Fire-Brigade Matters.
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The Chief Officer of the Worthing Fire Brigade, amongst our sundry advertisements this week, makes certain offers of employment.
Johannesburg Municipal Council notifies its requirement of a motor lire-escape. Tenders must be lodged not later than the 24th prox.
The Wallsend Corporation has reeently taken delivery of its new Dennis chemical engine: the equipment includes a 50 ft. wheeled escape, a eopper cylinder, and a hose reel. The Dennis engine on this machine develops 7,5 Yesterday (Wednesday) Mr. Comtenay Clifton held an inquiry at Brighouse, in regard inter alia to the Corporation's application for sanction by the Local Government Board to a loan ef £1,020 for the purchase of a motor Lincoln Town Council has decided to reserve its new Dennis fire-engine for .-ity use. We are not a little surprised at this decision, as high speed outside the city should count for a lot—that :s. provided the Town Council is resolved to allow its motor equipment to serve neighbouring districts on special occasions.
Edinburgh's firemaster is " waiting results " elsewhere before ordering.
Dusseldorf is re-modelling its tire brigade on an electron-lots:1r basis. According to practical calculations, a set of vehicles consisting of a gas-engine, n steam-pump and an escape, driven by electricity, would mean a saving of £300 yearly compared with a similar set drawn by horses. The motordriven vehicles cost more to buy, but. taking one thitir with another, they clienper. Our wonder, lerwever. is that an important industrial city like Dusseldorf should have stuck to horses for so long— and why not bey petrol motors
Coventry is still crying out for a motor fire-engine. We regard the lack of one as a disgrace to the city. whilst Mr, D. M. Mason expresses the hope that " some wealthy citizen " will present one to the local brigade. That is not a business method, in our opinion.