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"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all dijiclilies of transport at whatever points arising, at a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.
Mr. H. G. Burford.
The special portrait eupplement included iu this issue depicts Mr. H. G.
Burford, M.I.Mech.E., a past President of the Institution of Automobile Engineers and this year chairman of the Petrol Vehicle Committee of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Born in 1867, Mr. )3urford commenced his business association with the automobile industry in 1896 in company with the late .I. Van Toll. They manufactured the belt-driven New Orleans car which was run in the 1.000mile trial of 1900, securing the gold medal of the A.C.G.B.I. Although Mr. Burford is sturdy in build, it required the assistance of Mr. van Toll to push the car back if the driver passed his official checking point, as in those days few cars had the means of reversing.
The early events of the Liverpool SelfPropelled Traffic Association saw Mr. Burford in 1901 demonstrating one of the first commercial vehicles propelled by an internal-combustion motor and carrying off the premier prize. Many of his old friends will remember the incident of Everton Brow, where steel wheels were employed on the granite setts. He also took an active part in the Glasgow Trials.
One of the important later dates in connection with the development and introduction of the commercial vehicle industry was the memorable tour which took place through Great Britain when Mr. Burford was the chairman of the Association Committee. Many of our readers will remember his association with Milnes-Daimler, Ltd., the pioneers of commercial motoring, who introduced 200 Vanguard buses to London, and later with the Humber Co., Coventry, as its general manager. Mr. Burford's activities, besides the chairmanship of the Commercial Vehicle Section of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Ltd., includes memberehip of the Committee of Management and Council of the Society and its Finance Oommittee, membership of the Main Committee of the British Engineering Standards Association, and also of the Motor Legislation Committee. He introduced commercial vehicles to and supplied the first to G.W. Railway, L. and Y. Railway, Midland Railway, L. and N.W. Railway, and provided the first motor mail services to Hastings. Cambridge and Birmingham. He is managing director of H. G. Burford and Co., Ltd., of London, makers of Burford chassis and vehicles.
Tilling's Shareholdings.
It is announced that the board of 'Thomas Tilling, Ltd., having stated that it is undesitable that the company should be financially interested in the motor manufacturing trade, has decided that the company shall cease to hold shares or be financially interested in any company engaged in that trade or be represented on the board of any such companies. The company have, therefore, disposed of all the shares until recently held by them in Tilling-Stevens Motors. Ltd. Mr. Walter Wolsey, a
director of Thomas Tilling, Ltd., was chairman of Tilling-Stevens Motors, Ltd., and Mr. R. M. Tilling was on the boards of both companies.
The Cabinet and the Road Fund.
On Thursday morning it was authoritatively stated that, at a meeting of the Cabinet held on the previous day, it was decided to give support to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposal for diverting a portion of the Road Fund to uses other than that of the maintenance and improventent of the roads.
A Walker Vehicles Acquisition.
We are advised by Walker Vehicles, Ltd., who make -a range of accumulator electric vehicles .foe town use, that as from November 1st, Mr. RaYmenA 3.
Mitchell, .E.E., M.I.A.E., will be associated with the company in the position of development engineer, with headquarters at Clare House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2.
Good Dennis Trading.
Dennis Bros., Ltd., Guildford, have just declared a final inclusive dividend of 20 per cent, on the company's shares, making a total distribution of 25 per cent. (less tax) for the year ended September 30th last. This dividend compares with a payment of 18 per cent, ter the year 1923-24. The company have never missed paying a dividend since 1V.2.
Todmorden Bus Results.
The accounts of the Todmorden Corporation for the past year show that the municipal motorbuses, the operations of which have been extended to link up the neighbouring towns of Hebden Bridge, Littleboro', Bacup and Burnley, have completed a very successful year's working, the income on the vehicles having been £41,882, or £11,275 in excess of the expenditure incurred in connection with the system.
Redcar Regulating Bus Traffic.
