Central Fire Station—Suggested acquisition of a new site.—File relative to this matter is next considered. The Acting Chief Officer of ling it in conference with a view to! the avoidance of further delay in ithe drafting of the final agreement.
In submitting this letter the; Secretary and Commissioner Gen-: eral reports that since its receipt the Fire Brigade has indicated a he has had certain conferences with specific property as being suitable for his departmental requirements. ithe Deputy General Manager The property is offered to the Coun-the Company and that he gathered that if a letter were now addressed cil at a price (including existing to the Company, giving it an assur-buildings) of Ts. 750,000. It has ance that the Council would not an area of over five and a_ half under any circumstances decide the Mow. This area is stated to be the question of the removal or non-minimum necessary to meet Fire removal of the North Szechuen and Brigade requirements, having North Soochow Roads track with-gard to the existing need of accommodation for fire trucks and other out giving the Company a full opappliances, and future increasing Iportunity of laying its views requirements at the Central Station; thereon before the Council, the which will arise from the growth Company would probably be satis-of the Settlement. The necessity ifed and that it would then be pos-and desirability of increasing the {sible to proceed with the drafting capacity of Sub-Stations to cope the formal agreement between the Council and the Company with the development of the outlying districts of the Settlement, in lieu of creating a greatly enlarged Central Station, is discussed. That the capacity of sub-stations must be increased is recognized, but members are informed that some special appliances must be kept at headquarters. In response to an enquiry as to the necessity of keeping more appliances at the Central Station than at present, members are informed that at the present time there are not enough appliances at this station to meet existing requirements. After considerable further discussion members direct that full consideration be given to the possibility of utilize ing the Administration Buildin, site, and so adapting the section whereon stands the—remainder of the former Administration Buildings as to provide accommodation for the new Central Fire Station.
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