COMMITTEE MEETING,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 215, 16 August 1862, Page 5

COMMITTEE MEETING,

A 'Committee meeting of the Fire Brigade promoters, wa* held at the Commercial Hotel yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Present: —Messrs. E. Cajper, (in the chcir) Cargill, C c.ke, li. Han, li. E. Nathaa, Tickle, Rees, James Ilarmv, and I. Moss. Messrs. I.carv, W. 11. Mmnioid, and J. flyman, after being dnly" proposed and seconded, were added . to the Committee. Mr. James Rattray was theu elected Chairman of the Committee, ar.d Messrs. Hart, Martin, and Moss, joint Treasurers of ihe fund, any two of the treasurers to have power to sign cheques. Mr. W. H. Mumford was appointed Honorary Seereary. Proposed by Mr. F. Rattray, seconded by Mr. Cargill, and carried —" That immediate steps be taken by this Commit?.'*« to coileet subscriptions for tbe Fire JBrisracle Fu'iH^ and that the following gentleman !''■ requested to canvass in Dunedin as follows :_ Messrs. Ilnrt and Casper, for Princes-street. Messrs. Rattray and Cooke, for Walker and Staf-ford-streets. " Messrs. Martin and Tickle, for Rattray and Mac-laga-an-strccts. , Messrs. Miss and M'Lamlress, for High-street, Manse-stre-e"t, and Jetty-stnct. Mes-rs.'Leary, Nathan, Rees, and Mumford, for beyond tf-e Cutiinsr. Aud that these gentleman be asked to perform this service on Monday and Tuesday first ensuing. Tronosed by Mr. Rattray, seconded by-Mr. TLeary, ■andcurri d—-""'Thai the following be inserted three times in the daily papers :— VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE, ■-Fiffcv members being now enrolled, a meeting of them and of any others desirous of joining the .Brigade, will be held in the Old Commercial Hotel, on ■ Wednesday, 20th August, at half past 7 p.m., for the purpose of framing rules, A. c. - J. Rattray, Chairman of the Brigade Committee." Proposed by Mr. Nathan, seconded by Mr. Cooke, and carried—""' That the funds collected be invested in the "purchase of plant and equipment for the Brigade, according to suggestions made by officers of the Proposed by TMr. Rattray, seconded by Mr. Tickle. and carried—" Tbat Messrs. Martin, Cooke, and" ' Jon** be a deputation to wait upon the Superintendent" and Town Board, in respect of the Water Supproposed by Mr. Rees, seconded by Mr. Nathan, ancl carii-d— c; That the mnk oi Kew Zealand le the bankers'of the Brigade." . _ After a vote of thauks to th Chairman, the meeting separated."