A NEW FIRE STATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3671, 22 July 1924, Page 32

A NEW FIRE STATION.

THE SITE APPROVED. The question of purchasing property for the erection of a new fire station was discussed at the monthly meeting of the Dunedin Fire Board on Tuesday afternoon. The Chairman (Mr J. Wilson) reported that for some years past the Imperative need of provision of more married quarters, and the increase of the permanent staff of the brigade had been apparent and had been under consideration by the board. Mr i'. T. Hugo (Inspector of r ire Brigades) had repeatedly emphasised such needs. Efforts by the board to obtain further land adjoining the present fire station had proved unavailing, and, with the consequent impossibility of extending or remodelling the present buildings, Mr Hugo was invited to meet the board in conference on the subject of the station and the increase of married quarters. Several proposals were placed before the Government Inspector, and after the w-hole matter had been thoroughly discussed the purcha.se of a new site and the erection of a new central station had been the only proposal approved by Mr Hugo, who emphasised the fact that the whole question of fire fighting had altered since the present station was erected in 1910. The board, after due consideration, had purchased a site approximating in area one acre on which would be erected an up-to-date fire station that would serve Dunedin for many years to come, and which would be one the citizens of Dunedin w-ould justly be proud. The site approved by the board was a most central one for fire station headquarters, and included frontages to Castle, St. Andrew-, and Leith streets. It w-as not likely that the erection of the station would be commenced until after the Exhibition of 1925-26, but in the meantime matters in connection therewith w-ould receive the consideration and attention of the board.

The Chairman’s report w-as adopted without discussion.