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* Telephone to Chester Fire Station £15 "which resulted in the latter only being agreed. It also raised the question - Did Hoole need its own Fire Service?  However, arrangements didn’t change."
 
In 1894 Hoole Urban District Council was formed, replacing the Board, and its new offices opened next to Williams Terrace in Peploe Street, now [[Westminster Road]]. At the rear "accommodation was provided for the carts, horses, firehose etc." - an interesting report  that also confirmed that the Council owned a horse which could be used for fire turnouts; unfortunately a year later it was necessary to hire one! The firm of W.H. Hallmark in Milton Street, was used to supply the horsepower required to pull the manual pump.
[[File:RE_FS_3.jpg|600px|thumb|center| W H Hallmark advertisement "Harness horses for hire" 1896.]]