Show REORGANIZATION OF oi FI fiRE ER DEPARTMENT TOBE TOBE TO TOBE BE COMPLETED SOON SmoKe e Nuisance and Fire Fir e Escapes Will Come U Up P for Attention The Th city cUr commission lon has under cond con con- d an ordinance designed as l ah a h basis lg for fol tho the reorganization of the fir ae e department which will v. define the duties dude and fix tho powers of oC Iho ho chief and all the members While hilo such Juch sweeping sw changes 11 as I marked the ullon n o of or f the lime police department will not follow tollow In the lire fire Il sighting lighting firm of th the service It la is th lh Iho belief of Chief William II 71 Ii w tars r that tho ho efficiency c 1 of oC the lire lira department nt v will be he greatly si-pally O Improved pd as s the new lIew rules are wre put rut Into effect and that thal there will h be he a material 1 saving III In sonic Home of the thA lC service b by rc reason 8 n of th the simplification sim sim- Im- Im Hon of oC lh the work 1 Th The bureau of or smoke Inflection will b be supervised by the th chief of or the lime fire department and it will l bc he c part parl of ills hi hl duty to th the smoke 11 nuisance anc n under time the nw new powers OT er granted him clel inspectors to lo work Irk in n harmony with th the the- police department and members o of the tiro firo department will 1 conduct the smoke Inspections ng along along- lines laid do down n by b- Chloe Chief B ater and nd will 1 conduct pros pros pros- court COULt editions of 01 flagrant ca cases cs in iii time the elL city I I fh The dep department of nf safety Mft will also o have han of or the of or fire escapes 8 amid Chief D Bywater r will pay ni ape pc 1 attention to this means of protecting protect protect- In Ing the thA th lives 8 of c those r. r who Ih In or are arc In all buildings of more inure fh than n two stories Morten In iii height The r regulations regula- regula JO governing Ire r escapes capos will 1 be he moro morn morr strict and sweeping than they were C under the th old ordinances Chief Chlof hl r B valer By waler sa sav says that thc tho these e o rr regulations will wilt he ho to In the letter A reasonable time lime will he be given 11 for compliance with Ith the thA ordinance but when that time line elapses will III b be vigorous Chief Bywater says sayi that there will trip not 1101 be sw sweeping s changes in tho personnel l of or th the J department an and tha that t. t promotions 1 and advancements ad will bl be given I n to the tho fire men mn a as rapidly 3 ax vA vacancies o occur cur or r new po positions are created and that all promotions will he be bt based baaed cd solely ul unon n merit Conduct at t fires and In iii th the com corn p parry pany n houses will bo be taken u the tho basis UJ upon fn which these promotions will be ue m made de Chief f wat watI I says a 01 that thal no HO promotion pro pro- motion will ho he recommended unless I the tho record of oC Iho the fir fireman SD aim 1 recommended justifies In every rc respect the added con cnn of tho the chief and of or his hla associates In iii the d department |