The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-20
oRnINANcE NO aaa.

AN ORDINANCE for the organization
and regulation of the Fire Depart
ment of the City of Pleasantyille.
Be 1t Ordained by the Common
Council Of the City of Pleasantville:
section /. The fire department OF
the City of Pleasantville shalt con-
sist Of two Companies. TO be known
as Company No. ] and Company No.
3 Company No. ] shall consist of the
officers and active members in good
standing of Volunteer Fire Company
No. l. and Company No. 3 shall con-
sist OF the officers and active members
Of Volunteer Fire Company No. 3. and
such additional active members as
may be added to either Company from
time to time, pursuant TO law.
Section 2. There shall be appointed
in the manner hereinafter provided, a
Chief Engineer and two assistant
Chief Engineers, one assistant Chief
Engineer to be appointed from each
Company.
There shall also be appointed Cap
tain and Lieutenant from each Com
pany which appointments shall ne
made by Common Council upon the
recommendation of each OF the res
pective Companies, for the term oil
one year. each of whom shall hold
office until his successor is appointed
and duly qualities. All Of the above
officers shall receive such compensa-
ton. If any. as Common Council may.
from time to time determine.
There shall also be appointed by
Common Council. upon the nomination
of Volunteer Fire Company No. /,
three truck drivers and two firemen,
who shall be upon duty at the fire.
house. situate in the City Hall and
who shall be charged with the care OF
the Council Chamber. toilet room,
thereto attached, frehouse, in accord
nd <
as may be prescribed from time to
time by Common Council.
Section 3. That the Chef Engineer
shall receive a salary of nifty dOllafS
per year, and each Assistant Chief
Engineer, a salary of thirty dollars
per year. and each of the truck driV-
ers shall receive a salary oil sixteen
hundred dollars per annum. and each
of the firemen shall receive salary
of fifteen hundred dollars per annum,
payable semi-monthly.
Section a. That Volunteer Fire
Company No. l shall have the cXclus-
i've use and care of the fire apparatus
now owned by the City of Pleasant
vile and in its possession, situate IN
the firehouse at the City Hall, for flre
purposes. which exclusive use and care
shall continue so long as the sald
Company shall remain in voluntary
and active service, provided. however,
fire apparatus remain ana ne vested
in the City of Pleasantville.
Section 3. That Volunteer Fire
Company No 3 shall have the eNclu-
siye use and care of fire. apparatus
hereafter purchased and placed in It's
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, proVlded
| however, that the title and ownership
of said fire apparatus shall at al times
remain and he vested in the CITY OF
| PleaSantViIle.
the Assistant Chief Engineers shail
constitute a 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 and
its government when such Department
is not upon active duty.
Section T. 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
fcers. by and with the consent of
Common Council of the City OF Pleas
apfville and in like manner, any mem
Der who shall become physically unit
for active service. but, upon the re-
tirenent OF any SNcn lneiupeE iiOiI
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
hers as they may provide for
Section g. Each Company shall and
may choose from it's own number
President Secretary and Treasurer,
and such other officers not herein pro
vioed for in such manner and at such
times as may be provided by the rules
and bylaws of the respective Com
panies.
II shall be the duty Of each Com
pany as often as any fire shall break
out to repair Immediately upon the
alarm thereof to their respective fire
houses and 20 convey their apparatus
to the place where the fire shall be.
nnless otherwise directed bV the C1iel