Motorbus traffic to and from Redcar, which is the recognized seaside resort of the whole of the densely populeted Teesside and Cleveland neighbourhoods, has became SO extensive of late that the local authority has laid down stringent rules in order to overcome inconvenience, congestion and the dangers which accrue from the use of a number of termini situated in various parts of the town. A main terminus has now been established at each end of the town and a definite route proscribed for vehicles running through the borough. In-future no buses will be allowed to stand at any point between the termini, except for a few seconds to pick up or set down passengers. Interesting Tasker Activities.
Several developments are to be recorded in connection with the activities of W. Tasker and Sons, Ltd., of Andover, who, it will be remembered, recently placed on the market a new 35cwt. petrol chassis after having been concerned, for a number of years, with the manufacture of steam vehicles only.
We are told that they have just secured an order to supply a Little Giant tractor to the Horsham Rural District Council, while they have also just been appointed sole manufacturers of the patent Unicorn trailers.
A further interesting item of news is that the company have purchased the goodwill, patterns, jigs, etc., and all spare parts of Light Vehicles, Ltd., of Wolverhampton.
Mr. Kerr Thomas's Resignation.
Mr. H. Kerr Thomas, having resigned his position as resident director of the Association Equipment Co., Ltd., Mr. Clive Leese and Mr. Norman Hardie have been appointed joint managers. Mr. Clive Leese will be in charge of the works organization and Mr. Hardie will be in charge of the selling and accounting organization. Mr. Leese was formerly engineer to the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., and has resigned that appointment. Mr. Kerr Thomas is president this year of the Institution of Automobile Engineers.
Cardiff's Popular Buses.
The receipts on the Cardiff municipal bus services in the first half of the current year, starting from the month of April, 'show an increase in revenue of £15,897 as compared with the corre sponding period of 1924. The total receipts amounted to £49,729, a sum secured from 3,903,221 passengers; the number of passengers increasing by almost 50 per cent. Wages in connection with the services increased in the half-year by £7.790, owing to the expan• sion of the fleet from 31 to 45 buses. The wages increase, however, was nearly counterbalanced by a decrease of .5d. per bus-mile on the other working costs of the undertaking.
No 4. White Line" By-law.
The highways committee of the West Riding CountyCouncil reports that it has had under consideration the advisability of recommending the making of a bylaw to enforce the observance of white lines placed at dangerous corners for the guidance of traffic. After full consideration it considers that the disadvantages of such a course would outweigh the advantages Etna, in so far as the observance of these lilies will to a large extent be enforced owing .to the fact that nonobservance would be, in certain circumstances, valuable evidence in a prosecution for dangerous driving, it has decided not to recommend the making of a bylaw. The committee proposes to continue the practice inaugurated some considerable time ago of painting white lines at cross-roads and dangerous corners for the guidance of traffic.
Blackpool Bus Results.
• That the bus services maintained by the Blackpool Corporation are proving very popular is indicated by facts and figures contained in a recent report issued. by the corporation. During the past year's working of the vehicles, 1,925,388 passengers have been carried, this figure comparing with 786,802 for the previous year. The traffic receipts during the period amounted to 19,776, but, as the working, expenses amounted zo 19,942, a loss of 1166 is incurred. To this small deficit must be added a further earn of 11,901 for loan charges, so that the total loss amounts to 12,070. This sum has been charged against the tramways appropriation account.
el The services of the corporation are being gradually extended so thee many of those areas removed from the tramway system are provided with adequate transport facilities.
More Government Orders.
Among the orders for commercial vehicles given out by Government Departments during September last was one for motor lorries for the Crown Agents for the Colonies placed with the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., and Guy Motors, Ltd.; one for 20 h.p. ambulances for the Admiralty with the Austin Motor Co., Ltd.; one for trailer assemblies for the War Office with Halley's Industrial Motors, Ltd.; and one for delivery vans for the G.P.O. divided between Henry Alexander and Co., Edinburgh, Crnbb and Co., Dorchester, W. Harold Perry, London, N., the Victory Motor Co., Ltd., Cheltenham, and H. J. Willett, Ltd., Colchester.
