The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-03
ORDINANCE NO. 1888.

AN ORDINANCE for the organization
| and regulation of the Fire Depart
ment OF the City of Pleasantviile.
! BE II Ordained by the Common
| Council of the City Of Pleasantville:
Section /. The fire department of
! the City of Pleasantville shall con-
/ sist of Two Companies, to be known
as Comnanv No. and Company No.
q Company No. ! shall consist of the
| officers and active members in good
| standing of Volunteer Fire Company
! No. l. ana Company No. ) shall con-
! sist OF the officers and active members
| of Volunteer Fire Company No ). ana
such additional active members as
may he added TO either Company from
time To time. pursuant te"iaw.
Section 2. There shall be appointed
i'm the manner hereinafter provided. a
Chief Engineer and two assistant
Chief Engineers, one assistant Chiei
Engineer To be appointed from each
Company.
There shall also b. appointed Cap
tain and Lieutenant from each Com
Dany which appointments shall De
made by Common Council upon the
recommendation of each OF the res
pective Companies, for the term OF
ono wear each of whom shall hold
office until his successor is appointed
and duly qualities. All OF the above
officers shall receive such compensa-
tion, If any, as Common Council may,
from time TO time determine.
There shall also be appointed oy
Common Council, upon the nomination
If Volunteer Fire Company No. /,
three truck drivers and Two tiremeh
who shall be upon duty ST the ire
house. situate in the City Hall and
who shall be charged with the care OF
the Council Chamber, toilet ROOM
thereto attached, iirehouse, IN accord
TIL pf11G an
as may be prescribed from time 10
time by Common Council.
Section 3. That the Chief Engineer
shall receive q salary OF fifty dollars
per wear, and each Assistant Chlel
Engineer, a salary OF thirty dollars
nf.r wear. and each of the truck driV-
ers shall receive a salary of sixteen
hundred dollars per annum, ana each
of the firemen shall receive a salary
of fifteen hundred dollars per annum'
payable seni-monthly.
Section A. That Volunteer tlfe
Company No. ! shall have the eNclus-
i've use and care OF the fire apparatus
now owned by the city Of Pleasant
Vile and in its possession. situate ia
the firehouse at the CITY Hail. LOT IRE
piIrDoses. which exclusive use ana care
shall continue so long as the sald
Gnnnnanv shar remain in voluntary
and active service, provided. however;
that the title and ownership oil salq
fire apparatus remain and be vested
| in the City of Pleasantville.
Section s. That Volunteer tlre
! COMPANY No shall have the eXctu-
/ siye use and care of fire apparatus
hereafter purchased and placed I'M ITS
possession by the City Of Pleasant
vile for fire purposes, which exclusive
use and care shall continue SO long
as the said Company shall remain IN
voluntary and active service provided
however. that the title and ownership
of said fire apparatus shall AT all tllneS
remain and be vested in the city OF
PleasantVille.
Section 6. The Chief Engineer and
The Assistant Chief Engineers shall
constitute Board Of fire officers,
which Board shall meet monthly ana
shall. subject to rules and regulations
passed by Common Council, have en-.
tire and absolute, control over ana
management OF the Department ana
its government when such Department
is not upon active duty.
Section :. Any member OF the fire
department who has arrived at the
age of fifty years, may be retired from
active service by the Board OF fire Of
ficers. by and with the consent Of
Common Council of the City OF Pleas
antVillc, and in like manner, any men,
her who shall become physically unfit
for active service, but, upon the re-
active service, there shall be issued
TO him by the proper authorities.
certificate of exemption, as an exempt
fireman.
Nothing in this ordinance shall pre-
vent either Company from having as
many honorary and contributing mem
bers as they may provide for.