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


 of fire directors, which shall be con
 posed oI the following persons: Al
 department officers, the foreman an
 assistant foreman of each company | and three members of each company
 to be elected by their respective con l panies.
 | directors shall supervise and contrc said fire department, Its ofhce-E members and employees, subject to the laws governing the same, They shal see that the officers, members and em ployes thereof faithfully discharg' their duties; that the laws, orders as regulations relating thereto are car ried into effect and operation; the! shall supervise all contracts awarded
 and work done for the said fire de pertinent, and shall see that all con tracts and work done shall be faith fully performed. The said board oi fire directors shall have power tt prescribe the duties of the officers members and employees of said fire de partment (except as herein provided) to adopt rules and regulations Tor the management and discipline thereof, and the chief of department and sec retary of said board shall certify to the correctness of all claims and de- mands before the same shall be paid
 Section 5. The board of directors shall hold a 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- ng rtment 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- partment shall be held on the last
 Thursday of December, each year.
 Section 6. The city council shall have the power to contract for sIi ny drants, apparatus, buildings and sup plies and shall provide and furnish suitable room in the City Hall to serve as an office, and for all meet ings 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 com 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- nies of said department shall be or ganized so as to number not more than twenty-five persons to each company.
 Section g. The chief of department shall be the executive officer of said fire department. It shall be his duty and that of his assistant, to see that the laws, orders, rules and regula- tions concerning the same are carried into effect. It shall also be the duty of the chief to enforce the rules and regulations made from time to time to secure discipline in the fire depart ment. He shall have power to sus- pend any subordinate officer, member or empioye for a violation of the same, subject to the approval and rat ilication of the board of directors, and shall forthwith report in writing, with his reasons therefor, to the board of directors, for their action. He shall diligently observe the condition of the apparatus and workings of said de- rartinents, and shall report in writing monthly to the said board of directors upon the same, and make recom- meudations and suggestions respect ing it for securing greater efficiency. and in the absence of the chief, the first assistant siall assume the du ties of said office of chief of t-opart ment
 Section 10. The mayor of the city upon recommendation of the bUaIu oI fire directors, with the approval of the city council, is authorized to sell, at public or private sale, from time to time, hose carriages, hose, appurte- nances, when in their judgment, de manded by the public good, or any other property which may not be re- quired for the use of the department, and to execute, acknowledge anu oe liver good and sufficient bills of sale for the time, same paying the pro eeeds of such sales into the city's treasury to the credit of the proper fund.
 Section H. Whenever a member of the fire department of this city shall become disabled by reason o1 injuries received at Fire so as tu Dc unable to gain a livelihood, the fire directors may allow the said disabled man a sum not exceeding $25 per month until such time as they may declare him relieved from such bene- fits payable out of the general fund, ," and any person accepting benefits under this ordinance valves aI lafr offxr for dar ma Provided, however, that the city couIr ciI snail be immediately notified or the action of the said fire directors inI making such allowance, and the city council may at any time discontinue such allowance should the said city see lit to do so.
 Section 12, A person, to be eligible as member of the fire departmnt, must be twenty-one (2D years of age and come recommended in accord ance with the constitution of the Ie spective company to which he seeks admission; provided person is years of age, with the written con sent of his guardian or parents, may be eligible.
 Section 13. The board of fire Airec tors shall have power, after trial by them, to suspend or expel any mem Der of the fire department for any violation of the department rules anu or for insurbordiuation or misconduct, whether such member shall have been suspended and r's- ported by the chief of department CT otherwise; provided, this section Snal not prevent any company from sGs- 1ending or expeinng any of its nera- oers TOT vioiatfons Of rules of su'1 ! company No member so dismissed shall be received into any other com