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Election confirmed by council.
Terms.
Removal.
SEC. 3. The Chief of cither of the Assistant-Engineers, 1 may be removed for gross neglect or willful violation of duty, and the proceedings against them shall be the same as in case of other city officers charged with like offense. In case of vacancy occurring from any cause in the offices of Chief or Assistant-Engineers, the Mayor'shall call a meeting by giving ten days' notico in two daily newspapers published in the city, of the 'time and place of such meeting, at which meeting all members of the Fire Department as provided in Section Two hereof shall be entitled to vote, and the person elected to fill such vacancy shall be subject to the provisions contained in said Section Two.'
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Majority neo- SEc. 4. A majority of votes cast shall be necessary to essary to elect. elect, and in case of failure to elect at any meeting as above
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provided for, or in case of a refusal of the City Council to confirm any electich made by the Fire Department, or in case any person elected and confirmed shall fail to qualify New cleotion, by taking the path provided in Section Two, within thirty In case of fail- days after his confirmation, then the Fire Department shall ure to elect. hold another election, to be called as provided in Section Three hereof.
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SEC. 5. The Chief Engineer shall be highest in command, Rank and order and next in command shall be the First and then the Second in command. Engineer; and the highest in command present at any fire or public display, shall have supreme control and command, and all orders and commands shall be communicated through the several Foremen of the several Companies, and by tho Fore- men to other officers and men in the order of their rank in their several companies.
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SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer to Duties of the report quarterly to the City Council at their first regular engineers. meeting in June, September, December and March, of each year. the condition of the engines, hose, hooks and ladders, and other fire apparatus, and the building iny which they are kept, and also to recommend such additions, alterations and improvements to the same, as he may deem expedient. It shall be his further duty to examine and inake such report Report. ag aforesaid, whether the records of the different Fire-com- panies belonging to the Fire Department are properly kept, and whether the by-laws of such companies are observed by the members thereof. He shall report monthly to the Coun- Monthly re- bil the names of such members of the Fire Department as port, shall have disobeyed orders, or neglected or refused to do. their duty ; and he shall also report monthly to the Council for confirmation, the names of such persons as shall have been elected members of the different Companies, and when- ever the engines or other fire apparatus shall need repairing, he shall cause the same to be done without delay.
I SEC. 7: | It shall be the duty of the Assistant-Engineers Duties of assis- to assist the Chief Engineer, and obey his orders, and in the tant engineers. absence of the Chief Engineer, to take command according to their rank and number, and to exercise a general super- vision under the direction of the Chief Engineer, over the engines and other fire-apparatus and buildings in which they are kept. 1
SEC. 8, The firemhen shall be divided into companies of Firemen; how engine-men; hose-men, and hook-and-ladder-men, each Com- divided. pany to consist of as many members as the City Council shall from time to time direct, and it shall be their duty to
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attend to the engines and other fire-apparatus committed to their charge, and the building wherein the same aro kept. but no person under the age of eighteen years shall be admitted a member of any such Company, nor shall any per, son between the age of eighteen and twenty-one years be admitted a member of any such Company without the written consent of his father or guardien.
Companies may adopt con- stitution.
SEC. 9. Each of said Companies respectively may adopt such constitution, by-laws and regulations, for their govern- ment, subordinate to the ordinances of the city, as they may deem best calculated to accomplish the object hereby con- templated, and each of said companies shall, on the first Monday of January in each year, choose from among their own number a Foreman, one or two Assistant-Foremen, a' Clerk, and a Foreman of the Hlbse-company attached to or running with each of the Engine-companies, and such other officers as they may require, in accordance with their respec- tive constitutions, and in the manner provided therein.
Sko. 10. The different fire companies under the control .Be present at and direction of their proper of cers shall, upon an alarm of fires. fire, repair to the place of the fire with the engines and; other fire-apparatus under their care, and then work and manage the same under the direction of the Chief Engineer and his assistants, and in case of their absence, place and work their engines and other fire apparatus in the most 'effective manner until the fire shall be extinguished, and shall not remove therefrom but by permission from an Engi- neer, if any shall be present, and on such permission, they shall return their engines and other apparatus, well washed and clean, to their respective places of deposit. |If any Penalty for lenving fires. Company shall, without the permission of an Engineer, as above, leave any fire without their engine or fire-apparatus, the officer in command of such company shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for every such offense.
