for che
true aud faithful Observance Of the duties of
his office.
Soc, B. Said fire marshal shall have the caro-
pi t1e hre apparatus OF the city aud 1t shall be
ms duty TO see that the same is properly be-
slowed in the place provided by the city coun-
cll aud to keep the same in condition for i'm.
mediate use at all times that after the use of
all or any part of said apparatus, ho shall take
Immediate charge thereof and properly clean
care for and place the same and make such
needed repairs thereon as the police committee
may direct that he shall have command and
control of all members of tho fire department;
he shall likewise have control of persons pres
cnt at fires he shall wear a proper badge Of
office and shall when fire breaks out, take
immediate and proper means to extinguish tho
same; he shall hayethe power. il need be, to
summon any and all persons present to aid in
extingmshing the fire, in recovering the prop.
erty from any burning or exposed building and
Ia guarding tho same and any able bodied per
son refusing to obey such summons shall be
liable to arrest and, upon conviction, shall he
lined not less than ten dollars and not moro
than nifty dollars for each otfense.
The tire marshal and such members OF the
IRE department as tue police committee shall
designate shall occupy sleeping apartments in
the city hall The fire marshal shall al all times
be ready for duty in the near vicinity of the
city hall he shall have police orders and full
authority to enforce lBw and order, prevent
eSsrTTying cSrTy ms avg away or damagng city property and
police committee; he shall not bo permitted to
leave the vicinity of the city hall without the
permission OF the police committee; he shall
have charge and care OF the city hall and city
Jail and shall perform the duties of ianitor OF
responsible for the safe detention and care Of
all city prisoners lodged therein.
The tt'e marshal shall be under the direction
shall receive salary, such sum as the city
council may by resolution or ordinance provide
Sec. 4. All members of tho fire department
shall perform all of the duties of the FIRE de-
partIaent under the direction and control of the
police committee and the fire marshal aud all
paid men shan wear such uniforms or insignia
of office may be prescribed by regulation OF
the police committee TO be furnished at their
own expense.
Sec. 3. The particular and otherwise unpre.
scrihcd duties of all members OF the fire de-
partmont shall be as prescribed by the regula
tions and rules OF the police committee, sub
ject to the approval of the city council.
Sec, 6. Tho fire marshal shall keep a book in
which shall be kept record Of the names
ages and residences of all the members OF the
hro department, the time of their admission
and discharge; also record Of all fires tina.
may arise, giving a statement of the date
cause II known, the approximate loss and to
whom; he shall make a report OF ali said facts
and at the end of each fiscal year.
See. Z, When.a fire is in progress the fire
marshal, with the advice of the mayor of the
city, or in case the mayor or police committee
are not present and in his Judgment he may
deem 1t necessary, order any building or build
ngs that are in close proximity thereto to be
down. blown u. OtDgTwige nf
for the purpose OF checking the confederation
but neither the fire marshal nor any member OF
the fire department shall unnecessarily or reck-
essly destroy or injure any building or other
property.
Sec. s. The mayor, police committee, mar.
shal, and all deputy mHrshals and policemen
are hereby declared to be fire wardeus and
every person who shall be present during a fire
within this city shall, in the absence of Che fro
marshall be subject to the orders of the fire
wardens in the order of such officers herein
named, in extinguishing the fires, In removing
person shall refuse to obey any such order he
shall on conviction, be fined not less than ten
dollars and not more than fifty dollars for each
oflense
See .. Whenever an alarm OF fire Is given, all
persons occupying the streets of the city with
wagons, teams, horses, cars, engines or vehicles
Of any description on the line between the hose
houses OF the city and the location of the fire
shall yield the right of way such streets to
hose, hook and ladder companies any other
fire apparatus repairing to su;h fire or fires.
Sec, 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to drive any vehicle ofauy kind over any line
Of hose or to ride or drive any animal over the
same to stand thereon, or in any manner in
terfere with any line of hose.
Sec. H. In cases Of fire ia the city 1t shall
not be lawful for any person to open or permit
to remain open, on his or her premises, any
hydrant for purposes of irrgating or street
sprinhling from the time the fire alarm is given
until the fire shall be eXtinRuished and the
signal given that the fire Is extinguished.
Sec. IL. Any person violating any Of the pro.
visions of any OF the three preceding sections
shall. on conviction, be fined in a sum not OK.
ceedlng twenty-five dollars and not less than
five dollars.
Sec. I3 The driver OF the first vehicle which
shall arrive at the hose house Immediately
after alarm OF fire has been sounded, shall
be entitled 10 be paid from the city treasury
tho sum of two dollars and fifty cents for con.
veying any hose cart or hook and ladder truck
to tile immediate vicinity of said fire.
Sec. II. That ordinance number 81 entitled
An Ordinance Creating the Office or Engine
man and Prescribing his Duties adopted April
9Th. A. d. 1896 ordinance number 49, entitled
An Ordinance Concerning the Care OF the Fire
Apparatus Of the Volunteer Fire Department,
aud Reimbursement From the To IN 10 the Fire
Department for the Same" adopted January
9Th. a. ID 1888; ordinance number 81, entitled
AN Ordinance Concerning Fires and Their
Prevention" adopted June 9th 1888 ordinance
number 33, entitled "An Ordinance In Relation
10 the Fire Department. adopted September
26th, A. ID. 1891. and ordinance number a, en-
titled AN Ordinance Concerning Fires and
Their Prevention, adopted june 9Th, 1885, and
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con.
fict with any Of the provisions OF this ordi-
nance be and the same hereby are repealed.