Municipal Purchases and Proposals
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Dereham Urban District Council is to buy a fire-engiue. •
Wath-on-Bearne Joint Ambulance Committee proposes to buy an ambulance.
Bournemouth Corporation is inviting tenders for the supply of a 30-cwt. van for the catering department.
OhitiurY Corporation has accepted the tender of Mr. Frank Guest, for the supply of a Fordson 15-cwt. van.
Chopping Wycombe Borough Surveyor's Department requires a refuse collector; tenders close on January 21. Bradford Corporation has authorized the purchase of two motors for the gas department, at a cost of £370.
Carlisle Corporation has accepted the tender of the County Garage Co., Ltd., for thesupply of a Ford.son van.
Wirral Urban District Council has received sanction to spend .t1,450 on the purchase of two refuse collectors.
Carlisle Electricity Committee has accepted the tender of Graham and Roberts, Ltd., lor the supply of an electric vehicle. Boidon Urban District Council requires three Bedford 7-cubic-yd. refese collectors; tenders for their supply close on January 23.
Bournemouth Transport Department requires two 25-cwt. chassis, one for carrying a towerwagon body and the other a tipping body. •
Yarmouth Transport Committee has obtained sanction to borrow a stun not escee-ding £8,159 for the provision of five 48-seater oil-engined buses.
Cardiff Corporation is buying15 A.E.C. Regent double-deckers and five Regal single-deckers of the -same make; all, the vehicles will be oilengined.
Border Rural District 2.ouncil requires a light van, similar to a 9 hp. vehicle now in rose, which is offered in part payment. Tenders close on January 25,
Aberdeen Town Council has approved the ITcommendation of the transport committee (reported m our issue dated January 11 to purchase 22 buses.
East Ham Corporation recommends the acceptnce of the quotation of G. Munro, Ltd., Waltham Cross, for the supply of a Rototiller 50 5!a'-6 b.p. mechanical cultivator. Tavistook Urban District Council requires a 2-ton refuse collector. The surveyor's office. Drake Road, Tavistock, can supply fuller details, and the closing date for tenders is January 26.
Manchester 'Transport Committee requires tenders for the supply of 28 oil-engined bus chassis, suitable for 54:seater all-metal bus bodies, for which tenders are also required. Fuller details may be obtained from the general rnanaker, Corporation Transport Department, 55, Piccadilly, Manchester, and tenders close on January 20. Barroiinin-Furriess Corporation is buying I Dennis gully-emptier. Yarmouth Corporation is to obtain tenders for otutiteh s usphpileytdso tewporpolr0.-tciwont. virs
buying rt harrier trolleybuses with M.C.W. bodies.
Yarmouth Corporation is to obtain tenders for otutiteh s usphpileytdso tewporpolr0.-tciwont. virs
buying rt harrier trolleybuses with M.C.W. bodies.
Cheltenham Corporation has arranged for demonstrations of two types of gully-emptier.
Littlehampton Urban District Council is in the market for a 2-ton lorry; tenders close On January 22. meanie Town Council requires a fire-engine, and tenders for its supply have to be delivered by February 5. Rotherham Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of a small electric van for the electricity department. Plymouth Corporation has accepted the tender of H. Beare and Sons, Ltd., for the supely of an International farm tractor.
Lichfield Corporation recommends the acceptance of the tender of Jones and Co. for the supply of a Bedford an Birkenhead Corporation has accepted the tender of Mr. W. F, Woollen(' for the eripply of two James 8-cwt, three-wheeled vans.
Hampton Urban District Council recommends the acceptance of the Principality Wagon Co., Md., for the supply of a refuse-collector.
Southport Transport Committee 'hat accepted the tender of Messrs. Massey Bros, for the supfly of five 54-seater composite bus .bodies. West Ham Town Council requires two 80-100 b.h.p. four or six-cylinder fire.enginen. The chief officpr can supply fuller details, and tenders close on January. 29.
Rotherham Transport Committee is buying six Guy trolleybtis chassis and six A.E.C. English Electric trolteybus chassis which are to be equipped with 'bodies by Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd.
Rounds Urban District Council invites tender! for the supply of a fire tender. Full particulars may be obtained from the surveyor, Council Offices, Rounds, and tenders must be received by January 27.
Salford Corporation has accepted the tenders of City Garage. Ltd., for the supply of three Morris-Commercial vehicles, One is a 30-cwt, van, another a 1-ton van with a special body, and the thud a tower wagon.
Margate Borough Council requires six lowloading trailers of 4-5 cubic yds. capacity. Details may be obtained from the borough engineer and surveyor, 40, Grosvenor Place, Margate, and tenders close on January 25.
Bradford Cleansing Committee recommends the purchase of two Dennis gully-emptiers with sprinkling, washing and gas-decontamination equipment and two Karrier refuse collectors. It is anticipated that the substitution of these four vehicles for steam wagons will effect a saving of £1,300 per annum