Petitions - City of Somerville

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Thursday, February 15, 1950
leas upon notice such persons conform to said provisions the police shall
prosecute the offenders.
RULE XV11
FIRES
Section 1. Police officers at fires shall be under the orders
or instructions of the chief of assistant engineer .of the fire department
and shall observe and obey his orders within the fire lines during such fires
Every officer shall at all times have a fire alarm box dey in his possession'
When an officer is satisfied that a fire exists in any structure he shall
at once ring an alarm from the nearest signal box, without waiting to make
any attempt to extinguish the fire himself. After ringing the alarm, he
shall remain near the box to direct the firemen when they arrive. He shall
note the time when the arlam is given and any circumstances conre cted therewith
which may seem of im portance. Officers shall give special attention
to the protection of property and prevention of crime until the fire is out
and all property, real and personal, is secure, or until relieved in regular
order.
Section 2. 'A-'he officer who arrives first at the scene of the
fire shall, have precedence and control of the other officers who may be present,
until a superior officer arrives. In case of a second or other alarm
being given for the same fire all the police patrolmen, except those at the
fire, whether on duty or otherwise, shall immediately report" in uniform at
the fire, or communicate with the officer in charge at the station, and wait
for orders.'In all cases the officer in charge at a fire shall, as soon as
possible, notify or cause to be notified, the officer in charge of the station
bfufche exact location of the fire, and furnish such other information
as will give him a thorough knowledge of the situation and enable him to
act understandingly.
Section 3. The officer in charge at a fire shall, as soon as
practicable, allow the officers from other routes, if any, who may be on
duty there, to return to their'routes and shall also relieve from duty all
other officers as soon as possible when their services are not required.
Section 4. When an alarm of fire is rung, the officer in charge
of the station house shall immediately despatch to the fire such additional
police officers as may be necessary.
RULE XVI11
POLICE UNIFORMS _ -
Section 1. The chief of police shall supply members of the
force with buttons, numbers, badges, revolvers, clubs, handcuffs and other
equipment, all of which shall remain the property of the city of Somerville,
to be returned to .the chief when the members of the force having them in
his possession shall cease to belong to 'the department.
Section 2. 'Uniforms and parts of xmiforms must be made strictly
in accordance v/ith regulations. Each garment before being worn, shall be
inspected by the chief of police, or such other officers as the chief may
direct to see that it conforms to regulations. Uniforms and parts of uniforms
not made in accordance with the regulations' will be rejected".
Overcoats for all ranks below lieute'nt.
Material, Regulation 30 ounce cloth.
Overcoats shall be made to button to the neck .and to extend
16 inches from the ground, to be double-bretited, with two rows of regulation
Somerville Police buttons on breast, five in each rpw, rows placed 13 to 14
inches apart from eye to eye at top, and 6^ inches apart at bottom. The buttons
on the left side shall be sunk and securely fastened with leathers and
rings. -
Overcoats shall be made with full back and fitted with two
straps let into the side seams in the back above the hips, the r^ght strap
to have two regulation Somerville Police buttons about 44 inches apart, find
the left strap to have button holes to correspond. These straps shall be
securely sewed to the back of the coat after garment is finished.
4 , , There shall be a fly in the back, extending not more than 22
inches nor less than 19 inches from the bottom of the garment. The flap on
the outside of the fly shall be fastened by three black bone buttons with
buttonholes to correspond. The lower button and hole shall be 7 inches from
the buttom of the overcoat.
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