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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0078T OR D i I T,,'A T�T 04 E VTT .P41REIR 79 .... GAS AN ORDINANCE CREATING A FIRE DEPIARI'1141ENT IN THE CITY OF "3,13RL 11�GA�,!IE AND DEFINIINTG THE DUTIES OF SATTR O THE BOARD OF TRT-TSVIES OF THE CTTY CIF BURLINGA14E DO ORDAIF AS - FOLLOWS: - Section 1, A Fire Derartyyient for the City of nurlingame is hereby ill - - created to consist of fifteen raeri-bers, all of if�rhom shall be male residents and citizensof the City of 7urlingame over the age of nineteen years,, and at least three of v-,ihom shall be actual residents of Easton. Section 2. The Department Officers shall consist of a Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Secretary and Treasurer, all of whom shall serve fpr ane year from and after the First day of January of each year. Said officers shall be elected from the body of fifteen, subject to ratification and removal I)r the Board of Trustees of the City of 7turlingame and be elected and governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the De- partment and ratified by the "Zoard of T-iusteas of the City of Rurlingarae, Section 3- Each member of the vire Department shall be --aid for his services the sum of X2.50 for each fire in 1,g-hich he shall be actually engaged and 50 cents for each actual attendance of fire drill to be held semi-monthly, and -,,1,vhich service or services shall be recorded by the Fire Chief or Acting Fire Chief in a Department Book kept for that purpose, and reported each month to the Board of Trustees of the City of Burlingame together with a report of the cause if known and dariages, for each particular fire. Section 4, The Fire ^hief, and in. his absence the Assistant CILief, shall have the custody subject to the oxclars of the floard of Trustees of the City of urlingame of all prorerty of the Fire Department. He shall be invested laith police power and .shall have power to establish fire lines and blockades during fire and control and command 7 .q at fires all operations of the Department and of the hydrants and water supply. Section 5. All itlernbers of the Departisient shall continue in service at the will of the Board of Trustees of the City of "Ourlin— game, who shall have the ric,Yht to remove, at any time, any member there— i of and to appoint his successor; provided, however, such appointment or appoint.Luents shall not 'be in excess of fifteen miembers. Section 6. The name of the Fire Department shall be Burlingame Fire Department. pec bion 7.& game is ex, Ordinance No. 11 of the City of :�Urlir pressly repealed. Section 9., 'phis Ordinance shall be printed for two successive Publications in the Burlingame Advance and be in force and effect from and after t* dale of its passage* Introduced the day of December, 1913 and duly and regularly passed this day of 191.. AYES, Trus teew: NOES, 'trusteest ABSENT, Trustees: Pres 1.".'ie nA of tie o © stoes of e p i ty 0 url'. gar -tie. ATTEST, Xf ity Cry 4.0 1,11AURPHY. CiTV CLEW: I