Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-18
LEGAL NOTICE

tioa. The assistant and the foreman
of each respective company. Oh arriya
at fire, shall Immediately report to
tnc chief; provided that in .ba alb
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 IL. 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
ot the territory and ordinances OF the
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 an
fire apparatus and of all houses be-
longing to the department. and the
compaDies attached and hydrants, and
report to the city in writing.
Section Is. Neither the city coun-
ell nor any individual of said council
nor board of fire directors, nor any in
dividual thereof, nor the chief of de-
partment, nor first assistant, nor
any member whatever of the fire de-
partment, shall in anywise be held
responsible for the damaging of prop
erty or the destruction thereof that
may occur in the attempt of the de-
partment to extinguish any fires.
Section 10. Each company SCAN
have the power to appoint three IN
more members to act as fire police,
and to have power at any fire, pa
rade, funeral, ball or any public APP
pearance of the fire department, Jne
same as our city police, but at I'D
Cr1er time shall they have such pew
er. They shall be confirmed by the
city council.
Section 20. Each Of said com
panies, respectively, may adopt suen
constitution, by laws and regula-
tons for their government, suoordi-
nate to the ordinances of the city. as
they may deem best
Section 81. 1t shall be the duty OF
the police in time II 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 as they may deem
expedient and necessary, and they
shall prevent any and all persons, ex
cept owners and occupants and EN-
Iloyes of buildings endangered by the
existing fire, a1i fire insurance
agents, from entering Within me line
designated by ropes and guards save
and except the officers OF 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 %. 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
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 OBJ
structed; and all street cars in the
vicinity of any such apparatus going
to fire, shall retard or accelerate
their speed as occasion may require.
in order to give the apparatus of the
fire department the unobstrueted use
of the street for the time being.
Section %. The city councn snail
appropriate annually sufficient por-
ton OF the tax levy for municipal ex-
penses to equip and maintain the fire
department, the same to be subject Il
monthly warrants in favor OF the
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 oaIn
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 Bisbee, and conditioned as,
required by the law.
Section %. All paid employees OF
the department shall be under the
control of the chief of department.
who may suspend any empIoye ar
cause, provided such employee 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 Q, verdict Of guilty.
All paid employees 9f the department
SHALL room and board and constantly
remain in one and a hall blocks CT
their headquarters, unless they have
permission of the chief to be absent
foI a specified time.
Section 26. ALI vacancies Of Of
ficers shall be filed by vote ct direct
ors, except chief, who shall be elect
ed to fill unexpired term by the en-
tire department
Section q. All ordinances 4ua
parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be and are hereby repealed and thfs
ordinance shall take effect and be en-
forced from and after this passage.
Approved the 7th day of April, 1SeS
C. L. CAVEN, Mayor.
9. W. Hicks, City Clerk. s96