Show CHAPTER AUTHORIZATION Section The The formation and maintenance of a fire department Is hereby authorized in Duchesne City which shall be known as the Duchesne City Fire Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment and shall consist of one chief and five or more to be appointed by the the Mayor and with the consent of the City Council DUTIES Section It It shall be the responsibilities of of the chief and the men belonging to the fire department department department de de- de- de to keep the department up to the required number of men and officers The members shall keep the fire apparatus in good order and ready for use and drill and on the alarm of fire shall shaU leave all aU other business and proceed to the fire station and to the other officer in charge OATH Section All All members before before before be be- fore being accepted as members of the fire department shall subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe to an oath supporting the ordinance of the City of Duchesne and all laws and the rules and andI I LlO u Z N. N regulations of the fire department department depart depart- ment and the chief shall furnish such bond as may be required bythe by bythe bythe the Council MARSHALL TO ASSIST Section It It shall be the duty of the marshall and his aids to keep open a space onehundred one onehundred onehundred hundred feet upon all sides of fire and to cause the observance of all ordinances COMPENSATION COl Section The The compensation of the chief and all att other members ers of the fire department shall shaH be regulated by the Mayor and City Council SHUTTING OFF OF HYDRANTS TS AND WATER VATER FAUCETS DURING FIRE Section Whenever Whenever the fire whistle or any fire alarm shall be sounded all att persons owning or orin orin orin in charge of whereon any hydrant or faucet is located and in use shall forthwith shutoff shut shutoff shutoff off such hydrant and faucet and keep off until the danger from fire shall have passed OF STREETS I IN ININ ININ IN CASE OASE OF FIRE Section In In case of fire It shall be lawful for the chief of the fire department or in his absence abo absence ab- ab o sence the person in command ol of the department to blockade any street avenue alley sidewalk or other place If In his judgement it is necessary to insure the efficient ef efficient efficient ef- ef working of the men ol of the fire apparatus or to protect the hose or equipment from In in- jury BURNING BUnNING OF WEEDS ANDt AND t RUBBISH Section No No person shall burn or cause to be burned inthe in inthe inthe the open air or in any container for or incinerator weeds or rubbish of f any kind within the fire limits No person shall burn or cause to tobe tobe tobe be burned in the open air or in any container or incinerator weeds leaves rubbish or any inflammable trash outside the fire limits except in the day time between the hours of sunrise and sunset and any weeds leaves or rubbish burned between such hours shall be at a distance o of not less than twenty five feet feel from any building and ten feet from any fence or other material mater mater- ial liable to catch on fire and the burning shall be superintended by some responsible person over the age of sixteen years FALSE FIRE ALARMS Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful ful for any any person or persons to sound or cause to be sounded I any fire alarm when there is no I fire fire or when there is no necessIty necessity necessity necess ity for sounding of said alarm or to falsely alarm or call ou out t the fire depart depart- ment DEPOSITING OF HOT DOT ASHES Section No No person shall deposit any hot ashes at anyplace any anyplace anyplace place within the fire limits unless unless un un- less the same shall be in a closed and secure metallic or earthen container or in a brick or stone ash room or vault and no hot ashes shall be deposited elsewhere within the corporate limits of the City ten feet of any I wood or combustible material I RIGHT OF V WAY AY AYI I Section The The fire department department depart depart- ment shall have and is hereby given exclusive right of way over the streets of Duchesne City while white making a run to or from a aI I fire or in practice drill Any person who shall wilfully or negligently negligently neg- neg obstruct the same whether whet 1 her by person vehicle animal L or animals shall be guilty of an offense TRAFFIC REGULATIONS I Section Whenever Whenever the Fire Department automobile is making mak- mak ing ling a run on the streets of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Duch- Duch esne City it shall be the duty of all persons on such streets to drive their vehicles to the right or the traveled portion of the street at a warning signal from the Department automobile and d stop until after the Department automobile has passed DEFECTIVE FLUES Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful