The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-03

Section 8. Each Company shall and
may choose from its own number a
President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and such other officers not herein pro-
vided for in such manner and at such
times as may be provided by the rules
and bylaws of the respective Com
panies.
1T 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.
unless otherwise directed by the Chief
| Engineer or other officer who may be
in charge.
Section .. The Board of Fire Off
GERS is hereby authorized from time
to time to adopt u code of bylaws
and rules for the control, management
and government OF the Fire Depart
ment and for the regulation of the
proceedings and business oil the said
Board, which said code of bylaws
and rules shall not become effective
until approved by the Common Coun-
ell
Section 10 The Chief Engineer shall
he appointed by the Common Council
for a term of three years. The AS
sistant Chief Engineers shall be APP
pointed by Common Coun Ill. one from
each Company, upon the recommends
ton of each Company, for the term of
one year The appointments of Chief
Engineer and Assistant Chief Engin-
serS under this ordinance shall be made
the term of the Chief Engineer TO eX-
pire December 81, 1929. and the term of
the Assistant Chief Engineers TO eX
pire December 81 1927. No member
of the Department shall be eligible
for the appointment of Engineer or
Chief Engineer who has not been an
l.ssT ~ I1z9,
az least two years.
Section H. Each Company shall
consist of at least twenty members.
The President and Secretary OF each
Company is hereby required to file.
within thirty days after the final pas
sage Of this ordinance. with the Com
mon Council. a certified list OF the ac-
tive tiremen of each Company, giving
their names, ages and places of resi-
dence. which lists sfall be filed with
the City Clerk.
Section u. The Chief Engineer shall
have general supervision of the de-
partment. subject to such rules and
bylaws as may from time TO time be
adopted for the government and man.
agement OF the Department, as here
inhefore provided.
Section 49, In all cases of fire, the
Chief Engineer or in his absence. the
Assistant Chief Engineer, who shall
have first arrived at the scene of the
fire. shall have full power and abso
ute control and command and cause
the several pieces of apparatus to he
worked in the most advantageous
manner.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of
the Chief Engineer to report annually
to the Council Of the City Of Pleasant
Vile, the condition of the various
pieces of apparatus and appurtenan-
ces, the number Of hYdrants and the
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during each month their location and
cause. the date of same and loss oc
easioned thereby; the number of mem
bers in the Company and the total
number of active members in the De-
partment and to report monthly all
designations and explosions passed
upon by the Board of Fire officers.
Section Is. The Chief Engineer and
his assistants Or officers in command
at any fire are hereby clothed with
full and complete police authority and
are hereby authorized and directed to
require and secure the removal of any
and all distractions from in front of
and around fire hydrants. and for the
purpose are hereby authorized to call
upon the head of any of the municipal
departments for aid and assistance in
securing such removal of Instructions.
Section 16. 1t shall be the duty of
the Secretary of each Company to
make a report once each month to the
Board of Fire officers in accordance
with such rules and regulations as
may be adopted by said Board
If the Secretary Of the Company
neglects or refuses to make such re-
port. the Board of Fire Officers shall
Immediately prefer charges against
such delinquent Secretary, in accord
ance with the rules and regulations
Of said Beard of Fire Officers.
All requests for repairs or supplies
for the Company shall be presented
10 the Board of Fire Officers for their
approval or recommendation, by the
Secretary of the Company at the time
the monthly report mentioned in this
section is presented, but in case any