The Pleasantville press., 1927-08-05

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dence, which lists shall be filed with
the City Clerk
section 10. The Chief Engineer shall
! have general supervision OF the de-
oartment, subject to such rules and
| ay-laws as may from time to time be
| adopted for the government and man
| agement of the Department as here
inbefore 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-
| lutte control and command and cause
| the several pieces of apparatus to be
worked in the most advantageous
| manner.
Section IA 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
/ condition of same. the number of fires
during each month, their location and
| cause, the date of same and loss oc-
casioned thereby; the number OF mem,
| bers in the Company and the total
number of active members in the De-
| partrnent and to report monthly all
| designations and explosions passed
upon by the Board of Fire officers.
Section Is. The Chief Engineer ana
at any fire are hereby clothed with
full and complete police authority and
are hereby authorized and directed to
require and secure the removal OIL any
and all obstructions from in front OF
and around fire hydrants, and for the
purpose are hereby authorized to cali
upon the head of any of the municipal
departments for aid and assistance IN
securing such removal of distractions.
Section 16 1t shall be the duty of
the Secretary of each Company TO
make a report once each month to the
Board of FiIe 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 shail
Immediately prefer charges against
such delinquent secretary IN accora- .9-
ance with the rules and regulations
of said Beard of Fire Officers.
All requests for repairs or supplies
for the Company shall be presented
to 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
anparatus shall become so disabled
that immediate repairs are necessary
the Captain or Lieutenant OF either
Company shall Immediately report the
report to the Fire Committee OF Cotlny
cil
Section IT, Any officer or member
of the Department or Company who
shall refuse or voluntarily neglect 10
obey or execute any orders from the
officer in charge of any fire, or VINO
shall violate or willtully neglect or re-
fuse to be controlled. governed or
managed by any of the rules and by
laws of the Board of Fire Officers
that may be adopted from time TO
time as karein provided. shall be SUD-
iect to suspension or expulsion from
The Department by the Board of Fire
Officers; the suspension or expulsion
of any member being subject to the
approval of the Council OF the City oil
Pleasantville.
Section is. No person shall be al
lowed to enter any fire house or ham
die any apparatus or implements be
longing to the Department unless ac-
companied by member OF the De-
partnient.
, No fire apparatus during any fire or
the report of any fire shall be taken
or moved out of its house unless the
Captain or Lieutenant or at least one
member of the Company shall ne pres
ent and assent thereto.
No apparatus shall be let out for
hire, or let in any case. except upon
the consent of the Fire Committee OF
Council and Chief Engineer, and then
only in the case of fire in an adJa-
cent municipality. :,
Section 10. ii the Company shall
vote for the expulsion or suspension
of any of its members, the result OF
such vote shall be reported to the
Board of Fire officers at the next
meeting.
shall have the right to appear before
the said Board of Fire officers and
state cause Gf any) why such penalty
should not be confirmed and IN case
of non appearance, or In case ms APP
peal is not sustained. the Chief shall
report his name to the Council OF the
City of Pleasantville as expelled or
suspended, as the case may be.
Section 90 1t shall be the duty OF
the Chief Engineer to call out foi
practice drill either or both Companies
upon reasonable notice, whenever he
shall deem it necessary or advlsabie,
and the officers and members of each
Company shall respond to such call;
and upon failure on the part OF any
officer or member of either Company
to obey such call. such officer or mem-
her shall be liable to suspension or
expulsion as provided for by the rules
and regulations. upon preferment OF
charges, provided, such failure shall
have been without just or reasonable
cause. 49,
Section 81 All charges for offenses
or neglect of duty or INSTRUMENTATION
while on duty at a fire. that may be
preferred against any officer or menu
Der of the Department. shall be tried
and determined by the Board OF Fire
| Officers. subject, however to an ap-
peal from such decision to the Com
mon Council of the City of Pleasant
Vile, which body shall either sustain
the action of the Board of Fire Oil
GERS or refer the same to it for retrial.
In the event of a re-trial being or
dered by the Common Council. the de-
cision arrived at by the Board OF Fire
Officers at such re-trial shall be final
and conclusive and not subject to ap-
peal.
Section %. That Volunteer Fire
Company No. = and Volunteer Fire
Company No. 3 shall accept the pro-
visions of this ordinance before it
shall become operative, which accep-
tance shall be in writing and be pre-
sented to the City Clerk and filed with
this ordinance, duly executed under
the seals of the respective Companies
by their respective Presidents and
Secretaries, in pursuance of resolu-
tions to be passed by each of said
Companies for that purpose.
Section 49, All ordinances or parts
of ordinances, inconsistent herewith,
be and the same are herewith repealed
and this ordinance shall take effect
Immediately after final passage and
publication. as provided by law.
Notice is hereby given that the fore
going ordinance was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Common Coun-
ell of the City of Pleasantville,, n. j.,
held in Common Council Chambers,
City Hall. on May II. 1927, and was
City HAIL. on May II, 1927, and passed
third and final reading after a public
hearing the 18th day Of July. 1927.
GEORGE ENGLEHARDT,
praridarnf Conn mon l,onrnci1