Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-17

An Ordinance Creating and Mailman
ing the Fire Department of the City
of Bisbee, Arizona, and Regulating
the Duties Of Officers and Member
Thereof.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Bisbee:
Section /. The officers of the fire
department of this city shall be: One
foreman and one assistant foreman
from each company, one chief on de
partment and one assistant chief OF
department, one secretary and Uiie
treasurer; all of whom shall be
elected annually by the fire uepaI L
ment, subject to confirmation by the
city council.
Section 2. The officers of the yari-
Gus fire companies shall be one fore
man or captain, one assistant fore
man, one secretary and treasurer, aii~
such other officers as they md,
choose to elect; all of whom shall Do
elected by their respective companies
Section g. There shall be board
of fire directors, which shall be com
posed OF the following persons; All
department officers, the foreman and
assistant foreman Of each company,
and three members of each company;
to be elected by their respective com
panies.
Section f. The said board o. fire
directors shall supervise and eentto'
said fire department, its once. .,
members and employees, subject TO the
laws governing the same. They shall
see that the officers. members and en-
ployes thereof faithfully discharge
their duties; that the laws, orders al
regulations relating thereto are car
ried into effect and operation; they
shall supervise all contracts awarded
and work done for the said fire de
partment, and shall see that all con
tracts and work done shall be faith
fully performed. The said board OF
fire directors shall have power 70
prescribe the duties of the officers,
members and employees of said fire de
partment Except as herein provided,
to adopt rules and regula lions Tor the
management and discipline thereof,
and the chief of department and sec
rotary of said board shall certify 10
the correctness of all claims and de-
mands before the same shall be PAID
Section 5. The board of directors
shall hold regular business meeting
on the last Thursday OF each month.
The meeting held on the last Thurs
days of March, July, September and
December shall be department meet
ings at which all members OF the de-
~ rfment shall have the right TO be
heard and to vote on any question
that may arise Tor consideration. The
regular election of officers of the de-
par+ment shall be held on the lasS
Thursday of December, each year.
Section g. The city council shall
have the power to contract for siI n.y.
drants, apparatus, buildings and sup
plies and shall provide and furnish
A suitable room in the City Hall to
serve as an office, and for all meet
ines of said fire department.
Section Z. All members shall per
form such duties as may be prescribed
from time to time by the said board
of fire directors and ordered to be ex'
ecuted by the chief of the fire de-
partment.
Section 8. The fire department OF
this city shall consist OF such hose
companies and hook and ladder ccnf
panies and steamer companies, as
shall be recommended by the board
of fire directors and determined by
the city council necessary to afford
protection against fire. The compa'
mics of said department shall be or
ganized SO as to number not more
than Twenty-Five persons to each
company.
/ section 9. The chief of department
| shall be the executive officer OF saio
I fire department. 1t shall be his duty
I and that OF his assistant, to see thal
1 the laws, orders, rules and regula-
( tious concerning the same are carr
Z into effect. 1t shall also be the duty
I of The chief to enforce the rules and
I regulations made from time to tlm'
to secure discipline in the fire depart
/ ment. He shall have power 10 sus
pend any subordinate officer, memDel
I or employee for violation OF inc
| same, subject to the approval ana rat
ilication OF the beard OF directors, anf
/ shall forthwith report in writ ng VIII
! his reasons tn refor, to the board Of
/ directors, for their action. de snai
diligently observe the condition OF the
apparatus and workings OF said De
Lart;nents, and shall report in WRITING
| monthly to the said board Of directors
/ upun the same, and make recon-
mendations and suggestions respect
/ ing 1t for securing greater effietensy
! and in the alb ence of the chief, the
first assistant Shall assume the d.,
! ries of said office Of chief OF Gopart
! ment.
i Section 10. The mayor Of the cit
il upon recommendation of the bUaiu =
i fire directors, with the approval 0
the city council, is authorized to sci
at public or private sale, from time I
| time, hose carriages, hose, appurtt
. nances, when in their judgment, d.
manded by the public good, OF an
other property which may not be II
; uuired Tor the use Of the department
, and to execute, acknowledge anu q,
; liver good and sufficient bills OF sal
, for the time, same paying the pr
J yeeds of such sales into the city
treasury to the credit OF the props
fund.
Section H. Whenever a membe
of the fire department OF this cit
: shall become disabled by reason
injuries received at fire so as 10 !
unable to gain a livelihood, the I'll
directors may allow the said disable
: man a sum not exceeding S25 p'
month until such time as they m;
declare HIM relieved from such ben