SEO. 11. The said engines and other fire-apparatus shall be kept in such places respectively as the City Council shall provide; and designate, and the several Companies having charge of them shall keep the same in the best order for immediate use. For the more effectually perfecting the fire- men in their duties and preserving the organization of the fire department, and keeping the engines and other fire apparatus in good order, the said Companies shall hold regu- lar meetings on the first Monday of each and every month. There shall also be a general review of the Fire Department,
Engines, etc ; how kept.
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Review day.
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engines and other fire apparatus, by the Mayor and, Trustees, semi-annually, in the spring and fall of each year. SEC. 12. Every fireman (except foreman and assistant- Firemen's hats foreman of companies), attached to any fre-company 'shall, when on duty, wear a leather hat or cap of the form generally worn by firemen, the body of which shall be painted black, and the front-piece painted and lettered in such a manger as the Company to which it belongs, shall direct, also such other badge as his Company may prescribe.
SRC. 13. If any person having charge of any engine or Engines not to other fire-apparatus, shall suffer or permit the same to be be applied to applied to private uses,, without the consent of the Chief private use. Engineer, or in his absence, the acting Chief Engineer, he 'sliall forfeit a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, for any ' such offense, beside being personally liable for all damages.
SEC. 14. If any freman shall refuse or neglect to attend Penalty for at any meeting of the Company to which he is attached, he non-attend- shall forfeit and pay for every default a penalty not less than fifty cents, for the use and benefit of said Company, unless they should exonerate him therefrom.
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SEc. 15. If any fireman shall neglect to attend at any Samo, at fires. fire without such an excuse as shall be sufficient and satis- factory to the Company to which he belongs, or shall neglect or refuse to do his dutylas a fireman, or shall refuse to obey the orders of the Chief or Assistant Engineers, his proper Disobeying company-officers, or shall leave his engine or other fire- orders .. apparatus whole at a fire, without permission of the acting foreman, he shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one dollar for every such default, for the use and benefit of such Company, and be subject to expulsion from the Fire Department.
SEC. 16. The Engineer in command, or in the absence of Tear down the Engineer the Mayor or any three Trustees may order any buildings. - building, erection or fonce torn down or blown up; when they shall decm it necessary to arrest the progress" of and extinguish the fire ..
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Sko. 17. A badge or star shall bo worn at fires; by the Officers' badges Mayor, Trustees, Marshal, and Fire Policemen, with the words "Mayor," "Trusted ward," ".Marshal," " Fire-police- man," painted or otherwise wrought thereon respectively.
SEC. 18. The Chief Engineer, and the Assistant Engih - Engineers to cers shall, while on duty, carry a bright, metallic speaking wear caps. trumpet, wear a leather fire-cap, painted white, on the front of which shall be painted the words : "Chief Engineer,' "Engine No. 1,' and so on in their order!
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Officers' hats; how marked.
SEC. 19. The Foreman, First and Second-assistant Foreman of each Fire-company, and the Foreman of each Hoso-company attached. to an Engine-company, while on duty, shall wear a hat or cap similar to that worn by the members of his Company, on the front of which shall be painted the words, " Foreman," "First-assistant Foreman," "Second - assistant Foreman,' `and Foreman Hose-com- pany," and shall also wear the company-badge and carry a a speaking-trumpet, which latter shall be furnished by the city under the direction of the Chief Engineer.
