The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION
owosso, Michigan, Nov. IA. 1918

CITY COMMISSION
owosso Michigan, Nov. IA. 1918.
special meeting of the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present Hanscom. Rosevear and
Wright
All members present waived formal notice OF
special meeting.
The following ordinance was presented and
on mott n OF Mayor Wright was accepted and
adopte- ayes, Hanscom, Kosevear Wright.
An ordinance establishing Fire Department
IN and for toe CRY OF Owosso, and prescribing
the duties and compcnsations of the members
thereof.
The City OF Owosso ordains:-
Section 1.-The Fire Department OF the City
of ,,wosso shall consist of a Chief two Captains,
one Electric an. three Truck Drivers and three
regular fireman the who'll force however. ex-
elusive OF said Chief not to exceed In number
nine men,
Section e-The Chief of the Department
shall be appointed by the Commission on the
first Monday In May, or as soon thereafter as
may be. for a term oftwo years aud until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified, and
h 9 compensation shall be az the rate OF One
hundred Dollars per month. He shall have
command and supervision OF the said Fire De-
and shall be responsible therefor to the Mayor.
Section 3.-The other members OF the Depart
ment shall be appointed by the Chief, subject
TO the approval OF the Commission. Each Cap.
tain shall be assigned his duties by the Chief
anu shall lave control. subject to the orders of
said Chief with the approval OF the Mayor or
the men and equipment at the house whe g he
shall be stationed Each Captain shall rec I've
compens ton at the rate OF Ninety Dollars per
month. The du les of all other members Of the
Department shall be suchi ss the Chief, with
the approval OF the Mayor, shall direct. The
Compensation OF the Electr clan and Truck
Drivers shall be One Hundred Dollars per
month each. and that OF the other regular Fire
eh o %ehy Pep
for the second year and Eighty Five Dollars
thereafter.
Section 4-The Chief, W tn the approval OF the
Commission, shall employ six call men, who
shall not be on regular duty at any house, but
shall be required to respond to every a,arm OF
fire and TO perform the duties of tremen thereat
under direction OF sail Chief or his assistants.
Their compensation shall be at the rate OF one
dollar for response in the day time to false
alarm or a fire at which water shall not be
thrown; two dollars for service at q fire IN the
day time where water Is thrown, for the first
hour md seventy-tive cents per hour thereafter,
and three dol for the first hour of service In
the night time at "a fire where water is thrown,
and one dollar per hour thereafter.
Section s. The Chief with the approval of the
Commission, shall appoint some duly qualified
person whether already member OF the said
Department or not to serve as Assistant Chief
at compensation OF Ninety Dollar per month
said Assistant, however II appointed from the
membership OF the Depar ment, 10 suffer no de-
crease In salary by reason OF such appointment
and no appointment of anyone not q memb OF
the Department TO increase the whole number
ofsuch membership beyond the limitations here
inbefore provided. 1t shall be the duty of such
Assistant to comman, and supervise the mem
beers and equipm mt in case OF the absence OF
disability OF the Chief, and to exercise such su
pervis on at fire as shall be directed by said
Chief. ne shall also appoint member of the
sion, to serve as second Assistant Chief who
shall be compensated at the rate OF Eighty Five
Dollars per month, and who shall exercise a
or disabliy OF both the Chief and Assistant
and such supervision at fire as the Chief hal
direct, but In no case shall he suffer &c crease
OF compensation by such appointment.
Section 6-Every member OF the Department
excep call men, shall be entitled TO vacation
of two weeks annually with pay All member.
OF the Department shall be subject to the order,
OF the Chief, and In ca e of his disability or alb
Assistant Chief, and shall be subject to remova
or discharge for cause at any time by the Chief
with the approval OF the Mayor and said Chief
may at anytime suspend any member for not to
Mayor.
Section 7-Ail resir nations must be made te
the Comm sion. NJ tice of two weeks mus be
given OF the resignation of any member of the
Depal tment and no resignation shall become eff
1ectlVe until the expiration or such period un
less upon the consent of the Commission. Any
member refusing TO perform his duties'durinp
such per cd a. member OF the Department
shall be deemed guilty of q misdemeanorI
Section 8. AN Ordinance entitled IAN Ordi
nance establishing Fire Department in and
for said City OF Owosso, and fixing the compen.
sation aod prescribing the duties OF the mem
bers thereof" passed and approved May IL, 1915
and all other ordinances and parts of ordi
nances inconsis ent W tn this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 9.--This Ordinance being necessary
ordinance for the preservation, of the public
peace and safety, the urgency, for which Is here
by declared and stated TO exist, the same is or
dered to, and shall tape Immediate effec'.
Passed and approved November "A, 1918.
A. T. WRIGHT,
Mayor.
H. HAwCROFT,
City Clerk.
Mr. Hanscom moved the Commission adjourn
which motion prevailed; ayes, Hanscom, Rose
wear, Wright.
A. t. WRIGHT.
Mayor.
H. HAwcRoFT. City Clerk.