DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15540, 23 August 1912, Page 8

DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD.

I The ordinary mcctiiip of the Uunedin ! Kite lloiinl ««.- held Tilav iilturnoon ! T. Cualmers (in the chair) ; j. Arklc, 11. 11. S. Wli'tc, W. I. ]>ohiiu 1 iiml 11. Slroiuch. LOUIIKSFONUKXCE. i The Town Clerk wrote stating that tlx ! City Council had authorised tlx- laying <> ! an additional main in Stuart street, iron ! until!!-' with tin' prc.-eiH 7-inch main :i : C'.iniW'rlaiul ft roc:, via I-owcr lliph strec I and St. Andrew >irift. The work in j eluded the provision of 15 tiro plugf.--I Noted with satisfaction; txjinit-il tc lx j thanked for it., prompt action. ) llEfUltT. | The General Committor reported a& fol I low<:—That the Deacon's Coun of tiie Kirs i Church lw informed that the board cntinn ; admit any liability for damage alleged ti ! I:,ivc licen done liv the lirii-'ndo to thoi , fence en the occa.-ion oi ilu» tiro at Nimm I and Mail's; that tiio City Council ha , hern reiiue.«wd to appoint the suprrintei: ; dent of the hrk'ade tJm offer to report o ! applications for licences to store dangerou in terms of clan-e No. 496 of th j city's by-law No. 1; that requisitions fo ! ?;un.-. etc., Nr.s. 3bG to 365 huv« lwen at 1 I proved: that nooounte amounting to £49 bs lid have been passed for payment, th | financial |*»ition at date showing a m . j credit Inlamv of £1855 16«. The ootr i I mittce recommended:—That authority 1 . ! granted to obtain the ncco-ary maitrhd t j | asphalt the floor of the drill hall, work f I : l:iyi;:s to lie done bv tile briirado.as oppo I : tunitv offers: that in lien of makins tli ?uii—ration tho next item of capital e: , pemiiiure tho money proposed in this yrar , ('<!imiit«i to lio (livoted to that piirpft! , lv applied towards purcliafio of a Miital, turntable mechanically extending laddor , that tho timo for receiving tenders for ii

noon on October 31. 1912; that authority lie granted to sell hii\v linrso \N ally, and the hay hoiy. and to purchase one suitable ill their place; Ilia! tin: trims of uppowtnii'ii: mid dismissal of members of tno brigade and the c-onilitions of service for permanent and auxiliary as submitted herewith he continued ami approved: that tlio standing orders for the urigrade -idindtlod Ijv tho be approval.—Tlip Chairman s«i«i thnt they might make preliminary impiiries in the mailer of the extending ladder. At present the Ixvird was not financially in u position In purchase tin l machine, but it would l*- advisable lo tlw sta.mp of ladder to get and details. The cost would prolxibly not fall far short of £2000. It was decidcd to obtain the necessary information, and the report was adopted.