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In August 1874 in a lengthy discussion on "The protection of property from fire" Superintendent Noblett, of CVFB, provided advice and led to the purchase of a hose for £81 and a realisation that as there were only 2 hydrants, some properties, such as Hoole House and Hoole Lodge, would not be reached.
In September 1874 a letter from Captain Smith, Chief Constable of Cheshire gave the Board permission to erect a building in the Constabulary Yard on [[Hoole Road]], in which to keep the Reel Cart and Hose, subject to certain terms. The following month plans were prepared to obtain a tender, and in November the quote from Charles Holland of [[Faulkner Street]] amounting to £34-10-9 for the work was accepted and the building work commenced.
[[File:RE Pol 6.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The former Hoole Police Station on [[Hoole Road]], home to the Reel Cart and Hose 1874-1894. Now a "Massage Parlour" (of the posh "SPA" kind).]]
In 1877 the Board appointed Sergeant Clark of Cheshire Constabulary to take charge of the firehose and other equipment, and approving payment of £5 a year to do so.
In February 1886 one of his successors, Detective Inspector Downes, by then "''caretaker of the hydrants and appliances in connection with the firehose reel''", resigned and his successor, Inspector Brittain, was appointed. In debate it was asserted that
* '''"no-one apart from the Surveyor was conversant with the working of the fire extinguishing apparatus, the necessity to work in conjunction with CVFB was emphasised, and to make an effort to raise a few volunteers"'''
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