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AI¥ ORDINANCE or assistant engineers, or foreman or avsistant!a FIRE DEPARTMENT in (hi foreman “I Ins company, or sliall leave his City of Bnriimrlon engine or other fire apparatus while at a lire,1q_„ , , . . , without pormisaion from the acting foreman,,i, r i 1|° M‘y°r“d '• forfeit and pay for every anch of-- h '*■ vf “urlmKlon- Ih“ fence or default, the penalty of fire dollars:'• *l,n,,,!rd 5-* the common conn- and may be e,polled from tho company by i't-.. ” C't.v, one Chief, and two Assistant vote of two-thirds of the company.V.one i nter, and two Assistant vote of two-thirds of the company. ' I !T ,t,rl,Vo m r“°.of See. 20. If any person having charge of1 isuc'. nnlerv for l'° P ? ' “ P™ *n cn*inc or n,''rr fire apparatus, shall suffer iihe SrL , ,1. 1 , ,P“rP°10 °f extinguishing tl.o «.mo to lie applied to private uses, with-;'ner • iI n Ch in P • I*™' i.“ T out ,hc con' of the Mayor, Chief Engii corernnn i,?d ;..h i ''“J uk,n* ,ho or city council, he shall forfeit and Say ucommand when present. penalty of fifty dollars, besides hem.vooiio. u iw en present penalty of fifty dollsrs, besides being respon-. .°f E8ln0Cr. *l‘l a', 011 sihlc for all damages. 8 ^h o.te e?.'1 “I*. ,Car,tL Wni,e fro,':k “r Sec. 21. Ever* fireman, attached to a fire - iw ,rd chief Pn I • ‘* !cr, e“P 'i r ,l' ' Bine, when on' duty, shall wear such uni. Cf Ihemme- s.Sj'V't.1*V ir* T f*r.n an shall be required by the byc-law. of, u h eVnrah.'n , , pr°*'!!^ ’“‘a 71- *r lhc ComP»n.V hiol. he may belong.Enehi, er imhdrd,! li' ° '‘,rd* ' Stfc’ 84 A,1lt;! bl' ll further'ordained: That■ PTlm firTw ,lhe “Ta . . r aU cmU' C“P'- rpeaking trumpets, that.1.1 first and second Assistant En- tl,ali he worn by the Engineers, or foreman,’Sn.s»! «r /m^C’ 1th. and t|,aU bo furnished them at the expense ot Uioh in n ” ill t i !V “ b'° n r,,0ci? ur ci, v ’ ll,Kl for failing to take good caro of such!tailored 1 leather c.iji will, their ,r „k, lr(11“ tlt; * or. in. .rnmie. llT, ' a black speak- ,|,oy slmll pay a sum not less than ten. nor'ed upon the samr * respective titles paint- re than thirty dollars. And upon the cjec-| A n ■, r I , • , I J 'ion Of a Successor, such engineer or foreman,ere id lih 1 - d , i ? : ? , retire from office, shall In,Ml over,city shall b, div ided into hreo fire wards, and „ |,IS s,lcce«,r, |.u coal. cap, speaking train-, n -rr1 fP“'11 J a hr'- C-, under a penalty of not less than.couneilofmid cHy one fire warden for earh gflccn. nor more than forty dollars..ward whose duty ,t shall be in ease of a t,re s,,. 23. If any person shall remove any (immedia c y to repair to the place ol the lire, fire engine or other fire apparatus fro,,, theirif noX 1S |'? ......'V“,r rc'l’crlivc places of deposits and shall eo„.Of flue* men ; and to per urn. si.cl, ..ihcr Verl the same to private use. no shall forfeitduty as the ease may demand; and nut to leave Ilnd ,, J| the place of the lire without the consent of pousdile for all d/meees ’, ,one of live Engineers. ' 01 \ 7 7 ,scTw'lh a El' k *7 Td“*1,I,*“ lirovid0 llim- :nr organ ixeii fire company i a^not'S’inTin:vvitha d 11* hss I „ ,r l fr »y tilies or penalties, .hall be1. white, htad upon the same not less tliaii . xull , fro|n ^ving a city, poll lax: upon pro-.two and a hall incite* ... diameter; and shall dll lo u,c Ci,v Mar'shal a certificate of (at .11 times when on duly at a lire, carry the membership, signed by the foreman of hi,.. r ... ... .. . .. . „ rinnptiny, and dan«l witliiii three months ofbee. G All that portion of the city ot l ur- rc,„-,e same,lmgton lying south of Jctlorsnn Mr. t, shall mc1.. 