SEc. 20. Every person not a fireman who shall be present All persons at a fire, shall be subject and obedient to the orders of the present to obey Chief and Assistant-Engineers, the Mayor and Trustee, Fird- orders. policemen, Marshal; and Police-constables of the city: provided, said officers shall wear their respective badges of office, in extinguishing the fire, and the removal and protec- tion of property, and in case such person shall refuso |to obey such orders, he shall forfeit and, pay a fine not to exceed five dollars for each offense, and all such officers shall have power to arrest any person or persons so refusing to obey such lawful orders as aforesaid, or suspected of stealing during the progress of the fire, and hold them in custody until after the fire is extinguished, and then to be dealt with according to law. 1
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SEc. 21. It shall be dawful for the Foreman, Assistant- Aid from dray- Foreman, or officers in command of any Fire-company, for men. for the Mayor, Trustee, Chief Engineer or either of the assistants, to require the aid of any drayman with his horse : and dray, or any citizen, finhabitant or bystander, in drawing or conveying any engine, or other fire-apparatus to the fire, and on the refusal or neglect of any person to comply with such requisition, the offender shall for every default forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one nor more than five 1 dollars ..
SEC. 22. Any person who shall willfully offer any hin- Hindering fre. drance to any officer on fireman; in the performance of his men. 1
duty at a fire, or shall willfully or in any manner injure, Injuring appa- deface or destroy any engine or fire-apparatus belonging to Tatus. Penalty. the city of Des Moines, shall, for any such offense, forfeit and pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars; and shall further- more be liable for all damages or injury donc.
! SEC. 23. No hose-carriage, hook-and-ladder-carriage, or Not to go faster engine, shall be drawn faster than a walk, on its return from than a walk.
.a fire or ap alarm' of fire, nor shall any such carriage or
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engine be drawn on any sidewalk, nor shall any such car- riage or engine be drawn to a fire, or an alarm of fire, inta manner calculated to endanger the safety of person's . dr . property in the streets or alleys of the city under a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty five dollars, to be collected of the Company so offending.
SEC. 24., It shall be the duty of any Police-constable Firo police- and Fire-policeman to repair immediately upon an alarm of men's duty. fire to the place of the fire, and there report himself and a remain subject to the direction of the Mayor, Trustee, and Chief Engineer, for the discharge of police duty and to pre- -
. serve and protect property, If any Fire-policeman of Police . Penalty. constable shall fail to attend at any fire,. dr neglect the
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SEc. 25. Any member of the Fire Department who shall; When exempt
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be elected Mayor, Trustee, Chief or Assistant-Engineer, Marshal of Fire-policeman, shall be 'exempt for the time he holds such office, from all company-duties in the Company to which he belongs.
SEp. 26. It shall be especially the duty of the Chief Who to see this Engineer and under him the Assistant-Engineers to soo at all ordinando carr + ried out. times the provisions and requirements of this ordinance carried out and fulfilled, particularly in reference to the - members of the Fire Department.
SEC. 27. All penalties incurred under any section of this Ponaition, bow ordinance shall be for the use of the Fire Department of the appropriated. city of Des Moines!
Passed Dec. 16, 1868 : Published Jan. 22, 1869 !!
NUMBER 8.
FIRE. AN ORDINANCE prescribing the usp of Fire and Building Materials, and the manner of Constructing Chimneys and Blues.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the Blues, how City of Des Afpines, That all chimney-flues within the city built. shall be built of well-burned whole brick, the walls not less 1 than four inches thich, the inside surface well covered with a
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Officers' hats; how marked.
SEC. 19. The Foreman, First and Second-assistant Foreman of each Fire-company, and the Foreman of each Hose-company attached to an Engine-company, while on duty, shall wear a hat for cap similar to that worn by the members of his Company, on the front of which shall be painted the words, "Foreman," "First-assistant Foreman,"; "Second - assistant Foreman," and Foreman Hose-com- pany," and shall also wear the company-badge and carry a a speaking-trumpet, which latter shall be furnished by the. city under the direction of the Chief Engineer.
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All persons present to obey orders.
SEC. 20. Every person not a fireman who shall be present at a fire, shall be, subject and obedient to the orders of the Chief and Assistant-Engineers, the Mayor and Trustee, Fire- policemen, Marshal and Police-constables of the city: provided, said officers shall wear their respective badges of office, in extinguishing the fire, and the removal and protec- tion of property, and in case such person shall refuse to obey such orders, he shall forfeit and pay a fine not to exceed five dollars for each offense, and all such officers shall have power to arrest any person or persons so refusing to obey such lawful orders as aforesaid, or suspected of stealing during the progress of the fire, and hold them in custody until after the fire is extinguished, and then to be dealt with according to law.