"In the Land of the Shah."
An extremely beautiful production entitled "In the Land of the Shah" has been issued by the British Petroleum Co., Ltd., of Britannic House, Moorgate, London, E.C2, which is the distributing organization of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., Ltd. The publication forms a portfolio of some of the company's announcements which have appeared in the Press, but that Statement by no means does justice to it, for the " announcements " took the form of delightful drawings of Eastern life, commerce, and customs by Christopher Clark, R.I., and they are reproduced on special paper, so that the impression given is almost that of steel engravings. Each drawing is accompanied by some interesting text. The portfolio is one of those productions that most men will take home. We believe that a copy will be sent to any
reader who mentions The Commercial Motor. Letters should be sent to the company at the address given earlier in this paragraph.
A French Agricultural Exhibition. Agricultural tractors and motor ploughs will be included in the fifth annual exhibition of agricultural machinery to be held at the Pare des Expositions, .Paris, from January 16th to 24th next.
Increasing Use of Business Vehicles in Berlin.
According to figures which have recently been circulated, 7,182 commercial vehicles were in use in Berlin at the end of June last, as compared with 4,609 at the same date in 1928. Most of the vehicles-2,090—have a tare weight of between 1 ton and 2 tons, 1,096 weigh less than 1 ton, 865 are between 2 tons and 3 tons, 1,310 between 8 tons and 4 tons, and 1,821 over 4 tons. Apparently there are no tteam wagons in use in Berlin, 6,865 of the total being of the petrel type and 317 electric.
An Important New Bridge.
The new ferro-concrete bridge over the River Ouse at King's Lynn, an enterprise of great importance for the counties of Lincolnshire and Norfolk, has recently been completed, and the magnificent structure opened for traffic. It has been erected at a cost of £30,000, and spans the river at a point where a length of 500 ft. is essential in order to cross the waterway that forms the spacious harbour of the ancient port of King's Lynn.
This latest bridge of concrete replaces an iron one erected in 1873, and the latter in turn, ousted a wooden structure opened in the year 1821, so that each of these bridges lasted 52 years. The Ministry of Transport, the Borough of King's Lynn, the Otise Out. fall Commissioners, and the Norfolk County Council have contributed towards the cost of the undertaking.
Traffic Lessons in School,
At a meeting of the York Education Committee a letter was submitted from the United Commercial Travellers' Association cf Great Britain suggesting that special instructions should be given in every school in the United Kingdom on the question of motor traffic, and that a uniformed constable should give a course of lectures to illustrate the steps taken to control street traffic.
It was recommended that a circular be forwarded to the head teachers of the York schools calling attention to the increasing danger to children in consequence of the greater use of the roads by motor vehicles, and to ask them to supplement the instruction under this head which is at present given in the schools. The suggestion that a uniformed constable should give lectures in the schools was not approved.
Morris Models in Scotland.
We are informed that Mr. C. F. Lawrence King, sales manager of Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., of Birmingham, will be in attendance at the North British Hotel, Edinburgh, during the period of the Scottish Motor Show in that city, and that Messrs. John Gibson and Sons, 107, Leith Walk, Leith, will be exhibiting a new model Morris bus, D.3, and a 12-cwt. Morris Popular van.
Allen-Liversidge Dividend. Allen-Liversidge, Ltd., advise us that they are paying a dividend at the rate of 61 per cent. per annum (less tax) on the preference shares of the company for the six months ended October 31st last. B21 Guy Municipal Orders.
Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, continue to receive a number of orders from muncipalities for their motor-vehicle products, and amongst those received within the past few days are one from the Sheffield Corporation, which has sent a repeat order for a number of 30-seater, dropped-frame buses, others from Rochdale Corporation and Ashton-underLyne Corporation. which have both ordered a batch of 26-seaters, and a further order from the Nottingham Corporation for goods vehicles.
