FIRE BRIGADE MEETING.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 20, 23 August 1882, Page 3

FIRE BRIGADE MEETING.

Io accordance with a previous -announeenient, a meeting of person* inteiresteri in the formation of a I- ire Brigade for Feilding was held Jn tHe^ommur^ialrobm of the Denbigh ' Hotel, on Saturday, ni<;lit last. The attendance, though uot,lju-g.e r «,as fairly representative, and on : the motion of Mr. Loudon, seconded by Tsray,.Mr Sher&'itl was vofed to the' chair. The Chairman read the advertisement callijng the meeting,; irid alfsbitwid letters received by Mr Loudon. One ( was fco^ Mr fenell^rovd; Sech^tary Firei Brigade, in whicktUe brigade named -y^sy kindly 6ffered, in the event of a Brigade being formed in ■ Feilding, -'to come orer, and give any instruction or assistance in their power. ' HUet •other lettcjr was'from Mr C. £j. Graham, Town j C'erk of Wellington', giving certain information relative to the working of the, WeiiHi^dori^Miini'inYal^irW Brigade: ' Mjr Loudon was then called upon, and read some extracts from -the Municipal Corporation Act, bearing on the formation>nd mafta^enienti-pf Fii^ JJrig©d«ti. ! rfe ohouglit tliere would be no difficulty in raising the necessary funds for forming a Brigade in Feildiue. He had no doubt most of the. local tradesmen wxmld subscribe £5 eficfi 'ttWaPcM »sudh ideJrirable objept, and by so doing thej would sare colleictivel^.ot' Uait £100 in the reduction thatjwoald be made in their fire piemiuiU/: He fclsq >/e*d qu^tation^ from Meri-y weather's price listipf liand^efig^es, showing their respective powers, and 'suggested ihaX No 5,. pnable of.th^wi^g, 220 gallon^ per minute' to'a Height of 120 feet .would be a suitably one.fQr.yie place. ThisL with all apparaias'tompfefe, would oost!£112, and would require 20 men to work it. He said the Borough, at any raie'when in funds, ought to contribute £50,j and he ipteujded ,tQ bringifch^-Hantter befote the Council at its next meeting. He l noved — That a committee consisting of ft essrs Sherwill, Bray, and the mover be a mointed to canvass tlie town, with a view to getting su'bdcripirlons. 1 ' r 'H«l would himself give l'ajtL/* The motion *as sicontted /by ' Mir >F. Eowley>,a«4 -WIT^-. .;::■!.! .1 -i <.;:<' < ' Mr j<p|ud9ini iurtW ' v -VFP9°m .M a list be left at Messrs Halcombe and S her-. will> office'fbr 'tnfe iignatUres 'of those persbns who yrere willing W form thems7lv«s into fe l W«tee^' Fire Bfi^adie. ', Mr SherwlU 1 having ,cdnse«b>d, the ptoposiVion was seconded ' By' Mr Readiag, an M£ a j^Eaaeprdpose^— ThSt 1 a ! Hdbki Ladller, and Bucttt'Brteade'-'br formed as aTstart, which V thbushrwas as much asc^uldb^^ne'Attiresettt.' 1 ; "''' I 1 ; JVISr Loudon iaid that /air the hook, ' laddjer," tthd" btfeket. arraTigemeiits =were neceksarily included in *he 'iiiahagfemeut and working of the Brigade. ;M!r Eaae's moti- Is*, lbpsed for! want of a seconder. ''• •"•> / , ■ ;; "_ ' I Mir Loudon moved, and Mr Bray ! seconded— That the meeting adjourn for a fortnight, at ih/e same time and place.— After a vote of thank's to the ' Chairman, the meeting adjourned. Subsequently the following gentlemen put down their names on the list of Volunteer Firemen :— C Bray, A. Eade, H F Greenwood, H. L. Sherwill, A. Dawson, G. Kirton, T. Irving, b\ ltowley, and W. Beading.