Free Travel Dispute for High Court?
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THE attitude of Liverpool has been . one of dictatorship. We hive found that you cannot placate or appease a -bully, but we are not going to accept duress in this matter," said Cilr. J. H. Wall, Labour leader of Litherland Urban District Council, when Liverpool Corporation withdrew Litherland's old-age pensioners' freetravel passes after the council's refusal to pay £2 a year for each.
He said that according to a legal expert, Litherland would be condoning an illegality if they made the contribution demanded by Liverpool. They had now sought the services of counsel. and the case might go to the High Court.
Other local councils have agreed to pay Liverpool £2 a year. Liverpool originally asked for £2 10s.
MUIR-HILL HYDRAULIC TIPPER
rtA HYDRAULIC tipper version of the Muir-Hill 10B 3-cu-yd. dumper is now being produced by E. Boydell and Co., Ltd., Old Trafford, Manchester, 16. This follows the application of hydraulic tipping equipment to the 14B 4-,t-cu.-yd. dumper.
The 108 embodies single-acting double-extension rams and a pump driven by a power take-off. Complete discharge can be effected in seven seconds.
OCCUPATIONAL RISK
ALD. J. RAFFERTY, chairman of Leeds Transport Committee, received a letter on Saturday containing a .38 bullet. "Get out of this traffic job or the next one will come to you express and sure," warned the letter, which was signed "A Citizen." The police believed it was the work of a crank upset by the recent increase in bus fares.
4.9d. PER MILE LOST
IN January the buses which have
replaced the Liverpool dock service of the old Overhead Railway lost 4.9d. a mile, equal to £21,000 a year. Ald. S. Part, chairman of Liverpool Transport Committee, told the city council.