Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-21
new RULES ARE
DDOWN FOR
FIREFIGHTERS
Aim of Commissioners Is to
Equal Standards of Most
Progressive Cities
POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE NEXT ON THE LIST
Active Participation in Politics
Is Barred Under Latest
Regulations

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Fixing the duties of firemen in
emergency cases. directing them to as
sist the police to squell disturbances
when called upon providing for a
firemen's fund into which all money
received by the members of the de-
partment from private persons is to
be put, the rules and regulations to
apply to the fire department of Homo
lulu were adopted by the civil service
commission at its meeting in the
chamber of the supervisors last ey-
ening.
Revamping the old rules and intro
ducing new ones to bring the depart
ment up to the standards of service
required by the most progressive
mainland cities, the commissioners
have now completed what they are
pleased to call their most important
pieces of work Their meetings for
the next month will be taken zap
with drafting and approving rules and
regulations for the police force and
for the commission itself
BY the new rules firemen are for
hidden to loaf in saloons, or places
where alcoholic drinks are served,
they cannot take an active Fart In.
politics, or keep money which has
been given them in their capacity of
firemen, by private persons, but must
turn 1t over to the commissioners to
De put into fund.
Many of the regulations, such as
those relating to politics. saloon fire.
Quenting, extra compensation, prob
ably viii be Incorporated in the po-
lice rules.
Politics is touched on with this reg.
Iulation:
The right of every member of the
department, active 81 otherwise, to en-
tertain political opinions and the right
of elective franchise, is secret and in
violate, but no member shall be a
delegate ITO or membr of any po-
n..cal or partisan convention, or take
active part in any political combine.
and shall refrain from political dis
cussion while in quarters or on duty.
Cooperation In Departments.
1t is understood that similar re-
striction will be put in the police
rules and regulations.
An interesting provision is made
concerning the disposition of extra
money earned by firemen The rule
says:
All money received by any officer
or member of the fire department
from private parties, corporations or
individuals, for services, ordinary or
extraordinary, rendered by them in
their capacity as firemen, shall be re-
ported in writing. by the officer or
members receiving the same, to the
Honolulu Civil Service Commission.
and all such moneys shall be paid
into the fund to be known as the
"Firemen's Special Reward Fund, y"
the distribution or disposition Of
which, at any time, shall be vested
with the entire membership of the
fire department, subject to the ap-
proval of the Honolulu Civil Service
Commission
The matter of the cooperation be-
tween the police and fire departments
Is brought out in this wise:
''It shall be the duty Of every men,
Der of the department to assist the
police officers in making arrests or
quelling disturbances when called
upon to do so, when away from the
station. Whenever word is sent to
any of the stations asking for assist
ance to the police, it shall the duty Of
the commission officer of such sta
ton to detail as many members as
may be necessary for the occasion.
provided that no less than the mini
mum number required for duty in
case of fire shall remain in quarters. :"
With the exception of the rules
quoted, and Rule IA, given below, no
new regulations are made, though
many of the old ones are put in more
definite form. The following is Rule
IA:
''The chief engineer, when issuing
general orders pertaining to matters
not covered by these rules and regu-
lations, shall submit such orders first
to the Honolulu Civil Service Com
mission for approval: he may issue
emergency orders without first OBJ
tanning such approval. but shall re-
port such orders to the Honolulu
Civil Service Commission at its first
subsequent regular meeting"
When the rules and regulations ap-
plying to the police department, and
those to apply to the commission it
self. are adopted, they will be printed
and distributed to the employees of
the two forces.