unlawful ful for any person to operate or use any defective flue chimney furnace stove pipe or forge and Chief or other officer acting in his lis behalf behal Is hereby given authority authority authority author author- ity to inspect and condemn any such defective flue chimney stove pipe or forge REMOVAL REl AL OF APPARATUS Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful ful lul for any person not a 0 member of the Fire Department to take remove borrow or tamper with any of the apparatus at any time belonging to or part of the Fire Department t. t FIRE HAZZARDS Section The The Chief or other other other oth oth- er officer acting In his behalf at any time upon confirmation by the Mayor and City Council may mav condemn and declare re a nuisance e eany any building or condition within the platted limits of Duchesne City that may be to surrounding property or to the welfare of any person residing in inthe inthe inthe the vicinity The owner must remove or repair the same within a reasonable time to be ascertained ined by the City Council DRILLS Section The The Chief or other other oth oth- er cr officer in charge shall have authority to drill or practice for fire at any reasonable time andin and andin andin in any part of said Duchesne City CHIEF TO INSPECT PREMISES PREl Section The The Chief or other other oth oth- er officer in charge has authorIty authority authorIty author author- Ity to enter the premises or any person firm or corporation fo for forthe forthe the purpose of inspecting sai said premises In event he finds said salt premises in a dangerous condition condition condition condit condit- ion and likely to cause fire he may condemn the same PARKING NEAR HYDRANTS Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful unlawful ful for lor any person or persons to park any vehicle or hitch any animal within ten feet of any fire hydrant in Duchesne City DRIVING OVER FIRE HOSE Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful unlawful ful for any person to ride or drive a vehicle or animal over a afire afire afire fire hose while the same is in use OBSTRUCTION OF AISLES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS Section It It shall be unlawful unlawful unlawful ful for any owner or manager of any theatre auditorium or other building where audiences gather to permit the aisles to be obstructed obstructed obstructed with chairs and the exits to become congested or blocked during during during dur dur- ing performance CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING Section Any Any person desirIng desiring desiring desir desir- ing to construct or to have built any building within Duchesne Ducheane City must first submit plans and specifications to the Chief and City Council for a permit to build The specifications must conform to National Board of Underwriters ers building and electrical wire wire- tag ng code before permit Is la Issued The City Council and Fire Chief to pass upon any deviation from said building and electrical code 4 FIREWORKS POSSESSION AND USE PROHIBITED Section The The discharge or use or possession within the city limits of all fire e crackers rockets rockets rock rock- ets et torpedoes roman candles candIes or other fireworks or substance designed designed de de- signed and Intended for pyrotechnic pyrotechnic pyrotechnic display and of all pistols pistola canes cannons or other appliances ces using blank cartridges or caps containing chloride of at potash potash potash pot pot- ash mixture or other explosives f Is hereby prohibited except upon special permit to be issued by the City Council STORAGE OR SALE OF FIREWORKS Section The The storage or sale of fireworks at wholesale or retail within the the City limits is hereby prohibited and each day that any fireworks are aro held In storage shall constitute a separate separate separate separ separ- ate offense PENALTY Section Any Any person violating violating violating viol viol- any of these pr provisions visions Inthis in inthis inthis this chapter shall upon conviction convict convict- ion pay a fine in any sum not to exceed or by imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment imprison imprison- ment in the City jail for a term not to exceed 60 days or by both such fine and imprisonment ORDERED PASSED AND PUBLISHED Section That That these ordinances ordinances ordin ordin- an ances es in the foregoing chapter entitled and sections numbered to be and they are hereby hereby hereby here- here by ordered published by authorIty authorIty authority author- author Ity of the City Council of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Duch Duch- esne City Utah That these ordinances ordinances ordinances ord ord- shall take effect on July 21 1933 Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Duchesne Duchesne Duch Duch- esne Utah this day of June A. 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