Section 65
SEC. 65. Powers and duties of chief.-There shall be a chief of the fire department, with a salary of six thousand pesos per annum, who shall have the following general powers and duties: He shall have the management and control of all Matters relating to the administration of said department, and the organization, government, discipline, investigation, and disposition of the fire forces. He shall have charge of fire-engine houses, fire engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, trucks, and all other fire apparatus. He shall have full police powers in the vicinity of fires. He shall have authority to remove any building or other property whenever it shall become necessary to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect adjacent property. He shall investigate and report to the Mayor upon the origin and cause of all fires occurring within the city 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 ordinance relating thereto. He shall have charge of the city telegraph, telephone, and fire-alarm service. Notwithstanding the provisions of existing laws to the contrary, he shall have exclusive charge and power to supervise and regulate the stringing, grounding and installation of wires for all electrical connections with a view to avoiding conflagrations, interference with public traffic or safety, or the necessary operations of the fire department. He shall supervise and regulate the manufacture, storage, and use of petroleum, gas, acetylene, gunpowder, and other highly combustible matter and explosives. He shall see that all ordinances relating to the subjects mentioned in this section, or any of them are enforced. He shall perform such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.