New-York tribune., 1912-12-01
Locking North from Ards1ey.
Penalties Which the Fire
Department Can Levy

notice. the party offending shall forfeit
wise imposed, the sum of twenty-five
dollars. and the further sum Of i've dol.
lars for every days neglect TO removp.
amend, or secure the same after being
so notified" g..
|. Moreover, the statutes prescribe III.
procedure which shall be followed by the,
Fire Commissioners In the enforcement OF
laws and ordinances relating TO IRE pre-
vention and fire eperilsr The first steps
In this procedure are set forth IN Sec.
ton u.s. . r,di -
According to Section 775. the Fire Com.
missioner fs empowered to % cause any
building structure, inclosure, vessel, place
or premises, or any part thereof, or thing
thersfus or attached thereto. to be exam
inea and inspected by any officer or en-
ploye. OF the department designated for
such purpose.
2. Order In writing the remsdying OF
any condition found to exist in on or
about any building, structure. Enclosure.
vessel. place or premises, except tenement
houses in violation Of any law or ordi-
nance In respect to fires or to the preven-
tion of fires, except the tenement house
law. rr0-
Require in writing the installation, a.
prescribed by any law or ordinance, In
any building, structure or inclosure Of au-
tomato or other fire alarm system or Are
extinguishing equipment and the main
tenance and repair thereof. or the con-
struction, as prescribed by any law or
ordinance, OF adequate and safe means OF
exit
4. Require any building. structure, in
closure vessel, place or premises which
in the opinion OF the Commissioner Is In
adequately protected against fire perls
to be vacated or to be condemned and re-
moved.
8. Cause any vessel moored 10 or an
ehored near any dock or pier in the city
to be removed 10 and secured at such
place in the harbor as shall be designated
by the Commissioner. provided that such
vessel shall be on fire or in danger OF
catching fire or is by reason OF its condi-
tion or the nature OF its cargo a menace
to shipping or to property or the water
front OF the city.
6. Cause any order OF the Commissioner
OF department which is not complied with
within the time fixed in the order for such
compliance to be enforced and TO take pro-
ceedings for the enforcement thereof
Section 773 relates 10 the fines and pen
slties for any infractiOn Of Section 77S.
II SAYS: ANY person who shall will
fully violate, or neglect or refuse 10
comply with any provision or requirement
Of this title, or any regulation, order or
special direction duly made thereunder,
shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor'
Notwithstanding the provision Of pen
atty in Section III, IL is the opinion OF tbs
Corporation Counsel that notice to re-
move a dangerous accumulation OF COM
Dustible materials, given by the Fire
Commissioner pursuant to the provisions
Of that section. is an "order or special
direction" within the meaning of section
77s of the charter. II follows that per-
son who neglects or refuses to comply
with such an order or special direction
is sulty OF misdemeanor. as provided
I'm set ton 773, according to the same au-
thority.
settfon IA OF the fire prevention Law OF
1911 provides, according to some legal au-
thorities. that:
The Commissioners shall enforce al laws
ard ordinances in respect OF
|, l. The prevention Of fires.
9 The storage. sale, transportation or
use of combustibles, chemicals and Ak
plosives.
g. The installation and maintenance OF
automatic or other fire alarm systems
ana fire eNttnguishing equipment.
4. The means and adequacy OF exit IN
case of fire, from all buildings, structures
Enclosures, vessels, places and premises
in which numbers OF persons work. hve
or congregate from time to time for any
purpose. except tenement houses.
8. The investigation Of the Gauss. CIT
cumstances and origin Of fires and she
suppression Of arson.