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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 04.21.1910 - Fire Marshall Alt VersionAN 11I)TIT ITOr 02weUT10 0!"" i IRR t�;+ri�IIArT.,���iq[L3tt^x 'xii^ n17y. ';A:WMAT.T ' ` 0&'Tr1CTn• i Tli1: UARSJW-T,,p PT?R.3CRTF1JT T THP DUTIPS Tn ,9r:.o , PR-�1"1J' 1X0 N'�ip TflC is;r''f`"�,i?`fo ,Arm PI-n'SUplimn PPRATAilF$ Pon VIOLATIONS. 33P x, ORDAU I?D by the City Counc3,1 of , tho 1"ity off1oorkl esto��n, TeS;a,s, an fol.lowo., -:^ Suction 1.. Th© offico of -ire.'aarnbrll for the city of 4Pgrgetown,.ae7.ass,.io hereby created. Tho Pity 'rurshm'll of said City shall bra 6: •off# cio r-ltp- ►'aroho.11 aria ssht'll par form all the dutie o of Fire '4arpbAll; and guoh du- ti,-cis an Fire `taroliftil, shall be indopendont and Aoparatq *'rofn 'hig athor dutles as Pity 'larnha7.l,, and as such Fire "arshall: be shrill report directly to the ayor dnd Pity' Rouncil.. .ho ,'ir►e 'Iarr�ball sklnll investigate they cause.. on ,i'n and Giro►s z- stances of ovnry fire gccLirrjn& wif.hi . the 01ty of' leor�otovwn by r%hl(;h property has boon �4o troyod or aamabod, and' e)=ii eapecially ;sake iriv©s-- tigdtion ro to xrhothor such faro waa the, result of carolesa4ess or a osl,gn. Puoh ilivestigation shall be bggtm crithin tr.►onty-four, hours,not including ^undak, of the, occurence 4f such fire. ', ho F ixo- maroball. Pha' ll Itoep in' 'hin off .eo a robo'�^d of all fireaoeourrin a within the city, tosethor with an facts, otAtistiea And circumatancea, including the origin. of they £.3res 4nd the Wmount of -the lossxrhich way be determined by the inverstikation re- gUired by thus ordinance. t;u,ch •record shall at all tines by opgn. to public inspactiori; Section 3. 114tb Plre'Tharanall w e,1n in hiti n o iio ,. � h P �,�u�t�r 4invast„pat�-an id rlge esraitry `ill tak4 or e1AW30 to bQ taken the testimony on odth, of all . POr-'A'MO supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have Wee -no of 4novr- lnd.4e in ' rQlation , to the -matter as to s7hich an examination *is heroin re- quired to b© madej and shall oai�se the same to be reduced to wrp ting; and if $tz' ahall be of the opinion that there is ev1denoe BlIffioiont to chare' sany person with they cri.mo- of ars3on, or Frith tho attompt to commit the, icrih. q, of arson, or of conspiracy to defraud%, br. -crl-urinal, conduct in connac qn with Ouch �Zlre,he, sha.l! oauee uch pnroon to be arrested and char4(" d with such offen;se,or either�or them.and shall T rnish to tho�proVer pr�Qcuting a,ttornh- All such ev',ftnce, toget4er_nrith the name n of Mitnopove ans all thq- information obtained b,l him, including a -copy of pertinent and material testimony taken in thn case. Section 4, The Fire 'Urshp.11 ah4ll have the por►er to 4ummon and compel the attendance of witriaoses before him to testify In relut'ion to any matter whit, is by the pro'vi siono off` this ordinance a nub ject-of inquiry rand in- veati.- ;atibn, and may require the production of any book; paper or document pertinent thereto. The acid Irire ;,Tarshall, in hereby authorized and empowered -to administer oaths viid affirmations to any persons appearing taa witnesses before him, and false wvroarin% in any matter or proceeding , afor-said shall . be perjury and ptni zhad do such: And witnobses. who refuse to bo sworn, or• kref uoe to testify, or vilio. di oohey any lawful order oi' said Vire tar... shall, or whd fails or refuses to produce any book, paper or document touch- ing any matter under imxunt1gatton oxamination; or who is guilty of any 4=k3Mn2nux contomptuouz conduct, aftpr being summoned to give testimony in relation to any matter under investigation as afok-eaaid, shall be deemed guilty of ra. miad4neanor and it ahall be the duty of the ?ire :Marshall to malro complaint against said person or persona so refusing to comply with • i the sutaraono pr order of said live ".arshall before the 1!Tayor,.or in any .court having; jurisdi etion wIthtn tho city;and upon the filing of such complaint, such cause shall proceed in the sago manner as other criminal casos,an4 r Upon conviction an;r