The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
An Ordinance
Relating to the Municipal Fire
Department of the Borough of
PennS Grove.
BE it Ordained by the Council of the
Borough of Penns Grove.

BE it Ordained by the Council of the
Borough of Penns Grove.
Section 1. That the duly appointed
member or members of the tire COM
mittee of the Borough shall be styled
Fire Comm ssion or Commissioners OF
the Borough of Penns Grove and shall
serve for the term OF one year ana un-
til his or their successor or successors
are appointed.
Sec. 2. The fire department of the
Borough of Penns Grove shall consist
of one Fire Chief, two Assistant Chlefs
and one company of fifty (5O) men who
shall serve in such capacities as desl g
mated by the rules of the Fire Chief.
Sec g. The said members of the fire
department shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the Borough Mar
shals in regard to maintenance of order
and arresting for mlsdemeanor ana
breaches of the peace. They shall re,
ceive one dollar per year salary ana
havior and shall only. be expelled after
a public hearing and found guilty OF
malfeasance and misconduct of oHlce'
Sec. The Fire Chief and two As As
fire department and confirmed by the
Mayor and Council, and no person shaIi
be a member of the fire department un-
less he has been a resident and citizen
of the Borough of Penns Grove for two
years Immediately previous to MS ap-
pointment.
Sec s. The fire commission or com
missioners together with the Flre
Chief and the Assistant Chiefs shall
make such rules and regulations Tor
their own government and for the gov
ernment of the fire department as they
shall deem eXpedent for the interest
of said department, provided said rules
and regulations are not inconsistent
with the laws of New Jersey or the or
dinances of the Borough OF Penns
Grove.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
Fire Chief to attend all fires and super
intend and direct the operation or the
members thereof as he snail deem NJ
and shall have full and entire contfoi
of the fire ground during the time OF
the fire, and he shall ascertain II pos
sible, the origin of the fire ana make
such report to the Mayor. He snail
also keep and maintain a book ana
enter into the same each fire, its locac
ton the cause, the amount ana klhd OF
property destroyed with the VaIue
thereof and the owner or owners, the
amount of insurance, if any, and where
insured, and such other information as
may be useful All of which he snail
report monthly to the fire Commissioners
or commissioners. He shall also re-
port to the fire commissioner or COM
missioners any member of the hre Ge-
partment who may have disobeyed ms
orders or violated any OF the TuleS'
He shall also report any interference
or disobedience of any person or per-
sons attending any fire, either tof the
DurDOSP of giving assistance IN the III Z
department or otherwise, and such dls-
obedience or interference on the part OF
such person or persons shall make nm
or them liable to a fine of Ten dollars
for a breach of this ordinance peIote
the Borough Recorder.
Sec T. The duties of the Assistant
Chief shall be to attend all hres ana IN
the absence of the Fire Chief the First
Assistant Chief shall perform the
duties prescribed for that office. ana IN
the event of his absence then such duty
shall be performed by the Second AS
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Fire Chief and his assistants to see
that all fire plugs are in good ana ser
viceabla condition and upon the occur
renee of a fire, the Fire Chlet OF the
fire department shall have the use and
control of any or all of the said plugs:
Sec 9. All apparatus consisting OF
vehicles, hose, hose connections pluis' -
etc. which are now owned by the
Horough of Penns Grove shall be
at ali times under and subject to
the control of the municipal hre
department of the Borough OF Penns
Grove. The Company and Fire
Commissioner or Commissioners ana
the office of the Fire Chief Shall pe
located and maintained in the Bor9ugh
Streets, and there shall be held
monthly meeting of all municipal nre-
men of this Department on the hrSt
Wednesday in each month at 5 +. NJ.
inc TO report without a reasonable
cause at said meetings shall be sus-
nended from the department tempof-
ariIV and be brought before the trial
board for a public hearing and II fouhd
guilty of neglect of duty shaI De eA-
PEELED from the department..
Sec 10. The trial board before whom
all causes shall be brought for pub!lc
hearing shall consist of Fire ComnlSI-
sioner or Commissioners, together with
the Fire Chief and two Assistant
Chiefs. but no person who shall have
made a complaint against any memper
of the department shall sit at that time
as a member of the trial board.
Sec. IL The active members OF eN1
isting Volunteer Fire Companies shall
constitute the members of the FIRE De
partment as contemplated by section
of this ordinance. The additional men
reouired by this ordinance shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor and confirmed oy
the Council after proper application TO
the Mayor. No application shall be re-
ouired of members of said existing
Volunteer Fire Companies. Further, 1t
is the purpose of this ordinance 10
keep this department non-political ana
non-partisan. r..
Sec. 12 This ordinance to take effect
Immediately and all ordinances incon-
sistent with this ordinance are hereby
repealed rrr-,-,
Mayor.
Attest
w. A HUNT,
I1oroupb Clerk