The Council shall hear and determine all charges against any officers of or persons holding a position in the Fire Department, after ten days' written notice to the accused of the charges preferred against him and of the time and place of hearing of said charges and an opportunity shall be given to the accused to be heard. After hearing said charges the Council may, by a majority vote of its members sustain the same, and by like vote may reprimand, fine or suspend, dismiss or reinstate said accused person. Upon the making of such charges, and pending trial thereon, the Chief of the Fire Department, when the provocation is great, may suspend the accused officer, and if he be thereafter found guilty on the charges preferred, and by reason thereof dismissed, or suspended, he shall draw no salary during the period of his suspension.