The Wharf Era
1876 to 1904
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Dateline
September 6th. 1881:
Godalming is the first town in the world
to have electric street lighting. |
Thursday 3rd May
1894:
At a Quarterly Meeting of the Town Council
it was agreed to assume the entire control of
Godalming Fire Brigade. The suggestions for the running of the
Brigade are laid out below:
Quarterly Town Council meeting 3rd May 1894 |
GODALMING
BOROUGH FIRE BRIGADE.
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Suggestions for the Management and Working of the Godalming
Borough Fire Brigade
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Members of the Brigade to receive One Shilling a week, and
for non- attendance at weekly drill, except for some reasonable
excuse, to forfeit their weekly salary.
Members of the Brigade to be allowed an Annual Outing, which
costs on an average about Six Pounds, each Member being
allowed Five Shillings and his Railway Ticket.
General notice to be given that there will be no more subscriptions
collected but that if the services of the Brigade are required,
they will be charged for according to the scale charges
to be enclosed.
Helpers at a Fire, both inside and outside the Borough to
be paid
at the old rate of charges, namely Sixpence an hour.
In case of Competitions, Fire Brigade Dinners, etc,&c.,
the Captain to report to the General Purposes Committee
whether it would be advisable for any of the Members to
attend the same. If it is thought advisable for any of them
to do so, the expenses of the same to be met by the Borough.
Members wishing to join the Brigade to be proposed and seconded
and balloted for by all Members of the Brigade, subject
to the
approval of the General Purposes Committee.
The Captain of the Brigade to be appointed by the General
Purposes Committee, and to be summoned to attend all meetings
of the committee when business connected with the Brigade
is to
be discussed.
The Captain to have the entire management of the Brigade
at all
drills, and also at a fire.
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GODALMING
BOROUGH FIRE BRIGADE.
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SCALE
OF CHARGES.
CHARGES WITHIN THE BOROUGH.
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Remuneration
to Members of the Brigade as under:- |
Superintendents
7/- each for 3 Hours and 2/6 per Hour after. |
Foremen |
7/- |
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2/6 |
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| Engineer |
5/- |
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1/6 |
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| Firemen |
4/- |
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1/- |
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Charges
for not exceeding Five Miles from the Fire Brigade
Station, |
For One Day |
... |
£4 |
4s. |
0. |
Every
other day after |
£4 |
4s. |
0. |
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Charges exceeding
Five and under Nine Miles from the Fire Brigade Station, |
For
One Day |
... |
£5 |
5s. |
0. |
Every
other day after |
£1 |
1s. |
0. |
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And payment for all Damage
done to the Engine, Hoses, Buckets, or other
Appliances used with the Brigade; as also the remuneration
to the Members of
the Brigade as above mentioned. |
Sixteen
Firemen at 1s. per week |
. . . |
41 |
12 |
0 |
Average
General expenses . . . |
.
. . |
52 |
0 |
0 |
Rent
of Engine Shed |
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.
. . |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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Dateline
July 26th. 1894:
Aldous Leonard Huxley, English novelist and critic.
Born in Peperharow Road Godalming . |
Certificate presented by Godalming Borough Council
to Captain Murray Wyatt Marshall
upon his resignation in 1897
Typical
Fire Brigade Expenses in 1899
Carling
Gill & Carling, Oil |
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5 |
0 |
Colpus & Son, Altering &
Repairing Tunics |
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16 |
6 |
Gas
Company, Gas |
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.. .. |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Holden & Son,
Repairing Boots |
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.. .. |
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4 |
6 |
Jearum,
A., Cartage |
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8 |
National
Fire Brigades Union, One Year's Subscription |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Shand
Mason & Co., New Hand Hose and Implement Cart |
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|
12 |
10 |
0 |
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Ditto, |
1 Officer's Helmet and 2 Officers'
Caps |
|
2 |
16 |
11 |
| |
Ditto, |
Epaulettes
and Leather Belt |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Simmonds,
J. W., One Year's Rent of Engine House |
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12 |
0 |
0 |
Smith,
C., & Son Repairs |
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3 |
6 |
Taylor, J. J., Hire
of Horses (Lifeboat Celebration at |
| |
Ditto, |
Ditto |
(Alfold
Fire) |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
| |
Ditto, |
Ditto |
(Charterhouse
Fire) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
The
Fireman, Subscription |
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2 |
6 |
Tricker, B., Altering Tunic |
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3 |
6 |
Water Company, Water |
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5 |
0 |
White, J., Sundries |
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7 |
8 |
Wooldridge, H. J., Repairs |
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2 |
0 |
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Thursday
4th. June 1903:
At
a Special meeting of the Town Council it was agreed to accept
the tender from Shand Mason & Co. to purchase a Patent Double
Cylinder Vertical Steam Fire Engine with Variable Expansion Gear.
The cost was £295 including delivery.
And
also to purchase a piece of land in Queen Street from Mr. Bridger
for approximately £140 so that a new Fire Station could
be built.
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Thursday
15th. October 1903:
At
a meeting of the General Purposes Committee it was recommended
that a reduced tender from Mr. David Fry to build a new Engine
House for the sum of £525 be accepted. The new Station would
be 29ft. 8in by 20ft. And that an application to borrow £1000
be made to purchase a new Fire Engine and land for the new Fire
Station in Queen Street. |
Plan of the new Queen Street Station
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