The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-10
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.
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sence, or disability, command in his
! place.
2. He shall inspect all buildings
within the corporate limits while they
are in course of construction, or while
| they are being remodeled, improved or
| impaired and it shall be his duty to
order stopped all such work on build
ings, not being done in accordance with
| the ordinance of the city OF savannah.
or which he may find in violation Oh
| fire regulations or building laws, and
| in the event that any owner, oc-
! cupant or contractor refuses or neglects
to comply with the city ordinance 1t
will be his duty to place such owner,
occupant or contractor on the infor-
nation docket for such violation.
3. He shall perform such other duties
as the superintendent of the fire de-
partment may direct.
Duties of clerk.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That:
l. The clerk shall keep in neat and
accurate form, properly indexed' the
books and records of the fire depart
ment, in a manner so that they can be
referred to at any time.
2. He shall keep in a neat and or
Derby condition, the supplies OF the de-
partment. and shall issue the same only
in command
3. He shall perform such other du-
ties as the superintendent Of the nre
department may direct.
Duties of superintendent fire alarm
telegraph.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That;
l. The superintendent fire alarm tel
egraph shall keep in efficient working
order and repair the fire alarm tele-
graph system.
2. He shall keep i n efficient
working order and repair the police
telegraph system.
8. He shall perform such other
duties as the superintendent OF the nre
department may direct.
Duties of Foreman and Assistant
Foreman
Sec. 9. Be is further ordained, That:
l. The foreman shall have charge
of and be responsible to the superin-
tendent of the fire department for the
property, condition, discipline and good
order of their respective stations, and
| they shall perform such other duties
as the superintendent of the fire de-
partment may direct and prescribe.
2. The assistant foreman shall,
J respectively, in the absence of the fore
man, assume all the responsibility of
that officer and perform his duties; at
| all other times he shall perform the
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| man.
Pensioning of Superannuated and
Disabled Fireman
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That:
1. Any member of the fire de-
| partment who has or shall have per-
formed duty therein for a continuous
period of twenty years or upwards, and
less than thirty years, shall, upon the
certificate of the health officer of the
! city of Savannah, concurred in by
| Council, that such member is perma-
nently injured, physically or mentally,
so as to be unfit for duty, be placed on
the retired roll, and shall receive an
annual pension during his lifetime of
| sum equal to one-third of the full sal
airy or compensation of such member so
retired.
2. Any member of the said fire
department who has or shall have per-
formed duty therein for a continuous
period of thirty years or upwards shall.
upon the certificate of the health Off
Ger of the city of Savannah, concurred
in by Council, that such member is
permanently disabled, physically or
| mentally, so as to be unfit for dutv
be placed on the retired roll, and shall
receive an annual pension during his
lifetime of a sum not less than one
half of the full salary or compensa-
ton of the said member so retired.
Providing for the Burial of Deceased
Members of the Department and for
the Relief of Their Families
Section IL. But it further ordained.
That:
l. Every member of the fire de-
partment who dies in service from
natural causes shall be buried at the
! expense, not to exceed $50, of the said
city of savannah, and the dependent
| family of such member shall receive
his monthly salary for three 90 months
after his death.
3 Every member of the said
| fire department who is killed while in
the discharge of his duty or dies from
the effects of injuries received in the
| discharge of his duties, shall be buried
at the expense, not to exceed $50 of
the said city, and the dependent fam
lily of such member shall receive bis
monthly salary for six (6) months after
his death.
Right of Way in Going to Fires
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, That
The fire department of the city Of Sa.
vannah, with it's apparatus of all kinds
when going to any fire in said civ
shall have the right of way over the
streets lanes and ways of this civ 10
the exclusion of all other persons, and
over any and all vehicles, railroad
trains and street cars of every kind
except those carrying the United States
mail, and every person in or upon. or
owning any vehicle, shall, on the an
proach of any apparatus of said de-
partment, give ample room in anv
street lane or way on which they may
be, until passed by said apparatus; ana
no person in or upon, or owning any
vehicle, or driving or riding any ami
NAL or animals in any Of said streets
lanes or ways, shall refuse the right of
way TO, or In any manner Obstruct any
FIRE apparatus Of said department. or
any OF the officers of the same. while
IN the performance Of duty: and anv
person or persons violating any OF the
provisions OF this section OF this ordf.
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