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SEC. 21. It shall be lawful for the Foreman, Assistant- Aid from dray. Foreman, or officers in command of any. Fire-company, or for the Mayor, Trusted, Chief Engineer or either of the assistants, to require the aid of any drdyman with his horse and dray, or any citizen inhabitant or bystander, in drawing or conveying any enging, or other fire-apparatus to the fire, and on the refusal or neglect of any person to comply with such requisition, the offender shall for every default | forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one nor more than five dollars.
Sec. 22. Any person who shall willfully offer any hin- Hindering fire- drance to any officer of fireman, in the performance of his men. dirty at a fire, or shall willfully or in any manner injure, Injuring appa- deface or destroy any engine or fire-apparatus belonging to ratus. the city of Des Moines, shall, for any such offense, forfeit Penalty. and pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars; and shall further- more be liable for all damages or injury done.
Sec. 28. No hose-carriage, hook-and-ladder-carriage, or Not togofaster engine, shall be drawn faster than a walk, on its return from a fire or ap alarm of fire, nor shall any such carriage or
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engine be drawn on any sidewalk, nor shall any such car- riage or engino be drawn to a fire, or an alarm of fire, in a manner calculated to endanger the safety of persons or property in the streets or alleys of the city under a penalty of not less than five por more than twenty-five dollars, to be collected of the Company so offending.
SEc. 24. It shall be the duty of any Police-constable Fire police- and Fire policeman to repair immediately upon an alarm of men's duty. fire, to the place of the fire, and there report himself and remain subject to the direction of the Mayor. Trustee, and Chief Engineer, for the discharge of police-duty and to pre- serve and protect property. If thy Fire-policeman or Police . Penalty. Constable shall fail to attend at any fire, or neglect .the duties assigned him, he shall forfeit, for every such offense, a penalty not to exceed five dollars, and he may likewise be removed from office.
SEC. 25. Any member of the Fire Department who shall When exempt be elected Mayor, Trustee, Chief br Assistant-Engineer; from service. Marshal or Fire-policeman, shall be exempt for the time he holds such office, from all' company-duties in the Company to. which he belongs.
SEc: 26. It shall belespecially the duty of the Chief Who to see this Engineer and under him the Assistant-Engineers to see at all ordinance car- times the provisions and requirements of this ordinance . ried out. carried out and fulfilled, particularly in reference to the members of the Fire Department.
SEC. 27. All penalties incurred under any section of this Penalties, how ordinance, shall be for the use of the Fire Department of the appropriated. city of Des Moines.
Passed Dec. 16, 1868 : Published Jan. 2 1869.
NUMBER 8.
FIRE AN ORDINANCE prescribing the use of Fire and Building Materials, and the manner of Constructing Chimneys and Blues.
Council of the Flues, How
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City City of Des Moines, That all chimney-flues within the city built. shall be built of well-burned whole brick, the walls not less than four inches thick, the inside surface well covered with a
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coat of plaster, And when said flues shall pass through the ridge of the rouf they shall project not less than two and one-half (21) feet above the iridge of the roof, and when such flues pass through the slope of the roof, they shall pro; jeet not less than three feet (3 feet) from the roof of the building in which the same are built, measuring from the top of the chimney to the nearest point of the roof.
SEC. 2. The pipe of any stove, which passes through any portion of the building in which the same is used, shall be at free from wood least two inches from any wool, and securely surrounded by Stove pipes some fire- proof material.
