Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27

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ems to enter any building within said city where
they have reason to believe danger of fire exists
in consequence of defective chimneys, pipes,
lamps or any other cause and give such dlrec-
tions as shall render such premises safe, SO far as
may be, from destruction from fire. In case the
directions of the fire wardens in providing for the
prevention of fires are neg elected or disobeyed for
the space of twenty-four hours after notice given
by such warden, the party or parties SO neglect
ing or disobeying shall, upon conviction thereof,
be adjudged to pay fine of not less than Two
Dollars nor more than Twenty Dollars, and the
costs of prosecution, and to be imprisoned in the
county Jail of Grant County until such Judgment
be paid, not exceeding, however, the term Of
twenty days.
Section g. It shall also be the duty of the
fire wardens to report to the mayor any violation
of the ordinances relative to the erection and re
pairing of buildings within the fire limits of the
city, coming under their notice.
Section o. The marshal and all special con
stables shall repair Immediately on an alarm of
fire to the place where the fire may be- and there
remain for the preservation of the public peace,
and for the removal of all idle and suspected per-
sons, or others not actively or usefully employed
in aiding to extinguish such fire, in the preser-
walton of property in the vicinity thereof.
Section g. It shall be lawful for chief or
foreman, or assistant chief or foreman of any
engine or other fire company, or for the mayor,
wardens or aldermen, marshal, or any police Off
Ger, to require the aid of any citizen or inhab-
liant in drawing any engine or other apparatus
to fire, or in working any engine at the fire, or
no r0in of nd
every person disobeying such an order shall be
liable to immediate arrest and upon conviction
of such refusal or disobedience shall be adjudged
to pay fine of not less than Five nor more than
Twenty Dollars and the costs of prosecution, and
to be imprisoned in the county Jail of Grant
county until such judgment'be paid, not exceed
ing, however, the term of twenty days.
Section 49, No person shall wilfully offer
any hindrance to fireman in the discharge of
his duty, shall any person wilfully or negli-
gently injure In any manner any hose, fire engine
any other apparatus belonging to the city or
the volunteer fire companies of the city.
Section 80. No engine or fire apparatus shall
be applied to private use or be taken from the
house where it is usually kept except in case Of
an alarm of fire or for practice.
Section 81 Whenever any hose of a fire
company is laid upon any street or alley, for the
purpose of being used by the company, it shall
not be lawful for any wagon, dray or any other
vehicle to pass over the same.
Section 80. All fire apparatus shall have the
right of way upon any street or alley, when
going to fire when called out by an alarm.
and no person or persons owners, drivers or en-
gineers of any buggy wagon, carriage, automo-
bile, steam railroad locomotive car or other
vehicle, shall wilfully negligently obstruct or
impede same.
Section 80. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, by ringing of any of the fire-bes
kept or used by the city by any fire company,
or by shouting "fre", or by any other means. to
cause or raise a false alarm of fire.
Section 3d. Any person violating any of the
provisions of sections twenty-nine to thrty-three
inclusive, hereof shall, upon conviction thereof.
be fined in sum Of not less than Five Dollars
nor more than Fifty Dollars, and the costs of the
prosecution, and to be imprisoned in the county