MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS
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The electricity committee of HACKNEY • Borough Council recommends the purchase of a Trojan van.
HACKNEY Borough Council is recommended to buy from Wood and Lambert, Ltd., a Ford 1-ton lorry.
The fire-brigade committee of WALLSEND Corporation recommends the purchase of a new fire tender.
The electricity committee of SCARBOROTJGH Corporation has authorized the purchase of a Ford 10-cwt. van.
Dias and Co., Carlisle, is supplying a Leyland six-cylinder 400-gallon turbine pump to CARLISLE Corporation.
The transport committee of CHESTERFIELD Corporation is obtaining tenders to be delivered by May 17, for the supply of 10 petrol buses.
ClusrsTow Urban District Council is to obtain a new fire-engine for the local voluntary fire-brigade. The expenditure contemplated is about' £700.
Crossley Motors, Ltd., has received an order from ABERDEEN Corporation for eight double-deck bus chassis equipped with its six-eyliadered oilengine.
OLDHAM Tramways Committee recently had under consideration tenders for the supply of nine single-deck and eight double-deck bus chassis and bodies, and it has decided to buy all the chassis (which will be equipped with oil engines) from Leyland Motors, Ltd.
CARDIFF Corporation is to purchase an ambulance and a van.
Wonntmo Corporation is buying a Marshall 10-ton oil-engined road roller.
CHESTERFIELD Corporation has purchased a special-type Leyland singledeck bus.
LEEDS Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow £52,851 for the provision of buses.
FAIINHAM Urban District Council is recommended to buy a Garner F.M.-type refuse-collection vehicle.
The gas committee of STALE/MIDGE Corporation is to purchase a MorrisCommercial 2-ton lorry.
The electricity committee of EAST HAM Corporation has authorized the engineer to purchase a van..
WARRINGTON Corporation has decided to purchase a 30-cwt. tipping lorry for the use of the gas department.
BLACKPOOL Corporation is purchasing two Karrier refuse-collecting vehicles and an Electricar refuse collector.
The highways committee of STRETEORD Urban District Council has purchased two Karrier Colt Major vehicles.
The highways committee of GRAVESEND Corporation is to obtain estimates for the supply of a Ford 30-cwt. lorry.
The gas committee of BRADFORD Corporation recommends the purchase of a 80-cwt. tipping lorry at a cost of £260.
The public-assistance committee of Bot.Tost Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of a 21-3-ton tipping lorry.
The cleansing committee of CHESTERFIELD Corporation has authorized the purchase of a Morris-Commercial 2tonner.
STRETFORD Urban District Council has decided to make provision for a new ambulance in the estimates for the forthcoming financial year The cleansing committee of WOLVERHAMPTON Corporation has accepted the tender of B. Billingharn, Ltd., for the supply of two Ford 30-cwt. chassis.
The cleansing committee of EAST HAM Corporation recommends the acceptance of the tender of Electricars, Ltd., for the supply of an electric vehicle for refuse collection.
BLACKPOOL Corporation is buying eight Leyland petrol-engined chassis, two Leyland oil-engined chassis, and two Guy chassis with Gardner oil engines, The tender for the bodies has been the subject of much discussion by the council and the matter has yet to be settled.
The transport committee of CARDIFF Corporation has accepted the tender of Crossley Motors, Ltd., for the supply and fitting in a chassis of a Crossley four-cylindered oil engine, and, the quotation of the Romilly Motor Co., Ltd., for a Dorman-Ricardo four-cylindered oil engine.
The fire brigade committee of WORTHING Corporation has accepted the tender of the Firestone Rubber and Tyre Co., Ltd., for the conversion of the Leyland fire-engine from solid to pneumatic tyres. Similar conversions effected by this company are shown in illustrations on this page.