HomeMy WebLinkAbout698 WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Fire Department of the City of
Bremerton to have available fire hydrants connected with the city
water system for the purpose of preventing and extinguishing fires
and
WHEREAS, the City Water Department is in a better position to
maintain said hydrants than the Fire Department and
WHEREAS, it appears desirable to the City Council to define the
duties and responsibilities of each of said Departments with refer-
ence to such hydrants, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED bI the City Council of the City of Bremerton that
the duties and responsibilities of the Water Department with refer-
ence to fire hydrants shall be as follows:
1. Maintain hydrants in proper working order.
2. Purchase and install new hydrants, and move old hydrants
when necessitated by change in mains, etc. Such installations to
be approved as to location and height by City Engineer and Fire Chief.
3. Furnish water at each hydrant for proper fire department
functions, such as testing hydrants, fighting fire, drills, etc.
4. Immediately notify Fire Department if for any reason water
to any hydrant is shut off.
5. Keep hydrants painted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the duties e~ the Fire Department
shall be as follows:
1. Inspect hydrants once every two months. Make inspection
report in duplicate, one copy to Water Department and one for Fire
Department files.
9. Keep grass and brush down around hydrants.
3. Pay an annual rental to the Water Department of $90.00 for
each hydrant, payable monthly, except that for the year 1949 the total
hydrant rental shall be $240.00 per month.
4. Budget annually and pay the Water Department, at cost plus
15%, for any additional work required to be done by them in connection
with hydrants over and above that outlined above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ~ one man from the Fire Department,
designated by the Fire Chief, and one man from the Water Department,
designated b~ the Water Department Superintendent, shall cooperate in
seeing that the duties and responsibilities of each department are
carried out.
If they cannot agree on any particular policy or any problem
that may arise, they shall refer same to the Fire Chief and Water
Superintendent for settlement.
If the Fire Chief and Water Superintendent cannot agree, the
matter shall be referred by them to the Mayor and the Commissioner
of Public Works for final disposition.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested b~ the Clerk in authentication of such
passage this ~day of~ , 1949.
vI~.- "HUM" KEAN, Mayor
ATTEST:
E.H.T. McGOWAN, City Clerk