The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-08-13

zed to release them from saix tax.
SECTION NO. 26. The said fire
force may adopt rules and regula-
tions for its government subject to
the approval of City Manager, and
shall have and keep a record book
in which same shall be recorded. 1t
shall fix a time for, its meetings for
the consideration of such questions
as should be considered by it, and
meetings for practice with the fire
apparatus, when approved by the
City Manager.
SECTION NO. 27. The Chief and
subordinate officers of the fire
companies shall have authority,
Whine on duty, according to rank, as
fixed by the rules and adopted by
the said fire department, and any
MEMBER of the tire department may
be suspended by the Chief for in
subordInation, for disrepect to a su-
perior officer; but any member so
suspended shall have the right to APP
peal to the City Manager and his de-
cision shall be final. At all fires
the ranking officer of the fire de-
partment and all members curing
actual continuance of fire present at
such fire shall be clothed with police
powers during said fire to the same
extent as any policeman of the City
of Alcoa.
SECTION NO. %. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to place or
cause to be placed, around or near
any of the fire hydrants in the city,
any goods or other things in such
, manner as to conceal the same or
in any way interfere with the fire
department in obtaining access to
said hydrants. Any violation of this
section shall be punishable by a fine
of not less than $500 nor more than
$500.
SECTION NO. 30. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, outside the
EMPLOYEES of the Fire Department,
to ride or drive a vehicle or morse
through that part of any street OF
square in which the FIRE depart
ment is assembled for the purpose
of extinguishing fire, and any per,
son who shall attempt to rlde OF
drive through that part OF any sereeS
or square so occupied shall De Ilnea
not less than $500 nor more tnan
$1,000. If any wagon, automople,
street or railroad car or engine OF
other vehicle be driven over the nose
belonging to the Fire Department.
laid in the streets, lanes, Alleys,
squares or railroad crossing at the
occurrence of fire in this city,, or
at an alarm of fire, or any other
time, the driver or owner or owners
of such vehicles shall be fined not
less than $1,000 nor more than
| $4,000.
SECTION NO. 80. 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person, except mem
hers of the Fire Division, to handle
anv of the apparatus of the Ere
Division or to in any way interfere
With the working of the Division
during anv fire or drill unless re-
Gmested so to do by the ranking Of
ficer of the Department present
Anv person violating the provisions
If this section shall be fined not
less than $500 nor more than
$4,000.
SECTION NO. 81. The members
Of the Fire Division shall wear such
~ for when on duty as the City
Manager shall specify. The uni,
form shall be kept at The Ire Hajl
and no member shall be allowed 10
wear his uniform except "hen
duty or when in a parade. ana
violation shall subject a member 10
a fine of not less than $l.oO nor
more than $500. -
SECTION NO. 80. 1t shall be
the duty of any one, when SO sum
moned for that purpose by the
Acting Chief of the Fire DIVISION,
to render all the assistance in his
power to extinguish or stay the
progress of a fire or to assist the
Division in any way, and to comply
with all orders given by the o1licers
of the Fire Division while on duty.
A refusal to do so shall render the
person so refusing liable to tine
of not less than $500 nor more
'"% sEG & NO. 80. All supplies
and equipment of any kind and
character for the Fire Division when
are to be used by it and paid for by
the city shall be purchased by the
CITY Manager >,
SECTION NO. "a. 1t snail De
the duty of each person or telephone
company operating a telephone exc
change in the City of Alcoa, and OF
Alcoa. and of every operator in the
employ of such exchange at all
hours, day or night, promptly to
make connections and to assist IN
transmitting by telephone to the
Fire Division headquarters and, TO
the whistle or signal station used to
Give fire alarms and to the Chlet,
Assistant Chief and various captains
if possible an accurate report OF
each fire alarm offered to such
operator, giving all details as to
owner or occupant OF premises
street location and fire district,
which it is reasonably possible Tor
such operator to procure, ANY
plv with the provisions of this sec
lion kl3 shall be fined not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars for each
offense. Provided, however, that
the said telephne company, In TINS
connection shall be deemed to be
exercising or assisting the City to
exercise a governmental function OF
the citv and entitled to the same eX-
emptions as city in the perform
ance of such duty. ~.
''l Section NO. 35. The Fire .Di;,
vision shall perform the periodical
inspection of buildings as PROVIDED
in these ordinances and when dlrec-