much poroon ,,rutlty of a violation of the provisions of this ordinance ohq.l,l be fined in a stun not exceeding, the sum of It�enty-five I)old.ars; All investigations held by or under the cl3reetion of tho Five "Mrshallbay, in his diocretion;bq private, and De"rsons other than those, required to be present may be excluded from i the pl a.co c*here such irnveAt:i$r�tiOn ig held; and vritneasea may. be -kept Bair- aratd and apart from each ,other and not allowed to communioate with .each other until they have beam oxamined. ,action 5. _"ho lri-re Uerohall shell have the authority at all times oaf day or the . ni$ht, in the performance. of h3cxAduties imposed upon him by the provisions of thin ordinanee,to•enter upon and eXamine any building or premises ushers any fire has ocdtirred,and other buildings and premises adjoining or near the same. V2 Snetion 5, 1'hes TPire '.arshall upon ce:anlai.nt of any person having an interest - in any building,or.property adjAcent,and vrithoul any complaint,shall have a ri,Yht. at all reasonablm timaa hours, for the pprpo:se of exanination, to en- ter into and upon all buildings rind premises within the city,and it znall bra hiv duty,quartPrly or more often,to enter upon and make,or cause to be 4-ntored upon a.nd ma.de,a thorough examination of all mproantile,manufactur- ing and public bulldinge. togpthor-with the premises belon,in? thereto. "'henever he shall find any building or other structure whieh,for want of rprair,or by reason of age or delapidated cr..ndition,or for any cause,is especially liable to fire,and' which is so situated as to endanger other bui.ldin78 or property,or so occupied that fire would endanger pPresons or property therein,a.nd whenever he shall find an improper or dangerous ar- rangement of stoves,ranges,furnaces or other heating appliances of any kind wkstxxwa whatenever, includin; chimneys, flues and pipes with 7,hich the same ral, be connected,or a dangerous arrangement of lightin; devices or systems, or a dRn7,erouFs or unl�lrful storage of explosives, cor.ipo,in;is,petrolcsum,,f,alr � olPne,tterogene,dangnrous ch.emicals,ve.,etable prcducts,ashes,combustible, inflAm^a.ble and refuse Materials,or other conditions,which in his opinion, may be dangerous in character or liable to cause or promote firW or create conditions dan;erous to the firemen or occupants,he shall order the er,me to be removed or remedied,ond such order shall be forthwith eomT)lic%d with by the order or occupant of ea.id building or premises; "rovided,however,that if the' o,!�,ner or occupant deems himself agreived by such order,he may,within five days, appeal to the 'layor,who shall investi ;ate the cause of the complaint and unless by his authority the order is•revoked,such order shall remain in fornA €end be 'rorthwi t.hbu - Ap id. orn-r or- occupant, -,'any or-rir or o(-.cupn.nt of any building or premises failing to comply rl'ith the orders. of the authorities above specified shell be punished,upon conviction in the t ' nyor's or 'recorder's Court,by a fine of not less than Ton nor more thian r Fifty Pollars,and it shall bra the duty of the !Fire LTa.rshall to Ana.',ce com- a r.la i nt in said court whenever any of such orders are not complied r ith. All ordinances or parts of ordina.ncrys in conflict herewith are her -by r-pealed. rRtified,pasood and done in Council assembled this the 91 day of `z�.yor of the City of =r or';c tov,)i, ; Pxas, A tte st: r,ncretary of the city of Ieo.rgctorYn,^'exas. The State of Texas, +� County of rilliamson, w City of Georgetown. I,Geo.Keahey,City Secretary of the City of Georgetown,Texas,do hereby certify that the above and fores;oing is a true and correct coFy of an ordinance relatinf to the office of Fire Marshall passed and ap- proved by the City Council of said City on April 21st,191C,and I further certify that said 'ordinance was duly published in the rilliamson County Sun,a weekly newspaper published in said City,the same being the official paper of the City Council said publication having been mace in the issue of April p8th,1910. Secretary of the City of Goorbet n,Texas. VO