The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
ORDINANCE

Titled An Ordinance to Establish and
Regulate the Fire Department. and for
the Prevention ana ExtiDguishment of
! Fires" Approved and signed December
23 1884
Be it ordained by The Mayor and Board
of Aldermen OF the Town of Morriseown
| /. Section three of said ordinance be
and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
| 8. The Chief Engineer shall be the Fire
| Marshal and Fire Inspector of the Town
Of Mortistown and shall perform such
duties as shall be devolved upon him, as
/ Fire Marshal and Fire Inspector. by the
laws of this State and this and other or
/ dinances of the Town OF Merristown. He
shall have full powers of arrest while in
performance of such duties.
2. Section eighteen of said ordinance be
and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows
Is. He shall examine and Inspect the
dwelling houses, and other buildings in
the town, for the purpose of asoertaining
all violations of the provisions of this or
dinance. or Of any law of this State, or
ordinance of the town. for the more eff
| fectual prevention of fires and shall also
examine and inspect the fire places,
hearths, chiInneys, stoves and pipes there
to, ovens, heaters, boilers, and all chem
be dangerous in causing or promoting
| fires, and also the places where ashes may
| be deposited. and it shall b9 lawful for
! him at such time or times, to enter into or
| upon any lands or buildings for the pur-
pose of such examination or inspection,
and IL shall be his duty upon finding any
thing defective or dangerous TO direct the
owner or occupant, by written or printed
notice TO alter, remove or amend the same
! in such manner and within sucn reason
able time as he may deem necessary, and
in case of any neglect or refusal to do so,
. CHI
twenty five dollars, and for every day
after the time allotted as aforesaid to
alter, remove or amend the same in con-
formity with the directions aforesaid, the
party so offending shall forfeit and pay
the further sum of five dollars; and all
the expenses Of any removal, alteration or
amendment, as aforesaid shall be paid in
the first instance by the occupant, but
shall be chargeahle against the owner of
such dwelling house or other building,
and shall be deducted from the rent of the
same unless such expense be rendered me-
cessary by the act or default of such ocou
| pant or unless there be special agree
ment to the contrary between the parties
g. Section nineteen of said ordinance be
and the same Is hereby amended to read as
/ follows:
10. He shall examine and inspect, and 1t
shall be lawful for the purpose of such ex
animation and inspection. for him to enter
/
stables, and places where any gunpowder.
sal5peter, hemp. fax. tow, hay, rushes,
flrewood. boards, shingles, shaving, or 9th
or oombustible materials may be lodged,
and he shall give such direeEions in writ
| ing in the premises rs he may deem neces-
sary, relative to the removal thereof. and
in case of the neglect or refusal on the part
of the possessor of such combustible mate
rails or either of them, to remove or Sc
cure the same, within the time and in the
manner directed by the said Fire Marshal,
the party offending shall forfeit and pay
] twenty five dollars, and the further sum
Of five dollars for every days neglect TO re-
move or secure the same after being so no.
tilted.
4. Section thirty of said ordinance be and
the same Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
80. The members of the Fire Depart
ment when on duty shall severally be dis
| tingpished as follows;
| Inc Chief Engineer shall wear leath-
erIi hat, white, with five crossed trumpets
blazoned on the regulation front thereof,
and the words +" Chief Engineer" He
| shall carry speaking trumpet.
The Assistants Engineers shall wear the
same style of hat, the First Assistance
having blazoned thereon three crossed
Jrumpets and the Second Assistants two
crossed 5rumpets and the words respect
lively First Assistant Engineer" and
Second Assistant Engineer" They shall
| carry speaking trumpets.
The Fire Wardens, when on duty at
fires shall wear blue cloth fire fatigue
caps and the said caps shall be dis5in-
| guished In the following manner The cap
OF the Foreman of the Fire Wardens shall
bear the words Foreman and Warden"
worked in gold braid within gold wreath
on the front OF the cap, and two bands of
| gold braid OF cord shall be worked or
placed entirely around the band of the
said cap, said bands TO be about one inch
apart the cap of the Assistant Foreman
/ shall be made in the same manner as that
! of the Foreman, with word Assistant"
instead of the word Foreman" and the
bands around the said cap shall be of silver
instead of gold braid
| The cap of each Fire Warden shall have
the word Warden" and also the number
OF the owners badge, worked in gold braid,
within gold wreath, on the front of said
cap They shall also severally carry a
lantern of convenient size when on duty
I at night.
The Foreman of engine and hose com
panies and the firemen attached thereto
shall wear leathern hats, and the said hats
shall be painted and distinguished in the
manner following: The hat of each Fore
man shall be painted black, with white
frontispiece and the word Foreman"
with the initials of the name of the Fore
man and the number of the engine to
which he belongs, painted or marked
thereon In black; the hat of each member
of said companies shall be painted black,
with the initials of the name of such fire.
man and the number of the engine or
hose company to which he belongs, painted
or marked in front thereof in white; the
Foreman of each Hook and Ladder Com
pany shall wear a hat painted black with
a white frontisplece and the word Fore
man" with the inibials of his name and
the number of the company TO which he
belongs painted or marked thereon in
black, and each member of the Hook and
Ladder Companies shall wear hat painted
black with the initials of his name and
the number of the company to which he
belongs, with q hook and ladder painted
or marked in front thereof in white. and
the Assistant Foreman of each respective
company shall wear hat painted In the
same manner as that of the Foreman of
the company with the word Assistant"
instead of the word Foreman"
| g. Section thirty one of said ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows:
| 81. 1t shall be the duty of every mem
Der of the Fire Department &C procure at
his own expense the leathern hat or cap
which he is entitled to wear as aforesaid,
within sixty days from and after the date
of his appointment
6. Section thirty two of said ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
SO. All members of the Morristown
Fire Department shall hereafter when on
duty as firemen wear the leathern hat OF
cap as heretofore used, or badge as here
matter provided.