Section 9
SEC. 9. A new section is inserted between sections twenty-three and twenty-four of the same Act, to be known as section 23-A, which shall read as follows: "SEC. 23-A. The Chief of the Fire Department.—There shall be a chief of the fire department who shall have charge of said department, and who shall have the following powers and duties: "(a) He may issue supplementary regulations not incompatible with law or general regulations issued by the proper Department Head of the National Government in accordance with law, for the governance of the force. "(b) He shall have charge of the fire-engine houses, fire-engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, trucks, and all other fire-fighting apparatus. "(c) He shall have police powers in the vicinity of fires. "(d) He shall have authority to remove or demolish any building or other property whenever it shall become necessary to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect adjacent property. "(e) He shall inspect all buildings erected or under construction or repair within the city and determine whether they provide sufficient protection against fire and comply with the ordinances relating thereto. "'(f) He shall have charge of the city fire alarm service. "(g) He shall supervise the manufacture, storage and use of petroleum, gas, acetylene, gun powder, and other highly combustible matter and explosives. "(h) He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance."