Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-31
PAID FIRE SERVICE
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Section .. The BOARD oi Police Com
missioncrs in office July hrs. 1919, arc
! Constituted department of Public Safety
until the end Of the respective terms for
which they were appointed. Thereafter,
| the directors would bc appointed by the
mayor, subject to confirmation by City
| Council, for sIN year terms Vacancies
would also hc filled bv the mayor Such
directors mus, hc citizens OF the United
States, qualiied voters, and residents of
| the city for a, lcast i've years. Directors
may hc removed from office by the mayor,
with the concurrence OF two-thlrdS OF
I Council \ director shall hold no other
municipal office and all of the directors
shall not belong to the same political
party. Directors are tondcd In the sum
ct sic, 900 The oath taken 10y director
provides that appointments and removals
of employees OF the department shall he
made solely on account OF individual
fitness or unhtncss.
Section 3 The Department Of Public
Safety To lc invested wit h all the powers
and authority winch th,, Council and may
or have relative to police and hre pro
tcct.on and with all the powers now grant
cd the board Of Police commissioners
both bv laws and ordinances
Section After july hrst, 1919 The
Dcpartm mcnt of PubllC Safety shall take
over ali Il hc control OF ire engine companies
and Of all matters and things relating to
ilrcS which The Council now exercises.
II Is provided however that the volunteer
FIRE department Sh3ll continue n existence
until the Department of PuhlIr Safety
shall have acquired such urC apparatus
and other ptOpcrtV ~ thcN >hali dccm
necessary fnr the hr,. protection OF the
Z 4 81. u -
engineer aud th, FIRST and second assistant
engineers q, thu fIrr Department Who are
nov IN utlic, Iuly hrst 1910. shall he
continued IN cihr,. until the end Of thcr
current terms tut can ts removed for
nconpricncy or mist chavlor IN Office
Ncriou The Directors = the Depart
mont % rutllr ~afctv arc r. receive
>tlary oi So pcr Year each
section Ch, directors shall appoint
all subordinate employees - III" depart
utgut and iiN and rrgu'at, salaries They
shall ,l~. maxi. thc necessary rules and
rcrulatian- tor the proper management ut
fhy icpaum,ni
Iu ,rQurtr rEorrH0 ,~p rQtnMINT
section frovui,- that tho directors
hsuI purchase m tm',tbir agreement. #
y.-~lhl MS, In, tuglnc~ apparatus, land
ANA bindings now owned hN the volunteer
III, 3, pu1imcut. or ~ much thereof rs 4 e
directors -h,ll deem necessary Ne
cot3lon~ with thr several fire engine
ror, mrc> ~hail hc started immediately
after Juv !. l1l" II ~uch purchases can
rut ,. made hy m.all, agreement then
th. directors shalt dcti with each FIRE com
par, sinai, IN ttr following manner The
directors Shall lpolut VIE appraiser and
,hr h-. COMPANY /, Second appraiser within
SIN months ,it,r Jult ! 1910 and these
tvu trIrai~,r- shall chro~, 4 tMri The
tl-,, 4nur.u~yr- STALL thru appTaI>c the
l.r.Ii,r., ~ thu company item hN item
Il required tha tac appraisers shall
rnmpIr. th,r urrh vitl iu 80 daNs | III
l,~~ a, appeal i taken the ouncil shall
WITHIN rnr lcar ias III, amount aCrccd
upun ID the company |, further pro
Nricl that ~houid = II, company refuse
'a ptriciratc iu such appraisal ncgo-
tIatlun,. then th, directors shall have
ls1W,r - take tho property u euch COM
inrN luI settle therefor through con
d,mnafinn proceedings
Section llth,r .hc cItl - ;hc fro
company may appca, iron the appraisr-
ueut Z, the resident .tldE, ~ New t>tlc
cu4I4fN he apISa PROVISIONS provided
i. fh same as though the appralNcincni
Apisalcd from W,r, 4 mn conclusive re-
tIrn 81 frcchoidcr~ ia i proceeding 70
.l~~rs~ damages to property owners tor he
orrune ot streets Ill Wilmington
~ec'4au 9. I'll. cNpcr~,- incurred hy the
depart ncu' for ILL, PURCHASE ot th,
property ID ri, tire Department shall to
mt .y ID, i~-u4rr, at bonds hy Cty
Council
~,r-!on Io ir.vldc- that tn, D.
pertinent IL Fu'ila safety -halI present
- t-rlkci bulg,, III Council before
Nlal 18TH cact >car and tnar c>~ than
>l.1n. per lcar M H - Police
3 .r,... IL th, Department ~, less than
; 5000 Drr scar.
~,ruoi il Prurie~ that thc depart
.u"ut appropriation >hali bc paid into /
h, 81, treasury m tour c0ual quarterly
n-ta lmeu.- and :hat no gnexpeAdcd
e.lancc hereof >haU lap-, = the cio>e /
,f any corporate wear
>.caan T. Provide that bills con I
rAct.d d, the Department. shall hc paid !
,l I'll. c.fl treasurer lpon vouchers ap /.
proved >, the directors ignnd by is !
,r,-ldrr, and couutrrSlgned by tie city /
tu4I'pr