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WHMAS,, it is deemed desirable that a contract be entered into for
interchange ®, service of the fire departments of Illmo and as Girardeau,
Missouri., and
I I WINEAS, by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature., (Laws of Missouri.,
19 .9, Volume 1., pages 1+71+ to /+76) municipalities may contract and cooperate with
each other for a common service and by the provisions of Sections 71.370 to 71.390
Missouri R.S. 1949 may interchange the service of their fire departments.,
NOVI THEREFORE11 EZ IT ORDAINED B1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIE CITY OF GAPE
GIR14RDEPAU, MISSOURI,, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10 The City of Cape Girardeau hereby contracts with the City of
Illmo,, effective upon the passage and approval of a like ordinance by the City
Council of the City of n1w., for the interchange of service of the fire depart-
ments of the parties hereto upon the conditions and provisions hereinafter contained.
SECTION 2. The fire department of the City of Cape Girardeau shall respond
Lo fire alarms on call in any part of the City of Illmop and the as
if 111Tn shall respond to fire alarms on call in any part of the City of Cape
Girardeau., Missouri.
SECTION 3. This contract shall take effect and be in force commencing on
the lst day of January 1955., and ending on the 31st day of December, 1959.
SECTION /+. This contract may be terminated at any time during its term
on the passage of an ordinance to that effect by the legislative body of either
municipality and written notice thereof given to the other party hereto by serving
on the City Clerk of such other municipality a certified copy of such ordinance
terminating this agreement. The termination shall take effect sixty days from
the date of service of such written notice.
SECTION 5. The consideration for.the service of the fire department of
each municipality shall be the service given for the protection of the lives
and property in such municipality by the service of the fire department, of the
other party hereto., and no compensation shall accrue or be paid by either party
for the service of the fire department of the other party hereto.
SECTION 6. Neither municipality shall be liable to the other for failure
1.0 respond to any call by the other of such municipalities,, or for delay or
wegligence or mistake in receiving or responding to any call, nor shall this
contract be interpreted as being an agreement for the benefit of any third
person,
SECTION 7. Neither municipality shall be liable by reason of this contract -
to any fiz�eman,, official or employee of the other, nor shall any fireman., official
or employee of either municipality be considered for any purpose a fire -man, official
or employee of any municipality other than the one by which he is regularly employed.
SECTION 8. In case of lose or damage to the equipment or property of
either municipality- while responding to fire alarm., such loss or damage shall=
be borne by the city own-:1ng such equipment or property.
SECTION 9. In effectuating the purpose of this contract,, the parties
hereto may maintain direct telephone lines between the fire stations of each
of them to be used exclusively ior fire calls. In such event., the expense of
such lines shall be shared equally by the parties hereto.
SECTION 1O® This ordinance shall -take effect and be In force from and
after its passage and approval by the Mayor®
Passed and approved this ,h dad of , 1955=
ASST:
Clark, .