The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-10
ORDINANCE NO. 49,,

ORDINANCE NO. 1s. :.
An Ordinance Establishing;a Fire Depart
The, Village Councillor the. Village OF
Grand Marais, MINI, ordalns' as follows:
SECTION 1..55Sy ' #.. s:.S ~
ESTABLISHMENT OF. .''' '"'
By virtue Of the power and authority
Y bV statot IN tS Sad 'l %sesh oounGll
departme emit, which shall be known as the
urano Marais Fire Department.
SECTION
MEMBERS AND APPOINTMENTS
Said Fire Department. shall consist Of a
$Rlefi who shall be known as Chief, of the
hlre Department.. and who shall be ap-
pointed by the Village Council and shall
serve during: the pleasure of said Village
pb e aoi ard nc, 1nineteen iremen who shall
Dy the Village Council and who shall
SECTION 3.
ASSISTANT CHIEF AND OFFICERS.
As soon as may be after appointment.
SAID members shall meet together with
tae; Chief and organize by the lection
president, who shall DO one and the same
person as the chief Of the fre Department..
secretary and treasurer, and such other
which officers except the president' s !
serve for the period OF one year md until
their successors are elected and duly
elected shall serve until the first Monday
IN April, 1906. The duties of said officers
shall be the same as the duties Of corre-
The Chief shall a so appoint a first and u
second assistant chief, whose duties
sna1 De the same as that of Chiet, when
AcClnG' and who shall serve inthe order
named during his absence.
SECTION I.
RULES REGULATIONS AND RECORDS.
l. said Fire Department shall have
power to adopt such by laws, rules and
reg ddiatlons Tor its government and the
eonou? Ct and Ind control of its members
ent with ths oSdnance a ao the aWs
the State OF Minnesota.
me Chief shall cause the secretary
book to be provided for that PURPOSE, Of
az hres which may happen in tho Village
Of q RF t6s ore
injured or destroyed, names of owners and
occupants OF such buildings, number and
ut each fire. also dates Of practice drills
with hremen attending. also complete
l1st or all fire department. property, and
shall report the same to the Village Toun-
Gil at it's first meeting in April of each
year, and at such other times as the VII
lage Council may require.
SECTION s.
DUTIES OF CHIEF
1t shall be the duty OF the Chief to act
as presl dent and chief executive officer Of
said Fire Department, to nominate mem
hers thereof in case OF vacancy. appoint
assls tants, designate the special duties .
members at fires, have general and i'm
MH ne charge OF al fire apparatus and
I ! n n sln n Nil
with the proper care Of which lie Shall be
Gnh as TO attend all fires of which he
aas notlce, to have sole command Of q |
the assistance Of 1iremen and OF the IN
habitants OF said Village and of bystand-
ers IN the eXtinguishmen Of fires in said
village, and further when acting by and
with the advice and consent Of any two
members OF the. Village Council who may
De present at said fire, to require the Fire
pull down or raze any building or build
ings in the vicinity Of said fire which
may be deemed necessary TO prevent the
and to prevent the spread OF said flames,
to cause property and goods to be. remov
ed from burning and threatened build
and safe,,keepfng thereof, and he shall
possess all power necessary for the proper
carry ing out Of the aforesaid duties, and
such other powers and duties us the ne
cessltles OF the case REQUIRE.
SECTION 6.
DUTIES OF ASSISTANT CHIEFS.
1t shall lie the duty of the first assistant
chief and in his absence the second
assistant chief, to perform during the alb
Sence OF the Chief all the duties imposed
by this ordinance upon said Chief.
SECTION Z.
DUTIES OFMEMBERS
It shall be the duty ,of all members of
the Fire Department., TO attend all meet
ings regularly called by the department.
to attend upon and participate in all
practice drills by the department., to re-
spond to all calls or alarms of fire, to be
present at and assist as such firemen in
the extinguishment of all fires in said
Village Of which they have notice, and not
to leave said fire or their respec i've posts
of duty thereat, to which they have been
assigned, without permission of the Chief
or other officer q charge, TO obey all or
ders of the chief, or his assista II is while
acting in the capacity of chief, when in
attendance upon fires or practice drills.
AS soon as any fire is extinguished, all
hremen and employees whose services are
not actually required in caring for the
Village and other property, shall be
be forthwith dispensed with by the chief
who shall with the necessary assistance
replace in the Village hose house and
care for all fire apparatus and equip
ment and prepare same for future occa-