MT. ALBERT FIRE BRIGADE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 110, 9 May 1918, Page 2

MT. ALBERT FIRE BRIGADE.

1 WHOIESAIi RESIGNATION. AT ODDS WITH THE COUNCIL. On Tuesday evening last nine of the eteven members comprising the Mt. Albert volunteer fire brigade announced their resignntion from the brigade, the two remaining men being Mr. F. Marter. the captain, and a member who performed the duties of turncock in ihe borough. The Mayor of Mount Albert (Mr E. Clay) and the chairman of the Fire! Brigade Committee (Mr F. H. Harrison),! on receiving notice of the resignations, i immediately made arrangements with the Deputy-Mayor of Mount Eden to have the Mount Eden Fire Brigade attend fires in the Mount Albert borough ! pending the re-establishment of the j Mount Albert Brigade. The Mount Albert Brigade captain has also engaged four or live auxiliaries to act in cases of emergency. ' Seen respecting the matter, Mr. Clay ; stated that the Council had passed "a rule, during .Mr. M. J. term of -mayoralty, that members" of the fire i brigade shouid not be allowed to take - liquor into the social hall of the brigade, . except by the express permission of the '. Council. A little time back a friend of ~ some members of the brigade had offered I a. prize o£ a gold medai and a barrel of ; J beer for competition, and the members had asked permiseion to have the beer S taken to the social room, where the I •. brigade members intended having an ! " evening." at which the competition re- j specting the medals was to be considered. | ! Mr. Clay refused permission, and when a ! deputation from the brigade attended ! the Council meeting on .Monday night to j renew the request for permission to hold the meeting and have the beer in on ! Tuesday evening, the Council unanimously eon tinned the Mayor's action, and declined the brigade's request. One of the resigning members states - that the meeting of the brigade was held on Tuesday evening, not at the brigade station, at which the medal and the beer •were discussed with incidental discussion respecting the Council's decision. The discussion also included a proposal to amend rules governing the billiard-1 room, which amendments the brigade ' members thought were intended more for I the councillors' convenience than the j men's, and the proposals were turned -town. The men concluded by giving I ■notice of resignation as stated. *