The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-24
AN ORDINANCE
Amending an Ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance relating to the
Municipal Fire Department of
the Borough of Penns Grove,
ndnnfod Mnrnh y 1QO1 y
adopted March s, 1921"


adopted March ), 1871.
He IL Ordained by the Council of the
borough of Penns Grove.
Section l. That the duly appointed
member or members of the hre COM
mittee of the Borough shall be styled
Fire Commission or Commissioners of
the Borough of Penns Grove, and shall
serve for the term oil one year and I'M
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 chiefs
and one company Of fifty men who
shall serve in such capacities as desig-
mated by the rules of the fire chief.
Sec. 8. The fire chief and two as
sistant chiefs shall be elected by the
members of the company subject to
coordination by the Mayor and Borough
Council, said election to be held at the
annual meeting held on the first Mon
day in January of each year., and they
shall serve for the term of one year
and until his or their successors or sue
cessor are elected.
Sec. 4. The said members of the fire
department shall have concurrent jur-
isdiction with the Borough Marshals
in regard to maintenance of order and
arresting for misdemeanor and breaches
of the peace during a fire. They shall
hold office during good behaviour and
only be expelled after a public hearing
and found guilty of m~alfeasance and
misconduct Of office.
Sec. s.. No person shall be a member
of the fire department unless he has
been a resident and citizen of the Bor-
ough of Penns Grove for two years mn
mediately previous to his appointment.
Sec. 6. The fire commission or COM
m~issioners, together with the Fire
Chief and the Assistant Chiefs shall
make such rules and regulations for
their own government and for the gov
ernment of the fire department as they
shall deem eXpedient for the interest
of aid department, provided said rules
and regulations are not inconsistent
with the laws of New Jersey. or the
ordinance of the Borough of Penns
Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the
Fire Chief to attend all fires and su.
perintend and direct the operation OF
fit and shall have full and entire con-
troll of the fire ground during the time
of the fire, and he shall ascertain If
possible, the origin. of the fire and
make such report to the Mayor. He
shall also keep and maintain a book
and enter into the same each IRE, It's
kind of property destroyed with the
value thereof and the owner or owners,
the amount of insurance, if any, and
where Insured, and such other informa-
he shall report monthly to the hre
commissioner or commissioners He
shall also report to the fire commits
sioner or commissioners any member
of the fire department who may have
disobeyed his order or violated any of
the rules. He shall also report any in
tlGTtltt Or ulSODGblEhtb OL any ptA
son or persons attending any fire,
either for the purpose of giving assis-
lance in this fire department or other
wise. and such disobedience or inter-
ference on the part of such person
or persons shall make him or them IL
able to a fine of Ten Dollars for a
breach of this ordinance before the
Sec. S. The duties of the Assistant
Chief shall be to attend all fires. and
in the absence Of the Fire Chief that
Efrcf cOfctonf Chief shall naTfnrm the |
duties prescribed for that office. and
in the event of, his absence such duty
shall be performed by the Second AS
Sec. O.. It shall be the duty of the
Fire Chief and his assistants to see
that all fire plugs are in good and SER
currence of a fire, the Fire Chief of the
fire department shall ave the use and
control of any and all of said plugs. )
Sec. 10. All apparatus consisting of
vehicles, hose, hose connections. plugs.
ETC., which are now owned by the Bor,
ough of Penns Grove shall be at all
of the municipal fire department of the
Borough of Penns Grove. The Com
pany and Fire Commissioner or Com
m~issioners and the office Of the FIRE
in the Borough Hall, S. e. Corner Of
Main and State Streets, and there shall
be held a monthly meeting Of all NUM-
the first Monday in each month, at 8
P. M. Any member of the Company ne
glecting to report without a reason
able cause at said meetings shall be
suspended from the department tenn
porarily and be brought before the
trial board for a public hearing and
if found guilty of neglect of duty, shall
be expelled from the department.
Sec. II. The trial board before whom
all causes shall be brought for public
hearing shall consist of Fire Commits
sioner or Commissioners. togethef with
the Fire Chief and two Assistant
Chiefs, but no person who shall have
made a complaint against any member
of the department shall sit at that time
as a member of the trial board.
Sec. ~. The active members of the