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§ 34. Nothing contained in the two next preceding sec- Grants on L. tions, shall be construed as applying to water grants, to be made on the shores of Long Island.

Estate.

§ 35. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are here- Sale of Real by authorized to sell and dispose of all real estate belonging to the Corporation, and not in use for or reserved for public purposes, at public auction, at such times and on such terms as they may deem most advantageous for the public interest, in conformity with the provisions of the statute in this article before referred to, provided, however, that no property shall be disposed of for a smaller sum than that affixed to the description of said property under article fifth of this chapter, and at least thirty days' previous notice of the time and place of such sale, including a description of the property to be sold, be published in each of the newspapers employed by the Corporation.

ARTICLE V.

OF THE VALUATION AT WHICH REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO

THE SINKING FUND SHALL BE SOLD.

§ 36. Real estate, under lease, without covenants of Ibid. renewal, shall not be sold for a less sum than the same may be appraised at by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund and the Street Commissioner, or a majority of them, at a meeting to be held and an appraisement made, within one month prior to the date of the sale.

§ 37. Real estate, under lease, with covenants of re- Ibid. newal, shall not be sold for a less sum than an amount equal to a commutation on the present rents reserved, calculated at six per cent.

§ 38. Real estate, not embraced in the last two preced- Ibid. ing sections, shall not be sold for a less sum than the same

Sales of Real
Estates.

may be appraised at, pursuant to section 36 of this chapter.

§ 39. Whenever any real estate shall have been sold pursuant to the preceding sections of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, or a majority of them, to give a certificate under their hands that the same has been sold pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and upon the production of such certificate and the evidence that the proceeds of such sale have been paid into the treasury to the credit of the Sinking Fund, for the redemption of the city debt, it shall be the duty of the Mayor of the city and the Clerk of the Common Council to execute proper conveyances of such real estate under their hands and the seal of the City Corporation.

CHAPTER X.

OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

ARTICLE I.-OF THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY.

II.—OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, THE ASSISTANT ENGI-
NEERS AND FIRE WARDENS.

III.-OF THE FIREMEN AND FIRE COMPANIES, AND

HEREIN OF FIRE APPARATUS AND THE MANAGE

MENT AND CARE THEREOF, AND THE REGULA-
TIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT FIRES.

IV. OF BELL-RINGERS.

V.-OF FIRE DISTRICTS.

VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

ARTICLE I.

OF THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY.

ileges and

1. The Fire Department shall exercise the powers, General privperform the duties, and enjoy the privileges imposed and duties. conferred on it by the charters of the city and the various acts amending the same; by the laws of this state and by the ordinances of the Common Council.

of whom to

§ 2. The Fire Department shall consist of a Chief En- Department. gineer, thirteen assistant engineers, twelve fire wardens, consist. and such number of fire engine men, hose men, hook and ladder men, and hydrant men, who shall be citizens of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, as now are or hereafter may be, from time to time, appointed, in the manner required by law, and who shall be respectively distinguished by the several appellations aforesaid.

ARTICLE II.

Chief Engineer, how

OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, ASSISTANT ENGINEERS AND FIRE

WARDENS.

§ 3. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department shall appointed. be elected every three years by the members of the Fire

Time of election.

Powers and duties of Chf. Engineer.

Department, by ballot, and the person receiving the greatest number of votes for the office shall thereupon be entitled to a nomination to the Common Council for appointment.

§ 4. The election for the selection of Chief Engineer, under this ordinance, shall take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February, 1860, and thereafter every succeeding three years.

§ 5. The Chief Engineer shall, in all cases of fire, have the sole and absolute control and command over all the assistant engineers and other persons connected with the Fire Department. It shall be his duty to direct the other engineers to take proper measures to arrange the several fire engines in the most advantageous manner, and to cause them to be duly worked for the effectual extinguishment of fires. It shall also be his duty to examine, twice in every year, into the condition and number of the fire engines, and other fire apparatus and fire engine houses, and report the same once a year to the Common Council, together with the names of all the members of the Fire Department, and the respective associations to which they belong. He shall also report in writing to the Common Council all accidents by fire that may take place in this city, with the causes thereof, as well as they can be ascertained, and the number of and description of the buildings destroyed or injured, together with the names of the owners or occupants. He shall, whenever any of the fire engines, hose carts, trucks and hooks and ladders or other

apparatus shall require to be repaired, report the same forthwith to the proper officer, and under his direction, superintend the repairs thereof. He shall report all

violations or disobedience of orders to the Commissioners of the Fire Department. He is authorized, under the direction of the Common Council, to sell for cash any old and condemned fire engines and hose, deposited at the public yard, and shall pay the money received there for to the City Chamberlain, and deposit the receipt for such money with the Comptroller. He shall also have such further powers and perform such other duties as are provided in this ordinance.

6. The Chief Engineer shall receive for his salary salary of Chf. the yearly sum of five thousand dollars.

Engineer.

gineers, how

§ 7. The nomination of the assistant engineers shall be Assistant EDmade by the firemen by ballot, every three years, and the appointed. persons receiving the greatest number of votes, shall be respectively entitled to a nomination to the Common Council for appointment to such office.

for Assistant

8. The Common Council may, at their pleasure, or New election. when a new election shall be asked for by a majority of Engineers. the firemen, order a new election for one or more of such assistant engineers, and the person or persons nominated at such new election shall, when duly confirmed, serve only for and during the remainder of the term or terms of the person or persons in whose place or places he or they may respectively be elected.

Assistant En

$9. At least one of the Assistant Engineers to be Residence of elected pursuant to the foregoing provisions, shall reside gineers. at Harlem; at least one shall reside east of the Sixth avenue, and between Twenty-second and Eighty-sixth streets; and at least one shall reside west of the Sixth ave

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