Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-10
AVE FORMULATED RULES
lie Commissioners Make Regu-
lations For Department.
IREMEN WILL REORGANlzE

to Be Held Thursday Night
For That Purpose Some of
the Regulations.
The fire commission, composed OF
Tax Robinson, A. d. Darby and
Cushwa, held q meeting
|nesday night and formulated rules
Nd regulations for the government OF
lie department. which were adopted
and which were pre-
bnted to the meeting of the firemen
b be held in the firemen's hall on
thursday evening. These rules and
3gulations will not be in force until
ley have been ratified by the coun-
b at the next meeting These rules
ill not be subjected to amendment
the council, and must be approved
rejected as q whole, the commits
bn max ing such changes as they
em necessary to meet the approval
the council.
Some Of the more important regula-
bne set forth by the commission are
Follows:
The department shall consist of five
mpanies, to be known and located
follows, Ryneal chemical No. /
d hook and ladder No. /, in the first
I'd; hose company No. ., second
ID; hose company No. 8, third
I'd hose company No. 4. fourth
I'd hose company No. s, fifth ward.
1iremen will be required to attach
mselves to the company of the ward
which they reside, subject to trans
by the commission.
n companies must be composed of
less than 90 nor more than so mem.
sch company shall be differed by
plain. assistant captain secretary
treasurer, and such committees as
Fequired for their local government,
ect to approval of the commits.
Officers are to be elected the
meeting after organization and
be first Thursday in February in
succeeding year, to serve for one
except that captains are to he
ed for two years. Failure to
shall constitute a vacancy,
b shall be tilleq by appointment by
commission.
' member of the company shall
elegible for the Office of chief
hall, provided he has been q
per in good standing for five
Within 80 days after the or
alton of the companies and
n 80 DAYS of the annual cleo
for officers, each company shall
three delegates to meet with
embers of the fire commission for
prpose of selecting chief fire
all. to serve for three years,
chief marshall TO be subject to
gal OF and Appointment by the
mmission, and the first appoint
to take effect until the first
lay in March, 1907.
chief marshal and the captain-
respective companies are t."
fnte the IRE board of the de-
EDS, and will meet with the
esion at least four times each
md such other times as are re.
GERS are to serve without cost
department., the commission OF
rporation.
companies shall respond 10 all
The other companies shall
to only such alarms for Fl e
heir corrective wards. except
hlled in reserve or by general
hief marshall shall respond to
ns and take charge of all mrI
aratus. In the absence OF the
a-sintant marshal who shall
ach the nre snail take com.
nth powers of the chief. until
1ai OF the chief marshal. The
marshsls shall respond in
manner as the chief, aud the
70 companies and apparatu.
under lheir control
further notice, all alarms,
acucable, sh III be- telephoned
TO telephone No. / (both
"hre department.. giving
|ation upon receipt of same,
receiving notice must r. pea,
10 the render 60 avoid error
o e exchange operators are
to transmit alarms a.
8 ,,oseible TO the city hall
ding TO 'phope No
eceipt of such alaI m as city
''ver must repeat location TO
avoid error, and immediate
ne fire bell rs heretofore,
e. APPS. then the number