LEESTON FIRE BRIGADE.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume x, Issue 919, 17 June 1891, Page 3

LEESTON FIRE BRIGADE.

ANNUAL MEETING/

The annual meeting- '6f tbe 'L^ston Volunteer Fire Brigadie : ; 'w^s held on Monday evening, Superintendent Cars~ ton presiding. Tb'ere-'^as a. good attendance of members. .

Tbe principal Dusineis was the

ELECTION. OF,, OFFICERS, which resulted as follows ; — Superintendent, Mr CaratOnj-.De'paty Superintendent, Mr DeaL; Foreman, Mr Smith; Secretary, Mr Vi^l/unn (ail; re-elected); and Branchman, Mr J. Robb.

i aHB,BUPjE^INTBirB»BN j T's,,R?!i;p^ ,:• rerealed » favourable 1 state; *vf ; affairs' th» past year having been 1 ; fairly'Satisfaoto'ry, The' ehgifleHad' been pti^ in' -^ thorough stite bF r«*pai,r ''at', 'a cost pf between ( andi£lp, apd 140 'feet ; of new hoie i had' been obUined. a jhe Bri»« gade had be^n, called out twice -during the year, and on botn oocasions had done; good servib«. ' > The ohief drawback" met with was the non- attendahde of members' at practice/" ' ""* ''' "' ",'' ' lr " i: ' \ .'!-'.'""'

FINANCIAL, ■ l . 1 |. 1 - 1^ >Yll »; i

The Brigade had a jsraalb credit baiance atandiflg m it§ nartie , '. During 1 ibe' jiaf special donations ha'cfbeen'^ebeived' from Sir John 1 Hall, Messrs M.;^nj£' rews^ jP. J. - Henley, and J, .Osbprn^ ,

•■••;•■ •• ' -Dfiß-AUIJTBRS. 1 ] < ■'■ .;v-:ru,i; ■ In accordance wiibii Rule 16, thije)! members, were struck off the liat foi; non- ! uttendance atipracticea.t; i . ; ; •: ■;- Th« in«etiTig then* termraatedw ••■-■■ >, « ;