WHAT THE BRIGADE COSTS THE PEOPLE.

Hastings Standard, Issue 196, 14 December 1896, Page 3

WHAT THE BRIGADE COSTS THE PEOPLE.

"T" the F.nt ou:. Sik, — From the remarks appearing in your paper us having been mad;- at the last Conned uitt 'iult. Lite public wo;ilil be led to infet th tt fie Fire Diua.U ti..' rate-paver- r<-nr!v £"200 <liirn<; ?a«t twelve tii'> .* - E\i eif : : iU \t> i- i f i-:. it w.jii'd b i>:d\ i wv-mall :n: "i*it E' mt ft£»amst the thoii>aiids of p .u •.!- , m d annual! \ (>-. ti.t ♦ fl-»ir -. i; r i ■ thtoietieallv i-onvct. it is not so in :ut of fact. The 1 ouuctl sriv, > th» 1•. . t it- a »;uarterh >tib-nh ot i'Ti l(><. .in I a _u-..t part even of tiu-sum is .-pent ia pro\ idhig uniforms jiml other WHVSsary ai tielt.'of accoutrement. Interest on the balance O vinu' < n ti < • _.u - £■•>■> or £b>— surely thi I'u !">: i I n» e! r> -p. itsible for that ! Tito new In 11-tower. winch could \er\ vn'l h.nt b- in bit uVi r for a time, cost £"lt> 10s ; bat. ;>s it is an a-« t, why should it '>e p i: down in the .-i uud cost of tilt 1 ir< l*i l-'lde '/ Son I. t><' has be< n »p« :iC m rev. plant, wI•.. It is also an asset, and therefore cannot fairly charged as part of lite annua] cost of the brigade. *lll«few item** n-prt—'itt jL" 1 1 in n>and ninaU i-of the alleged cost, and ■ I chat amount all but about and the int. r. •- r piesented by assets. V- k matter of fact the support of the I "ii". 1 _ I r> p' nr- • total cost to each r p\t of abimt 1 -1»■ I while it costs every member of the brigade at least 2Us a year in ca>ti. beside- h--- ot time au«l dcstniction of clothin-. - t - their three ordinary musters per month the brigade ha*.e been called out no less than "24 t.mf- - u • (■ •i' * t - • til tt i> bO t tut • hit h »\ ii, ,2<»in-n foi i>iit 11 tit tat h r1- f" lii i 1 it I In: £rO Til - i 111 t i \ v t. h. 1 ;s uffii -aid t' • t.i.i --II ii' - ' it. '2?>th . -> an - i'ii It . Liovidti Niv 20th ; besides 21 other calls, hurtly thai is worth Is tkl per annum to each ratepayer The total aiuount reci ived by the brigade for their ser\ice< was one donation of X-i 3s and -kvkual ! —I am, Ac.. A. A. OE'tKt.E.