Fire-Brigade Matters.
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Southport Town Council is giving attention to further motor demonstrations.
St. Albans, following the result of a town's meeting, will purchase a motor fire-engine by public subscription.
Watford Fire Brigade Committee is considering the report of the captain with regard to motor appliances.
A sub-committee of the Watch and Fire Brigade Committee of the Rotherham Borough Council is making inquiries about motor fireengines.
On a discussion as to the purchase of additional horses for the use of the Ilford Brigade, at the last meeting of the Ilford U.D.C., several members, and particularly Councillor Everett, spoke up very strongly in favour of a motor fireengine.
Rescue Charges.
The following are the charges for the motor rescue outfit which belongs to the Northumberland and Durham Collieries Fire and Rescue Brigade Association : for the first hour, five guineas, and for each subsequent hour three guineas, and 21 10s. per mile travelling expenses. The Morris fire-engine, which has been presented to Scarborough by Mr. E. G. Baines, is now safely installed on the Yorkshire coast.
Newport (Mon.) Town Council is well pleased with its first motor fireengine (aCommer-Simonis), and is proposing to make more purchases.
Leipzig has resolved upon the complete motorization of its fire brigade. The Municipality of that German city already employs nothing but motor road sprinklers for watering purposes.
Preston Town Council has decided to purchase a motor fireengine.
Several members of the Luton Town Council have been appointed (1) to consider a report by the Captain of the fire brigade in reference to the acquisition of a motor fireengine, and (2) to inspect vehicles at work in other towns.