SEC. 3. No person shall extend any stove-pipe or sheet iron, or other metalic flue through the roof for side of any building, out-building or addition to aby building, after the passage of this ordinance. And it shall be the duty of the Fire-policeman to examine all such flues or stove-pipes now. erected, and if the same are unsafe, he shall notify the owner or occupant of the premises to either remove the same, or so change the same as said Fire-policeman shall direct ; and in case any such owner or pecupant shall fail so to improve the same as do so, and may recover said owner or occupant
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directed, said Firc-policeman shall the cost thereef in an action against and any person refusing to comply with the lawful and reasonable directions of the Fire-police- man as above specified, shall be subject to a fine. |
SEe. 4. It is herebyi made the duty of the Fire,police- man, between the first dhy of October and December in each ined, by whom. year, and oftener when directed by the Council, to examine Flues exam- all chimneys, fire-places, hearths, ovens, stoves and pipes, fixed boilers in all buildings in this city ; all places for the deposit of ashes, and all iplaces containing shavings or other When unsafe to repair. combustible matter from which danger by fire may be appre- hended, and if they shall find any such defective or unsafe, they shall order the occupant of the premises where the same is situated, to alter, repair, remove or abate the same, To state when. and if such order is not complied with after reasonable notice, the Fire-policeman shall abate or remove the same, and the owner or occupant shall be liable for the cost of such removal or abatement, in a civil action brought in the name of the city, or of the officer removing or abating the same.
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Sec. 5. Any person violating any provision of this ordi- Fine for viola- nance, or refusing to comply with any lawful direction given tion. by the Fire-policeman, for who shall hinder or obstruct him in the discharge of his duty, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.
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SEC. 6. The Fire-policeman shall be receive the sum of two dollars for every. engaged in the discharge of the duties required by this ordinance. -=
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|hight of Ques and chimneys.
SEC. 7. All blacksmith-shops and other shops, mill's or Material and buildings within the city used for carrying on any business !! br trade, in which fre is used, in carrying on such business or trade, shall Have fues or chimneys of brick or iron, and the top of such chimneys or flues shall be not less than four feet higher than the highest point of the roof of any build- ing within less than twenty feet of such shop, mill or other building. Any person refusing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine, and all buildings erected and used with chimneys or flues contrary to the above requirements are declared to be nuisances and as such may be atated.
Passed Ijeo .. 16, 1868 : |Published Jan. 23, 1869.
NUMBER 9.
AN ORDINANCE to Regulate the Keeping and Sale of Gunpowder.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the Powder, how City of Des Moines, That no person, firm, or corporation kept. shall keep within the limits of this city, in any store, shop, House or other place, any gun- or blasting-powder in any How much. quantity at any one time, exceeding twenty-five pounds.
SEC. 2. That all powder so kept and held for sale shall Not to sell ; be kept in the manufacturers' original packages in tin canis- ters, and such packages in all cases /shall be labeled "Powder," and shall be kept remote from fires, lighted Jamps, candles, gas and other flames.
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SEC. 3. No person shall sell, or weigh, or dispose of any when. powder between the time of lighting lamps or gas in the evening and daylight upon the following morning, except in covered tin canisters, labeled as aforesaid, and kept as provided in Section Two hereof. SEC 4. . Any person violating any of the provisions of. Penalty. this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and it is made the duty of the City Marshal to enforce the observance of this ordinance.
Passed December 16, 1868: Published January 23, 1869.
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NUMBER 10.
STOCK.
AN ORDINANCE to Prohibit Stock from Running at Large.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City Stock prohib. of Des Moines, That no swine, horse, mule, jackass, or bull, ited from run- and no calf, steer, ox, or other stock, except cows, shall be? ning at large. allowed to run at large within the limits of the city at any time.
SEC. 2. It shall be the right of every person authorized Stock may be impounded. in writing by the Marshal and the duty of the Marshal to impound every animal found running at large contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, in the public pound, and any person claiming any animal impounded, shall pay to the Marshal's fees. Marshal fifty cents for each swing, and one dollar for each animal of any other kind for the discharge thereof, and the further sum of twenty-five cents for each day's keeping of swine, and fifty cents for each day's keeping of any other animal, and the cost of advertising, if the same has been advertised.
SEC. 3. The pound shall be under the care and control Care of pound. of the Marshal, and whoever shall break open the same, or discharge, or aid or assist in discharging, any animal there- from without the authority of the Marshal, or process of law Penalty for therefor, or whoever shall hinder, delay or, obstruct any breaking open. anthorized person in taking or driving any animal to the pound, shall be subject to a fine, 7
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