Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-21
LEGAL NOTICE

| ton. The assistant and the foreman
 of each respective company, on arriva
 at Tire, shall Immediately report tC
 the chief; provided that in the ab-
 sence of the chief or assistant chief of department at a fire, the first foreman to arrive at a fire shall be
 the person in command.
 Section IT. When the chief shall arrive at a fire he shall nave sole command over all other officers, all members Of the department, and all other persons who may be present at
 fires. He shall take all proper meas ures for extinguishing the fires and protection of property. the preserva- ton of order, observance of the laws of the territory and ordinances oi tne city and regulations of the board of fire directors respecting fires And it shall be the duty of the said chief to examine into the condition of al. fire apparatus and of all houses be longing to the department, and the companies attached and hydrants, and report to the city in writing.
 Section IS. Neither the city coun- cil nor any individual of said council nor board of Tire directors, nor any in dividual thereof, nor the chief of de- partment, nor first assistant, nor any member whatever of the fire de- partInent, shaIl in anywise be held responsible for the damaging of prop erty or the destruction thereof that may occur in the attempt of the de pertinent to extinguish any fires.
 Section 19. Each company suaII have the power to appoint three m more members to act as fire police. and to have power at any fire, pa rade. funeral, ball or any public ap- pearance of the fire department. tne same as our city police, but at no crler time shall they have such DEW CT. They shall be confirmed by the city council.
 Section 20. Each of said com panies, respectively, may adopt sacn constitution, by laws and regula- tons for their government, subordi- nate to the ordinances of the city, as they may deem best.
 Section 21. It shall be the duty of the police in time If fire to place ropes or guards across. all streets, lanes and alleys on which shall be situated any building on fire, and at such other points a they may deem expedient and necessary, and they shall prevent any and all persons, ex cept owners and occupants and em- Iloyes of buildings endangered by the existing fire, and fire insurance agents, From entering witfip tiae line designated by ropes and guards save and except the officers o1 the fire de partment and firemen who shall be known by their badge, or such other persons as may have permission of the officers of the fire department.
 Section 22. All movable apparatus of the fire department shall have Lne paramount right of way through all the streets, lanes, alleys, places and courts of the city, when. running to a fire, and such apparatus, together with all other vehicles contiguous thereto, excepting street cars, shall take and keep the right hand side of the street, unless the same be ob- structed and all street cars in the vicinity of any such apparatus going to a fire, shall retard or accelerate their speed as occasion may require, in order to give tue apparatus of the fire department the unobstructed use of the street for the time being.
 Section 23. The city councn saall appropriate annually a sufficient DOT tion of the tax levy for municipal ex- penses to equip and maintain the fire department, the same to be subject tt warrants in favor of tho treasurer of the fire department on a requisition of the board of directors of said department
 Section "A. All officers mentioned herein to be, confirmed by the city council are hereby declared to be city officers and shall take the oarn of office required by other city of ficers. The. treasurer of the fire de- partment shall give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the city of Btsbee, and conditioned as by the law.
 Section 9. All paid employees of the department shall be under the control of the chief of department, who may suspend any empIvye CT cause, provided such employe shah have the right of trial by the hoard of directors, who may terminate or prolong the suspension or discharge Of the accused, and whose action shall be final; provided, it shall require the vote of two-thirds of the members present to render a verdict of guilty. All paid employees of the department sIall room and board and constantly ren1ain in one and a hall blocks cf their headquarters, unless they have permission of the chief 10 be absent fer specified time.
 Section 26. All vacancies of of fcers shall be filled by vote ot direct DTS, except chief, who shau be elect ed tu fill unexpired term by the en- tire department.
 Section 27. All ordinances anu parts of ordinances in conflict with he provisions of this ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall take effect and be en- 'orced from and after this passage.
 Approved the Eth day of April, 1908
 c. L. CAVEN, Mayor. .. W. Hicks, City Clerk. 6s5