The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01

An ordinance, to establish, maintain and reg
| ulate the fire department OF the City OF
Owosso
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section One. The. fire department of the
City of Owosso snail consist of the Chief
Engineer OF the fire department. four hose.
men, two drivers, and such assistant en-
gineers and other officers of the department,
hremen and employees as maybe employed by
the Council.
Section Two. The Chief Engineer, four
hose men, two drivers, and such other fremen.
officers aud employees as the Common Council
shall direct, shall be on duty ana shall not be
absent from the fire department building or
premises day or night without the permission
OF the Chief OF the fire department, and sh all
be governed by and obey such rules and receive
such compensatlons as the Common Council
may from time to time determine.
Section Three. The Common Council shall
dre department which shall be posted in the the
engine and hose house, and a copy OF
which shall be furnished to every member of
the fire department ANY violation of said
rules shall be punished as violation of The
ordinance.
Section Four. The Chief of the fire depart.
ment shall have power whenever Ia his judg
to suspend for the time being any officer of
said department, but the committee on Are
department OF the Common Council shall have
or member of said department except the
Grief Engineer, and shall report the same to
the Common Council.
Section Five. The oficer In command shall
whomsoever present at any fire and may com.
mand the assistance of any or all persons
either to aid In the extinguishing OF the flre or
and the oficers and members Of said fire
dspartment shall have the right TO enter upon
ground or building 70 lay hose thereon or TO any
make use thereof by them deemed necessary
10 the extinguishment of fire.
Section Six. The Chief Of the fire depart
ment shall, subject to the direction of the
mayor and the rules and regulations pre-
OF al the buildings apparatus. tools and other
properly belonging to or used by the depart
mens,, snail see that the property Is main
apparatus Is kept In repair and ready for i'm
mediate use.
:, Section Seven. Any person who shall neg.
ugensiy or wilfully obstruct resist, hinder or
impede any member OF said fire department in
passing through, along or across any highway,
street. alley or public place In said city while
Sp ans1 wss TO amy FIRE or attending or
extnguish any Dire, or shall wifnl TV01 fail 70
neglect . or refuse n to give the right Of way to
or to remove any horse, team OF vehicle in
their charge or under their control from that
acs o. sa any Stv bsq street alley or public
wish to go or drive or shall neglect or refuse
to obey any orders duly made by the officers
III CoWHduu, Or sudi urlVe upon or against
In any wise ipjure any hose. ladder, hose cart
vehicle, engine or other fire apparatus whether
In use at any fire or elsewhere In said city, orr
wiifully break or iDjure any fire alarm box, or
signal, or wilfully or without cause, turn in
any false alarm or in any other manner violate
or Disregard any conditions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and
shall be punished upon conviction thereof by
q hne not to exceed one hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment In the county jail of Shawasse
County for any period not exceeding ninety
m nriQ IN napt
In the discretion OF the court
Section Eight. The salary OF the Chief
engineer OF the fire. department shall be sixty
dollars per month
Section Nine. This ordinances shall take
ensct after twenty days from the date OF its
passage.
section Ten. All ordinances inconsiste Mt
Win this ordinance are hereby repealed
Passed and approved this twenty. eighth day
OF October, In the year one Thousand nine
hundred seven.
go. DRyDENIH LAMB.
ht.ess, r, ,. Mayor,
City Clerk.