| Show AH organizing organising Organ ising and regu lating a fire department part ment in provo city sec 1 be it ordained by tho city council of provo city that there is hereby authorized the formation of a fire department in provo city the first company of which hall be known by the name of engine and hose company no I 1 and shall be composed of not less than able bodied men residents of said city viz chief of department one or more assistant chiefs of ment one are more of steamer whose term of office and manner of appointment shall be the same as othor officers appointed by the council a foreman assistant foreman secretary and treasure and not less than sixteen members whose duty it shall be to keep their engines and implements in good order and ready for drill and on the alarm of fire they are thereby required to leave all other business and repair to the engine house with all possible speed and remove their engine and hose to the place of fire and opper ate for the extinguishing of said fire under tho directions of the chief or his assistants SEC 2 there may be in said city a hook ond ladder company to be known by the name of the hook and ladder company no I 1 which shall be composed of not less than twenty able bodied men residents of said city viz A foreman assistant foreman secretary trea aurer and sixteen members whose duty it shall be to keep their ments in good order and ready for use and on the alarm of fire they are hereby required to remove their implements clements ts to the place of fire and do duty under the direction of the chief or his ansi staats SEO 3 it shall be the duty of the chief when requested by the city council to enlist men to compose 1 companies herein before provided for and the persons enlisting ahall proceed to elect their officers by ballot from their own number except those appointed by the city council under the direction of the chief and they shall adopt such rules and lations as may be deemed necessary all vacancies except those filled by the city councils that may occur from death resignation removal or otherwise in the said companies shall be filled by a majority vote of the officers and members present at any regular meeting SEP 4 all officers of said corn baies paies appointed bythe by the city council before entering upon the duties of their respective offices shall be sworn before the city recorder to faithfully tho duties thereof sec 5 it shall be the duty of the chief in all cases of fire to take and nave control of all members of the fire department and all other persons at cuch fires and he shall take all proper means for the of fires the protection of property and the preservation of order at and in the vicinity of fires and to secure the observance of all ordinances and regulations respecting fires after the engine has been with drawn from any fire he shall still have charge of the and ahall cause strict watch to be kept about the fire for the space of twenty four hours or until the fire shall have been entirely extinguished sec 6 it shall be the duty of the chief to report to the city council quarterly and oftener if required the condition of all fires apparatus app cratus belonging to the city and the location and number of fires and fire alarms that have occurred in the proceeding cause the value of the property destroyed thereby and the amount of insurance thereon and he shall in january of each year submit a brief summary of matters of interest concerning his department sec 7 each application for the position of engineer shall be a regular practical engineer having at least two years experience as an engineer he ahal devote so much of his time to he interest of the fire department as he city council may direct from ime to time he shall not be absent from the city without the consent of the chief of department he shall have sole care of the engine house property therein belonging to the city and shall be personally responsible for the care and the order of the engine and shall work and manage the same and see that it is at all times in a condition for immediate use and while working at fires he shall not be allowed to use more than eighty pounds pressure of steam or one hundred and thirty pounds pressure of hose the firemen of each company shall under his directions assist in the care and cleanliness clea of the engine he shall see that the engine is properly up plied with fuel and perform such other duties as the engineer may direct SEC 8 it shall be tho duty of all members of each company 0 the da apartment part ment to attend all fires immediately upon the alarm being sounded and to report to officers in command of their respective companies to obey all orders in respect to the discharge of their dutie saud to return to their respective houses with their apparatus to answer roll call unless by the officer in command they shall be required to mae at all regular meetings of ha fire department Dep artmont determined upon by the chief and any member who is reported absent at three or more alarms of fire or drills in auy one month without giving a satisfactory excuse to the chief shall be liable to suspension or dismissal from the department bee 9 any officer or member of the department who is addicted to the habitual use of intoxicants or who shall use immoral or profane or indecent language or shall be intoxicated in or about any of the department houses or at a fire shall be suspended or dismissed from the department at the option of the chief sec 10 prompt quiet obedience must be given to all orders from officers and DO disputing shall be allowed while on duty in going to while at or returning from fires all unnecessary noise shall bo avoided and a civil deanor dm anor anale always be preserved to citizens but no orders shall be taken from them sec 11 any person who shall offer any hindrance to any officer or fireman in the performance 0 bis duty at a fire or while going to the same or shall wilfully injure any fire engine or fire apparatus or shall give any false alarm of fire or shall drive any vehicle over any hoso or fire apparatus belonging to provo city or any other company existing in the city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined 1 not to exceed one hundred dollars for every of fence and in addition thereto kiy be imprisoned not to exceed thirty days SEC 12 all officers of the fire de dart ment and of fire companies in this city shall at and during all fires have all the powers of policeman and any person that ahall resist any such officer in the lawful discharge of his j duty at such times shall be subject to the same penalty as for resisting policemen SEC 13 the several companies may determine their respective uniforms and shall wear such insignia to bo furnished by the city as the council may from time to time direct and no person other than the acting firemen shall be permitted to wear such any fire SEC 14 in case of fire the signal i shall be two strokes of the fire bell f or north shree for south four for east and five for west of said bell SEC 15 the names and places of residence of the engineers officers and members of each company shall be posted up in the police station by the secretary of the company when ever any fire shall occur in the night the policemen or night watchman on duty ahall ring the alarm and give notice to the engineer officers or firemen nearest the engine house and alarm the citizens by the cry of fire mentioning the street where the fire may be found SEC 16 all officers and members of companies of the fire department shall receive such compensation as the city council may from time to time determine passed december A D 1890 joss E BOOTH mayor of provo city attest J M city recorder Ee corder territory provo city I 1 J M beasen recorder in and for provo city utah county and territory of utah hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of an ordinance organizing and regulating a fire department in provo city passed by the city council of provo city december in testimony whereof I 1 have hereunto affixed the cor borate seal of provo city this day of november AD 1890 J M JENSEN city recorder Ee corder |
