Edinburgh, 15th December, 1828. At an adjourned Meeting of General Commissioners of Police, the Right Honourable the LORD PROVOST in the Chair, The Commissioners having considered the Report from the Fire-engine Committee, direct that the second clause of said Report be struck out, and approve of it as now amended, and that the same be printed and circulated as formerly. Extracted by JOHN THOMSON, Clerk. Abstract of the Annual Account referred to in the preceding Report. In all, from Insurance Companies, L.330 0 0 Jan. 21. Proceeds of old metal sold, Oct. 1. Interest from Bank of Scotland on deposit account, 940 4 10 9 No VII. Report of the Fire-engine Committee to the General Board of Commissioners of Police. Edinburgh, July 22, 1829. THE Committee deem it proper to submit to the Board the following abstract of the general account of the fire-engine department, from 1st October, 1828, to 15th May, 1829, the commissioners having lately ordered the accounts to be balanced at each Whitsunday, instead of 1st October, as formerly. By the abstract, compared with the accounts of the preceding year, it appears the annual expenditure continues nearly the same. The Scottish Union, Hercules, and Friendly Insurance Companies having agreed to augment their annual contributions from L.32 to L.60 each, will diminish the expense to the police funds; and the Committee still hope that the other insurance companies in Edinburgh will be induced to follow the same liberal example, as they must be well aware of the great benefit which they derive from the establishment, and the importance of its being kept up in an efficient manner. The Committee regret to observe, that the Dundee Insurance Company, during the course of the year; declined to pay their contribution of L.3. The Committee have every reason to be satisfied with the manner in which Mr Braidwood continues to conduct this department. The number of fires, &c. which took place in the above pe riod, were of the following description, viz. A smith's shed totally destroyed, Premises and goods damaged, Property partially destroyed, Foul chimneys, False alarms, 1 9 30 63 1 104 THOMAS BLACKWOOD, Sub-Convener. Edinburgh, 27th July, 1829. At an adjourned Meeting of General Commissioners, held this day, the foregoing report was approved of, and ordered to be printed. JOHN THOMSON, Clerk. I Abstract of the General Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of the Edinburgh Fire-engine Establishment from 1st October, 1828, to 15th May, 1829. Jan. 23. Received from Scottish Union for expenses incurred in extinguishing a fire in the Scottish Brewery Company, Leith, May 15. Interest from Bank of Scotland on deposit account, 21 8 4 1 5 11 Excess of expenditure beyond the receipt, L.106 5 3 General View of the Debts on Account of the Fire-engine Excess of expenditure as above, Deficits at 1st October, 1828, as per last account, Whereof due on account of expenditure at 15th May, 1829, Balance due to trea L.106 5 34 32 1 10 L.138 7 2 L.101 3 41 |