FIRES ON WHARVES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 8

FIRES ON WHARVES.

HABBOUR BOABD AND CITY COUNCIL. ■The Harbour Board pays the City Council iioo a year for : the storage and care of its steam fire engine, and the council is bound by the suae apeement to. give the services of the I'iro itogade for the protection of the board's property The Eeserves Committee recommended the council, last night to ask the board to pay an additional wCSO per annum as a retaining fee for the use of the brigade's services. Councillor Fletchor moved that this clause be struck out. He said the sum. of £100 a Tear, which had been paid since . 1890, was a fair thing, without tho further' payment now proposed.

In reply to a question by Councillor Shirtclifo, who seconded the amendment, Councillor tfallinger (chairman of the oommittee) said the Harbour Board officials were prepaid to r<voomnend the board to agree to the proposed

.of maintenance of the building where the engine, was kept, on valnaWe,land in the heart .of the city. wm not covered by the £100. The council should tejDleasod if the board took care of the engine Councillor Smith thought the engine could not bo rared for apart from the City Fire Brigade for less than. £i a week.- • CounciUor Ballinger. said that if tha clause was Struck, out hewould give notice to cancel tho between the council • and the board, as; the present position involved a loss Jl coraic "' and was ridiculous. The amendment was lost. , A further amendment, moved by Sir. Plotchor.to reduce the additional payment to £25 was not seconded. '

refer,tho clause ft 0 . ,9 orn J? l^t eo wtH a view to'conferring wit\v tho Harbour Board.'' defeated, and tho original reconimendatiOT was- adopted, Councillors Ballinrar and Smith being appointed to confer with the Harbour Boatd on the matter.