The Owosso times., 1920-05-14
ORDINANCE
B X. LUCAS,
City G erik.

An Ordinance to amend sections one, two,
three ana hve OF an ordinance entitled AN or
dinance establishing Fire Department inand
Tor the Ci of OwoSso, and prescr bing the
duties and compensation of tho members there
or" passed and approved November H. ,9le to
I'D secti n thereto to be known as lection
SIX, ana to renumber sections six, seven. eight
and nine of said ordinance to stand as Sections
seven, eight nine and ten.
The City OF Owosso Ordains
Section l. That Sections one, two three and
hve OF an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
establishing Fire Department in and for the
City OF Owosso. and prescribing the dutie4 and
compensation OF the members thereof" passed
and approved November H. 1918 tie an the
same are hereby amended and a new section to
be known as Section six be and the same is
hereby added, said amended and added sections
to read as follows:
Section l. The Fire Department of the Ciy
OF Owosso shall consist OF Chief, two Cap.
tains, one Electrician, three Truck Drivers and
four regular tremen. the whole force however.
not TO exceed one Chief and eleven other men,
Section q The Chief of the Fire Department
shall be appointed by the Commission on the
hrst Monday In May 1920 and each second year
thereatter, Tor term of two years, and until
his successor is appointed and qualified He
snail nave command and supervision OF the
said fire department and control of the equip
ment thereof, and shall be responsible therefor
to the Mayor.
Sectiou3 The other members of the Depart.
ment shall be appointed by the Chief subject to
the approval of the Commission. Each C,rp
tain shall be assigned his duties nv the Chat
ana shall nave control, subject to the orders OF
tne hlef or the men ana equipment at the
house where he shall be stationed. The duties
OF all other members OF the Department shall
be such as the Chief with the approval vf the
Mayor, shall direct. .a6..
section s. The Chief. with the APPROX Of
the commission, shall appoint some duly
qualified person, whether already member OF
the epartm mt or not, to serve as Assistant
Chief, and shall also designate some member
OF the force to serve as Second Assistant Chief
such appointment, howerer, not to increase the
membership OF the force beyond the number
provided In section one. nor to work decrease
In the salary of any member OF the force so ap.
pointed below that provided in section siv. it
shall be the duty of such Assistant Chief. and,
IL case OF his absence or disability, OF the
Second Assistant Chief, to command ana super.
wise the members and equipment and assume
Cos troll NJ fire, In all cases Of the absence or
disability OF the Chief, and OF both OF them to
maintain such supervision aud control at ire
as the Chief shall direct when present
Section 9. The salary of the Chief shall be
at the rate OF Sixteen-hundred Dollars siSOO 0O)
per annum; that OF each Captain at the rate of
fourteen.hundred fifty dollars (sl45O UO) per
annum; that OF the Electrician at the rate of
een,hundred dollars ,sl5OO) per annum: that
or each Truck Driver at the rate OF fourteen.
hundred twenty five dollars (8i425.OO) per
nnnum; and that OF the other regular freme
Thirteen. hundred dollars % 10000 per annum
Tor the hrst three months Of service Thirteen
hundred fifty dollars bi3500c) per annum dur
ing the second three months OF service, "a at
NE rate OF Fourt en- hundred dollars (sl41O.UO)
per annum thereafter.
Section .. Thst former sections six seven
eight and nine of the above entitled ordnance
passed and approved November IA, 1918, be and
the same are hereby REMEMBERED to stand aud
be known as section seven. section eight, section
nine and section ten, respectively.
Section g. ThisordInance shall take immcdi.
ate effect
Passed and approvs d May, TO- 1920
A. T. WRIGHT.
Attest: Mayor.
ID. X. LUCAS.
City Clerk.