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4(36 106. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to inspect, or cause to be inspected by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, or by the Fire department officers or m members, each place of assembly at least monthly and at such times, including time of occupancy and use, as to insure compliance with all laws, regulations and orders deal- ing with overcrowding, use of decorations, maintenance of fire appliances in such places of assembly. Where conditions are found to be unsatisfactory, written orders for immediate correction shall be given. 107. The Chief of the Fire vepartment, Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or an Inspector upon the complaint of any person or whenever he or they deem it neces- sary, shall inspect all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. Whenever any of said officers shall find ~ y building or other structure which, for~wani; of repairs, lack of sufficient fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus or fii•a extinguishing equippmment or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from any other cause, is expecially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever such officer shall find i.n any building combustible or explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or the occupants thereof he or they shall order such dangerous cond- itions or materials to be removed or remedied. 108. The service of such orders as mentioned in Sections 10l~, 105, 106 and 107 ma'y~e made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy of same to such occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or 3n case no such person is. found upon the premis®s, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of the premises such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving wit~3,the said persona copy of the said order, or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of. the officer making the order, by maili:.~ :,ucl: ocp~r to the owner t s last known post office address. Any such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or building. If such order is made by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or one of~the Inspectors, such owner or occupant may within twenty-four hours appeal to the Chief of the Fire Department, who shall, within five-days, review such order and file his decision thereon, and unless by his authority the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in said order or decision of the Chief of the Fire Department. Provided, however, that any such owner or occupant may, within five days after the making or affirming of any sucr. order by the Chief of the Fire Lepartment, file his petition with the Municipal Court, praying a review of such order and it shall be the duty of such court to hear the same within not less than five days nor more than ten days from the time the petition is filed, and to make such order in the premises as right and justice may require and such decision shall be final. Such parties so appeal- ing to the Municipal Court shall file with said court within two~days a bond in an amount to be fixed by the court, to be approved by the Court, conditioned to pay all the costs of such appeal in case such appellant fails to sustain his appeal or the same be dismissed for any cause. • 109 The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occuring: in the city by which property has been destroyed.. or damaged and, so far as possiole shall determine whether the fire is the result of carelessness or design. Such investigations shall be begun immediately upon the occurrence of such a fire by the Inspector in whose district the fire occurs, and if it appears to the officer making such an investigation, that such fire is of suspicious origin, the thief of the Firs Department shall be immediatel~,r notified`of the facts; he shall take charge immediately of the Physical evidence, shall notify the proper authorities designated by law to pursue the investigation of such matters, and shall further co-operate with the authorities in the collection of ovidence and in the prosecution of the case. Every fire shall be reported in writing to the Bureau of Fire Prevention within two days after the occurence of the same, by the officer in whose jurisdiction such a fire has occurred. Such report shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Chief of the Fire Department, and shall contain a statement of alI facts relating to the cause, origin and circumstances of such fire, and extent of the damage thereof, and the insurance upon such property; and such other information as may be, required. 110. The City (Prosecutin~~ Attorney, upon request of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, shall assist tl^~e Inspectors in the investigation of any fire which, in their opinion, is of suspicious origin. 111. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to require teachers of public, private and parochial schools and educational institutions to have one fire drill each month and to keep•all doors and exits unlocked during school hours. 112. The Ghief of the Fire Department shall keep, in the office of the Bureau, of Fire Prevention; a record of all fires and. of all the.faets concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused thereby, and whether such losses were covered by insurance, and if so, in what a?nount.