Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-11
Aid ermen Take
First Step For
The Change.
AN NALARM OFFER

The long-expected ordinance pro-
viding for a partly-paid fire depart
ment was introduced and given its
first reading at last nights adjourned
meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
1t covers every detail of the proposed
system and its provisions are given
below.
The Hudson & Middlesex Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company made
an offer to keep the fire alarm sys-
tenn in condition for FIVE years, at
1900 a year. 1t was referred to the
committe on fire.
Mullen Advises Aerial Truck.
Chief Mullen Of the fire depart
ment submitted q list of articles
needed for the department. They in
clude six fire alarm boxes; also keys
to be attached to exery box in the
city; four shut-off nozzles; twenty
four rubber coats; six lanterns; three
hose Jackets; search light for the
hook and ladder; five hand lamps or
torches; 5000 feet of hose; a second
size Segrave aerial truck equipped
with two thirty or thirty-five gallon
chemical tanks; the new truck to be
placed in the Protection house. and
the present one In North Amboy. He
recommended combination hose
and chemical wagon in the vicinity
of Woodbridge road and Hall ave-
nue.; and also fire plug at State
street and New Brunswick avenue,
and one near every fire house.
The whistle at the ceramic works,
1t was recommended, be placed at
the neww power house of the Public
Service Corporation. The letter was
referred to the committee on fire.
The fire department ordinance,
which was introduced by Alderman
Cannon, provides that the depart
ment shall consist of chief, who
shall receive a salary Of $1,000 per
year. and who shall have no other
occupation; an assistant chief who
shall receive $500 year; one fore
man, one tillerman and one driver for
each hook and ladder company; one
foreman and one driver for each hose
and chemical company; one foreman,
one engineer and two drivers for
each engine and hose company, and
six call men for each company. Out
side of the call men, the others shall
not be engaged In any other business.
The number of call men may be in
creased by the council
No employe or call man shall be
eligible to membership unless he
be OF good moral character, sound
In body and mind, between twenty
one and thirty-five years of age, and
a resident of the city of Perth Am
boy. In making the first appoint
ments, preference shall be given to
members of the volunteer fire depart
ment. and in such cases the age limit
may be increased to forty years.
When filling any vacancy among the
regular men, preference shall be
given to the call men and all promo
tions therein shall, 80 far as possible,
be made Tor merit and length of SER
vice.
All members Of the department
shall cease to be such when physical
ly incapacitated for duty for more
than three months and as they sever
ally attain the age Of sixty years. No
call man shall be appointed to MEM
bership in the department If he is
employed In any business which re-
quires his absence from the city dur
ing the working hours of the day.
The chief and assistant chief are
to constitute and shall be called the
Board of Engineers of Perth Amboy.
They are to make rules and regula-
tions subject to approval by the al |
dermen. The chief shall also be the
fire marshal and fire inspector, and
shall be responsible for the entire
department. He shall also see that
all apparatus. horses, hose and other
material be kept In first class repair |
and make report to the fire COM
mittee from time to time. In the
absence of the chief, the assistant |
chief shall be in charge.
The foremen of the different COM
panies shall be held responsible for
the apparatus and property and see
that the fire houses are kept clean
and in first class order. They shall
enforce the orders of the chief, keep |
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