Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-28

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forming tne department are hereby
granted authority to form such com-
bined organization, elect such other o..
ficers and adopt such rules as they
shall decide. not inconsistent with the
terms OF this ordinance.
Section 5. The chief and assistant
chief OF the department shall be
elected by the members of the de-
partment On the second Friday OF
April Of each year, but shall not take
office until appointed by the mayor
and confirmed by the council.
Section 6. The foreman and assist.
ant foreman Of each company shall be
chosen by the members OF their re-
spective companies on the second
Friday of May OF each year subject to
the approval of the chief.
Section Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
fire chief, and of his assistant in the
absence of the chief. to keep the APP
p~aratus of the fire department in good
condition for use, to maintain disci-
pine in the several companies, and to
Immediately respond. with his men,
in cases OF an alarm of fire. The
chief and his assistants are hereby
granted absolute authority over men
and property at times Of ..res. and au-
thority to compel the assistance OF
men present at fires, whether they are
members of the department or not,
and to do all those things with are
usually the duties of a fire chief or
become necessary at times of fire.
Section 8. Foreman and assistant of
companies are given the same au-
thority over the members of their own
companies al is granted the chief and
assistant chief over the entire depart
ment.
Section 8. The fire chief and mem
beers of the department shall have
authority to enlist volunteers, not to
exceed the number herein before
named to serve during good behavior
and capacity for duty, and without
pay.
Seton 10. The council, by a ma
jority vote thereof, may discharge the
fire chief or assistant chief at any
time. but in case OF such discharge
their successor or successors shall b
chosen in the same manner as here.
in before provided.
Section IL. Once every three months
the fire chief shall report to the coun-
ell the amount of apparatus available
for use, its condition. the number of
alarms of fire during the previous
three months, the owners of buildings
or property destroyed. the amount Of
insurance thereon, and make such
recommendations as he may deem
proper. He shall cause to be kept
complete records Of all apparatus Civ.
en- him by the city, and of all matters
pertaining to his office, which records
shall at all times be open to the in.
spection Of the mayor or the mem
bers Of the council.
Section ~. The fees of the fire chief
shall be S. for each alarm of fire to
which he responds, but shall not ex
coed $3.50 in any fiscal year.
Section 13. The fees of the assistant
chief shall be SO for each alarm of
fire to which he responds, but shall
rot exceed 1920 in any fiscal year.
Section Ia. For the purpose of car
rying this ordinance into immediate
effect, the fire chief, assistant chief
foreman mad assistant foreman first
to be elected shall be chosen prior to
the first Monday of February of the
year 1903, to hold office until the first
Monday of May, 1903.
Section Is. All other ordinances OF
parts of ordinances in conflict here,
with are hereby repealed.
Passed by the council and approved
by the mayor this 26th day of January
1903.