DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 14931, 18 July 1912, Page 8

DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Duncdin | Fire Board was attended yesterday by Messrs Chalmer (in the chair), Bolam, White, and Stronach. The deputy-superintendent's monthly report for Juno, containing reports on calls to five fires and two chimney fires, was received. The report stated that the new Dennis motor engine had been put in commission, and so far had given every satisfaction.—Adopted. I The Secretary of the Xew Plymouth Fire i Board wrote risking whether tiie Dunedin I Board would be prepared to petition the Post and Telegraph Department asking for a reduction in the existing charges for i telephones supplied to fire boards.—Decided to support the request. i The Secretary cf the Oti-o Hospital and j Charitable Aid Board wrote asking if the j 'superintendent of the City Firo Brigade) would be permitted to inspect and report | on the whole of the board's institutions in [ regard to prevention cf fire, and appliances at present provide,! to cope with any outbreak that might occur. —Request acceded to. B. B. Cov.ston. engineer for the West Harbor water supply, wrote, in regard to the hoard's request that a connection be made Ix-tween the 6in main now laid down i in L'nicn street and tiie Sin pipes in Leith | street, with a valve to be used in ca.se o! firo occurring in that vicinity. At the present time, th* writer stated, the council could not accede to the request, as they wished to retain sole control of the 6in main until it was known from actual working conditions to what level water could be"supplied at West Harbor with boiii the : Valley and Ravensbourne drawing off. If j it were found that the connection could h-- ; given without interfering with ino ,-oipply i to high levels, then the borough would re- j consider the proposal.—-It was decided that j the chairman should interview Mr Couston j with regard to the matter.