25, A„ a„d |lies arising ,,n-«,„.t,tulu t„o lirst fire ward a, tin,I portion j,r proviion, „f ,|ns Ordinance, sl.JI he(ly iug hcuveen Jerterson and Columbia sire..,, r,„.nv,.rcd in ar,;„n jn,,itulcd in, so . eoiialllutellm second Ure ward: and all lllc „„„„ of fnited Mtates. for the use of,Ilia po.- mii o tl.e e,ty ol l urliiigloi. lying lll0 ,\|„yor and Aldermen of the city of Bur-uortli «»l Liiluiiibm street hliail euustilulc the |,n»tonI third tire ward ' Passed, January 5,1,, IS ll.I bee. 7. Ilo ,t further ordained ; that ,t sha,! iUrll GIIO. TEMPLE,be the duty ol all persons residing uilt.ui tho L. W. Il.sairr, .lfeyr.; hunts of suid city, in times ol hr.;, to obey alj (.,f Rrccr!erI • cjinnuiiids or orders 01 the Engineers. Eire 1 \\ aril' lis, Mayor, Aldcruu-11. Alursliat and t-on*. stables ul said city , and any person rtlusing or neglecting lo obey os aforesaid, shall be ft 'fined in a sum not less llian live, lior inure 'tbun twenty dollurs or be imprisoned not less. Ilian twenty.lour, nor more man ninety auhours; at liio discretion of tho court trying ,. the same., bee. h. It shall bo the duty of all persons u owning houses or other buildings in which lire is kept; to lurmsli them with two lealuer tiro I buckets; and where ever tiiero is more than tour vtiiumcys, stoves or tines, in any tone, mcnl or bunding ; the owner or occupant of sucii tenement or nuildmg, siiull furuish far , each two uodilienal ehiuiuoya, stoves or Hues, jono uddiiiouul bucket. bald buckets shall 1 liuld nut less than twelve quarts, and shall bo hung up in u cinispicuous place 111 such house ur other buildings; and shall liavo painted | upon the same, ill legible letters, the in.tiu/s h .ol lliu owners name.bee. 2. II any person shall refuse or ne- [j ;ghct t„ furnish his house or o'her building 'with buckets as aloresaid, lie, she, or they .Shall forieit and pay a nue ot not less man 11 five, nor more man tsreuly dollars. p' Bee. I'd. All juugulenls lor llhes or pcii.,1- a,,ties arising uueer vuc preceding bectiou ol ., mis Ordinance, shall up.ruto us u ileii.npin the building not lurciaiicd as alurssaid nub I firebuekels. rrueiuud, uoiliing coiitniacd 111 Cl : tins bectiuu, shall be so cuiislr..ed us to pr. - ,.|VeKt the levying id execution, upon any oilier 'properly, owneo by the owner of such build- e I mg. ' s:Bee. 11. Bo it further ordained : That it shall be the duly of each Eire Wurden to ex- \ aiiiinc each liuusj or other building in which lire is kept, within his respective evard. as often as once in three month.; and monthly *• during tho months ol Lucoiiib.r, January, b IEebruury and March; und in case hu shall consider the same unsaie or dangerous, it shall •Bee. 12. If any person shall refuse or no- s' gleet lo repair his house or other building a- ,| giccuble to the directions of tho Eire Warden, lor a term of innro limn twenty-four houis, lie shall forfeit und pay a line ol not loss than L five, nor more than twenty dollars; aud shall n ' forfeit and pay a fine of ten dollars for each ( * additional twenty four hours, that lie, she, or f they shall continue lo keep lire iu the same,. until the sumo shall be repaired. 