The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-05
NEW ORDINANCE
FOR FIRE CO.
City Solicitor Higbee of Somers
Point Makes New Proposition
to Volunteer Company.
MUST DECIDE AT ONCE

In the fight between the fire compa.
MES of Somers Point, City Council,
the City Solicitor and private citizens,
a new proposition has been advanced
for the volunteers to accept immedi-
ately. This is in the form of an ordi-
nance prepared by City Solicitor Hig-
bee and reads as follows:
THE Common Council of Somers
Point will by resolution or ordinance
recognize the Somers Point Volunteer
Fire Co., No. l, as an organization IN
der its control, and will from time to
time make such appropriations for the
purchase of such apparatus as they
may deem necessary and wise under
the circumstances to purchase for its
use, provided:
THAT the Somers Point Volun-
teer Fire Co., No. l, shall consist of
not more than twenty-five active men,
berS, whose names must be submitted
by the Somers Point Volunteer Fire
Co., No. l, to the Common Council for
its approval; and they each shall be
OF the age OF twenty-one and not more
than forty-fve years, who are to be
citizens and residents of the City of
Somers Point, and must be a~ble-bodied
men.
'2-That whenever the company
consists of less than twenty-five men,
bers, by reason of death, resignation,
or otherwise, new members may be
elected that the active membership
may be always twenty-five, and shall
never be in excess thereof.
New members may be elected by a
majority vote of all the members of
the Fire Company, recognized by the
City of Somers Point, and upon the
approval of their election by the Com
mon Council of said city; but no new
members shall be considered elected
until the anne shall be submitted by
the Somers Point Volunteer Fire Co.,
No. l, in writing, under the hand of
the secretary, certifying that the said
persons received the majority of all
the votes OF said Fire Company, and
be approved by the Common Council
of the City.
"3-The president, secretary and
treasurer of the Somers Point Volun-
teer Fire Company, No. l, shall be
elected by a majority vote of its ac-
tive members, which are recognized
by the Common Council of the city.
4@The Somers Point@Voiunteef
Fire Company, No. l, all of its officers
and members, when on duty at a fire
shall be subject to the orders and
commands of the officers selected un-
der and by virtue of an ordinance of
the City OF Somers Point entitled, An
Ordinance for the Organization and
Regulation of the Somers Point Fire
Department provided, however, that
if the Somers Point Volunteer Fire
Company, No. l, arrives at the fire
first it shall hen be in command OF its
officers until the chief of the Fire De-
partment or one of his assistants ar
rives, when he o. they shall take
charge and all the men and officers of
both the Fire Department and the
Volunteer Fire Company shall be I'M
der his or their command and direc-
ton.
THE Somers Point Volunteer Fire
Co. No. /, to be bound by the provis-
ions of an ordinance that may be enac-
ted by the Common Council of the
City OF Somers Point embodying such
terms, and such terms as may be con-
tanned in an ordinance OF the City or
Somers Point entitled, An Ordinance
for the Organization and Regulation OF
the Somers Point Fire Department,
as may be applicable by said Ordin-
ance to be enacted by Common Coun-
ell. II being the intent and purpose
that they shall be bound by the same
conditions and entitled to the same
privileges touching their duties while
at a fire as is provided by the ordi-
nance above referred to.
The officers of the Somers Point
Volunteer Fire Co., No. l, shall consist
of a president, secretary and treasur-
er, who may be elected by a majority
OF the votes of the Fire Company, and
in addition thereto may have a fore
man and an assistant foreman, who
shall be appointed by the Mayor OF
said city for the term of n year sub
ject to the approval of the Common
Council. The Fire Company shall
have the right, by majority of vote of
said company, to recommend to the
Mayor appointees for the last named
Offices, but he shall not be bound
thereby. nor shall any appointment
made by the Mayor be valid until o .
frmed or approved by Common Coun-
ell of said city.
1.-THE members of the Somers Point
Volunteer Fire Co., No. l, shall be en-
titled to such relief and participation
in the funds of the Firemen's Relief
Association, and such representation
in the Firemen's Relief Association as
they may be entitled to under the stat
utes in such case made and provided"