The Mayor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the Council, shall appoint a Chief Engineer of the Fire Department in and for the city, whose duty it shall be to manage and control the fire engines and apparatus furnished by the city for the extinguishing and the prevention of fires, to superintend and direct all fire companies, and to examine and inspect all buildings, chimneys, flues and boilers, and other things within the city, and require the same to be put in a safe condition or removed, if liable to cause fire.
(Ord. 9, passed 6-2-1911)