Resolved that the board of Fire Wards be instructed to purchase a suitable ladder cart for the Axe Fire Company the cost of which shall not exceed $300 moved by Alderman O'Connor seconded by Alderman McCotton which resolution on being first is passed.
Source: http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/archives/HalifaxCityMinutes/documents/102-1a-1882-03-27to1882-09-05p417-489.pdf page 482