Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-19
PAGE SEVEN
LEGAL NOTICE


tioa. The assistant and the foreman
of each respective company, on ARR va
at a fire, shall Immediately report t
thc chief; provided that in the alb
sence of the chief OF 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 sli8ll
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 Oh the
city and regulations Of the board OF
fire directors respecting fires. And
1t shall be the duty of the said chief
TO examine into the condition of ala
fire apparatus and of all houses be
longing to the department, and the
companies attached and MIGRANTS, and
report TO the city In writing.
Section 1S. 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 'heiu
responsible for the damaging of prop
erty or the destruction thereof that
may occur in the attempt of the de-
partment to extinguish any Tires.
Section 10. Each company scar.
have the power to appoint three "a
more members to act as fire police,
ard to have power at any fire, pa
rade, funeral, ball or any public APP
pearance of the fire department. rne
same as our city police, but at 30
ctler 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 snvn
constitution. by laws and reguIa-
tons for their government, subOrdi-
nate to the ordinances OF the city. as
they may deem best
Section 81. 1t shall be the duty of
the police in time Of 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, a11 fire insurance
agents, from entering within the 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 inc
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 oh
and all street cars in tns
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 unobstructed use
of the street for the time being
Section %. The city councrI snail
appropriate annually a sufficient por-
ton Of the tax levy for municipal ex-
penses TO equip and maintain the fire
the same to be subject Il
warrants in favor of tn
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
II office required by other city Of
fcers. The treasurer of the fire de-
lartment shall give bond in the sum
IF one thousand dollars, payable to
the city of Bisbee, and conditioned as
by the law.
Section 25. All paid employees Of
he department shall be under the
control Of the chief of department,
sho may suspend any empf0y1 sT
ause, provided such employee shall
rave the right of trial by the hoard
II directors, who may terminate or
'rolong the suspensi sion or discharge
II the accused, and whose action shall
" final; provided, it shall require the
ote of two-thirds of the members
resent to render a verdict Of guilty.
III paid employees Of the department
ifall room and board and constantly
emain in one and a hall blocks CT
heir headquarters, unless tbey have
emission of the chief 10 be absent
CT specified time.
Section &c. All vacancies of of
Gers shall be filed by vote Ct direct
rs, except chief, who shall be elect
d to fill unexpired term by the en-
ire department.
Section 81. All ordinances osa
arts OF ordinances in conflict with
ne provisions OF this ordinance shall
e and are hereby repealed and this
shall take effect and be en-
freed from and after this passage
Approved the 7th day of April. 1908
c. L. CAVEN, Mayor.
/. w. Hicks, City Clerk. SOS