The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-04
Ordinance No. 10.

department for the City OF Hope,
North Dakota, and Defining and Re-
gulating the Duties of it's Officers
and Members, and Prescribing Pen
alties for Violations Thereof.
Be IT ORDAINED BY THE. CITY CoUN-
GIL OF THE CITY oF HOPE, NORTH
DAKOTA:
Section l. The Fire Department of
the City of Hope shall consist of the
Mayor, the Councilmen, the City Chief
of Police and Policeman; a Chief of
the Fire Department and an Assistant
Chief, and such members of organized
fire companies as may from time to.
time be appointed by the Mayor and
confirmed by the City Council.
Section 2. The City Council may
from time to time procure necessary
other apparatus for the use of the fire.
lent places for the safe keeping of the
be kept in the best order for immedi-
ate use by the persons having
charge thereof; and when ever such
apparatus shall need repairs the
Council shall notify the Mayor, who
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sary repairs to be made.
Section 3. The Mayor, or in his
absence the President of the City
Council shall have and exercise a
general supervision over the fire de-
partment, and he shall report to the
City Council ~semi-annually on the
first Mondays in January and July of
each year, or oftener if required or
necessary, the condition of the en-
gines, hose carts, hose and other APP
paratus which may belong to the fire
department; and of the buildings in
which they may be kept, and shall re-
commend such additions, improve
ments and alterations as may be deem
ed expedient or necessary. He shall
also examine into the condition of
such fire companies as may belong to
the fire department and report whether
their organization is efficiently pre-
served and their records kept and
their bylaws duly observed by the
members thereof and a compliance
Herewith strictly enforced by the
company. He shall also from time to
time report the names of such persons
as may have been admitted members
of any organized fire company for
confirmation by the City Council, and
shall report to the council the names
of such officers or members Of the fire
department who have disobeyed any
orders, or neglected or refused to per;
form any duties given or required Of
them.
Section 4. The Chief of the Fire
Department, or in his absence, the
Assistant Chief, shall take the com.
mand, and all the officers and memb'
ers of the fire department and the by
ISLANDERS shall observe, keep and obey
the directions and orders of the
officers in command. The members O
the City Council shall report them
selves at each fire to the commanding
officer, and shall aid and assist in pro
curing supplies of water for the en-
gines, hose or buckets; in forming
lines for the passage of water; in pre-
venting the hose from being troddel
upon or it's effective usefulness other
wise interfered with; and in prevent
ing the useless and needless damag.
or destruction of any of the fire ap
paratus, and in keeping idle or sus
picious persons not usefully employed
away from the vicinity Of the fire, ant
in preserving and protecting propert,
from loss, damage or theft.
Section 5. All members of the Pc
lice force and the Street Commission
er shall report themselves at all fires
and shall assist in extinguishing til,
same, and in protecting property, pre-
serving order, and in lending theil
aid and assistance in any and al
useful ways, under the direction of tn.
officers in commands; and any Of sait
officers enumerated in the foregoing
sections who shall neglect to attent
any fire, without a satisfactory excuse
or who shall willfully neglect or re
fuse to perform any of the duties here
in required of them, shall upon con
viction thereof be fined not less thar
Five Dollars 1854 0 nor more thar
Twenty-Five Dollars 2 00) for eacl
o%ffense.
Section 6. Each organized fire com
pany shall elect a foreman, and adop
such organization and choose sucl
other officers, subordinate to this or
dinance, as may be deemed necessary
and may be composed of not less thai
sixteen nor more than fifty member.
in each company, or such other nun
Der as the City Council may, upon mo
tion, from time to time prescribe
The several fire companies Shall hav,
; charge and custody of such engines
hose, hose carts and other fire appara
| tus as may be delivered to them, ant
: of the buildings in which the sam
! may be kept, and shall cause all suc]
| fire apparatus to be kept, maintained
!: and preserved in the best order am
condition for immediate use.
Section !. Upon an alarm of fir
!: members of the different fire compan
! les, under the command of the prope,
i officers, shall repair to the place o
!: the fire with their engine, hose ant
:! other fire apparatus, and there worl
and managed the same under the sup
: ervision and directions of the officer
! in'command; or in his absence, unde
4 the supervision and directions of tn
i; foreman of the fire company first ar
irving at the fire, in an effectua
manner until the fire is extinguished
No fire company shall leave any fire
or remove their apparatus therefrom
without the permission Of the Office
in command, and when the same i
given, shall return the fire apparatu
well cleaned and in good order to tn
proper place, and no fire company o
any member thereof, shall, withou
the permission of the officer in CON
mand absent themselves, or leave sal