01 Bee. 13. All judgments for lines or penal- tl ! tics, arising under the twelfth Boolioii of this tj Ordinance; shall operate as a lion upon suchhouse ur otlivr building.Boc. Id. It shall be tho dnly of the Eire e Wardens, whenever any pcrs-m refuses oris neglects to repair his house or other building, j, 'agreeable to their instructions; to proceed, [forthwith to prosecute such dnlinqucnt, un-. der the provisions ot this Ordinance, j Bee. lo Be it further ordained: That there I • may hu organised, as soon as practicable by* (] J voluntary enlistment; tlirco Fire Companies. 1 4 each couuiiniug not less than twenty, n.r3 moro lliun luriy-livc members; to attend In '; the 'Eire Engines, lime. Looks and Lnddcrs, I' t Axes, Buns and other Eire Apparatus belong*: r 1 ing to the city of Burlington, and each of uic, t !Companies shall, on the nrst Monday of April,1 j 111 each year, choose i'runi their ami number,'® d a Foreman, an Assisiuut Eorcuiuii, Treasurer, h „ and clerk, in such manner us tlicy may think r . prupur.Boe. Hi. Tho different Firo Companies shall j] bo uuucr the uiree-tion of the r.,ruuuu and 11a assistant foreman, and upon the alarm ol tire, cthe said Companies shall immediately repair, g to the place of the fire with their ctigiues, ^ .. hose, hooks and ladders under thejr care, and I thiro work and manage III. same under the diicetiuus ol the Cliici Engineer, and Ins as-, .-Mslantr ; and 111 case ol t.ieir i.lwunec, place a d and wurk their engines or other apparatus 111 ( tlie most ctt'ccluut manner, until lliu fire shall In extinguished, aud shall not remove tlietu-Irnm buv by the |k.tuiis»iuii ul lliu Engineer, I ! and on such permission Urey ailaii return lireir 1 '• respeetivo eugiues, Uase, ears, hooks, alul lad-) dcrs, ano other apparatus, well washed and j ir cleansed, lo 1 heir piaces of doposite.See*, li. The foreman or person lisving ! jehurgo ul engiues, or uviier apparatus, snail 1 ’■ have tho sumo kept 111 the best possible oraer[ ||er lliiliiediuiu use. vnd fur the innro cii'ec : ,c lually |H-rlrcliiig the firemen 111 thvir euty,' and Keeping ana preserving the said engines: 15 'and oilier apparatus Iroiu decay, the suiu fiie-i men shall on the first Monday ul each month,“ ’meet ul..their respective engine liouses, and .!ou the first Monday of April, May, June. July,' 1 r, \ August, Beptemtier, October and fxorember, 1 -V dtiiw out.tUou engiues, and oilier implvineul,' [uuiuinitied in tneir cure, in order 10 work and Cicuiise lliein, and to exercise tlie men; 1 id I and every loicruuu neglecting I.is doty unuer • tins Section. Shell loricit for oacli offence tbo • penalty ui llireu dolrais.cec la. II any fireman shall rclusc or ' uegleet any uieoling ..1 I.is company for ox-; ereisii.g the men, ur clcanri'ig the engines or other nru appaiutus lo which lie is acuehed, hu shall furim! nod pay lor every such de-fault, the ponaliy of one dollar, unl.sa be _ sliall he eiouen*ied tbercirom, by a «otc of I two thirds ol the company.nue. II*.' If any fireman slmll m^’ect toi attend al u fire, or snail reluso or ingloel lu do Ins uuiy in work.ug his eughle or ether apparatus provided iur extinguishing hrcs, or•ball disobey the orders of tbo Chief Engineer
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Burlington Hawk Eye and Iowa Patriot
Burlington, Iowa, US
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