Fire Brigade.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 235, 6 September 1883, Page 2

Fire Brigade.

LAST NIGHT'S MiIETING.

; The usual mobility meeting of the. Pal* • merston Fire Brigade was h»ld last evening at the Commercial Jilotel. There was a good attendance of members. , <•;•• , Captain Bentley occupied the chair. After the minutes of the last meeting had' been confirmed, the i Secretary (Mr West), read a letter from tpe secretary of the (7nd«rwriter ( 8 Association to the effect, "that the Association would not assist to support the Brigade, and could 1 not deal with the matter." j The -following. persons..-WBre -^ greraJlly , nominated and elected members of the Brigade :— Messrs ' Webb,jH. Williams, ,-iAi. Johnston, W,,Spinks, E. MeyrickJ'F; Coliini, 5. Ewing, EL. fitoni, R. Prinele, ,4 L ,(|raflf,>nd W. FranciaJ ; Sey.eral other 'names we re P^P oßo^' but were objected to on fche'gmund that the parties had not arrived at tle age stipu» dated by 'the rules; viz. 20yeirg. „..,,, t lHt Stratford (gave. notic of motion-- " That any person joining the Brigade after the next monthly meeting shall pay an. entrance fee of fire Btiillin|ra,' Jt ir^s resolved to open the account of the "Brigade at the Bank of Australasia. ■ Accounts for 'advertising ai d a^atiapery amounting iti. z}\ to $8 10s, were passed, andTßferred to the finance Oommittee, U TJ^e : Secrataiy, r'e_ad tiiejenork'pf 'the Managing domm^tte'ei from peared that th>y had ; conmiu4ic»t«i with.

the Town Ulerk, as to the position of the Brigade, and learnt that it was the doty of* .the Council to take orer the Brigade arid 'appoint Fire Inspectors. The, Com* mittee had suggested as Fire Inspfcßjonj, the n&mes of Mr Linton, for Terrace End,, and Mr Snelson and Captain Bentley-for the'Sqaare. The Committee had f blbo asled the Municipal Council to drive a.; stand-pifJe, so as to see what water could be obtained iv that manner, for the extinction of fire. They had also obtained .estimates: of cost of plant, and had- concontracted with Mr Stratford to supply a hook audjaddet^apparatus for £66 16s, and with Mr Keralake for tunics at £1 9s 6d each. The Committee hoped to be able to report at the next meeting that-thehook und ;laddeir6pp¥rieuSlra« ready to practice withit was - resolved -• that the salary of the Secreta,ry,ak&ild beJ&LO-per-annumi x «-~ On the motioe of Mr Wray, seconded by Mr Lambert, the report of the Managing Committee was adopted. . „: Me West : proposed, " That • the thanks of the Brigade be. .forwarded, <to Mr Fer« gusdii for'ttie uWcit his fire engine, which, proved so valuable m extinguishing the lite fire. ... Mr Woods seconded the motion; which Was carried unanimously. l, ■• \" ■■• Captain Behtley reported that lie had been informed by Mr Ferguson that the funnel of the engine was missing,^ and -thatiwrjiiry-badTbeen Cddne^toTihe nozzle .of theTipseJrttioh at present unserviceable. The damage done was estimated at 30s, and Mr Woods^as, authorized- to - placß^tb.e'engine again in ~ working prder*/ vjt Kijv On tke motion pt Mr Stratford, it was resolved that a; deputation 'consisting of Captain Bentley, th{e Secretary (Mr Web) and'the mover,' wait upon Mr Waldegrave T she,,agent of the Jsew, Zealand Insurance^ 1 Company, to arrange with him as W 6b» taining the use of the Fire Engine for the Captain Bentley stated with regard to porTjnat had- nWt'Bppeared t; in tHe public press. It was the first fire the Brigade jiad sp \cop;e witte, { atfd"*l%h6nkh l W yei they were not properly organized, they worked with, a ~?wiU, and shewed that when the Brigade had some practice/and the required plaht,"the'p"eople of Palmer- ( ston. j wjoujd'^ nofr^ Jjb^bq, jhe^plfssf ]a^ ( A vote otthanks- to the chairman ter» miaated tha proceedings; „, : , , .*.'-/.<•.-'■'^'->(