The Problem of Carrying Cable Drums.
Many types of vehicle have been designed for the handling and carrying of the huge drums of cable with. which our readers will be familiar. . In this connection we publish a photograph on this page of an F.W.D. Carrimore outfit which was recently sold to the Northern Metropolitan Electric Supply Co., who have been using it for several months, and have expressed complete satisfaction with the results obtained from it.
The vehicle is capable of carrying loads of 12 tons and, as will be seen, is of the tractor-trailer type with a long ramp making a gentle slope and a winch parried above the turn-table.
Canadian Tyre Exports.
Figures which have recently been isSued by the Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics show that the number of solid rubber tyres exported from Canada during September last amounted to 1,136, of a value of $22,571. The total number of tyres exported for the 12 months ended September last was 11,107, which is more than 1,500 in excess of that for the preceding 12 months.
In the same month 92,995 pneumatic. tyre casings and 100,842 inner tubes were exported from the country.
The Popularity of the Single-plate Clutch.
In a paragraph which appeared on page 415 of our issue dated November 3rd, we referred to the notable advances which have been made in the use of single-plate clutches, and from the wording employed it may have been concluded that such a clutch has only recently been utilized on Albion vehicles. If so, we hasten to remove any such impression by pointing out that this type of clutch was fitted to some of the .Albion models in 1910, and to the exclusion of all other types on their models since 1912.
All the 6,000 3-ton Albion lorries built for the War Department during the war were fitted with the Albion
B22 Murray patent single-disc clutch. Also, it was Dr. T. Blackwood Murray, who, by the introduction of radial slots in the driven disc, was able to eliminate the -early difficulties which had been experienced.
A Sheffield Analysis.
The town clerk of Sheffield reports that the number of mechanicajly propelled vehicles owned by Sheffield resident is as follow:— Goods vehicles, 2,287, of which 59 have trailers ; hackney motor vehicles, 524; road locomotives and tractors, 29; ambulances, 35; fire-brigade vehicles, 8; tramcars, 392; motorcycles, 5,772, of which 2,805 are fitted with sidecars ; private cars, 5,111.
Notts Traffic Increases.
Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston, chairman of the highways and bridges committee of the Notts County Council, recently supplied some significant figures relative to the growth of motor traffic in the county. A census was taken on the main roads from August 10th to 16th, and it showed that there had been an immense increase, not only in the number of vehicles, but in their weight. The weight of the vehicles
passing over the Nottingham-Newark road was represented by an average of 4,597 tons per day, compared with 1,629 tons in 1923, whilst on the Mansfield011erton road the weight was 5,491 tolls daily this year, as compared with 1,552 tons in 1922.
Sir Lancelot Rolleston stated that the average of horse-drawn vehicles to total traffic in the county was three per cent. only.
Spain to Search for Oil.
A Spanish commission, constituted of members of the military directorate and the National Economic Council, has been formed to investigate the possibility of making the country self-supporting in the matter of motor spirit
supplies. In addition to prospecting for oil, experiments will be made for obtaining fuel from Spanish coal. The fuel thus obtained will be tried out in a number of army vehicles. In recent years the use of motor vehicles in Spain has increased to a remarkable extent. Madrid alone now consumes more petrol than the whole of the country did twelve years ago.
Capacity of A.E.C. Ramillies Buses.
In the advertisement of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., which appeared on the front cover of our last week's issue' the reference to the double-deck buses mounted on the Ramillies chassis should have stated that each of these vehicles seated 50 passengers and not the number mentioned. New Albion Service Depot.
The Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., inform us that they have opened a service depot at Beulah Road, Owlerton, Sheffield for the convenience of users of Albion vehicles in Sheffield and the sur rounding districts. A large stock of spares is being carried at the depot, anal repairs can be quickly executed by trained mechanics. The company's offices lately situated at Stirling Chambers, Sheffield, have been transferred to the new address.
A Saurer Agent's Appointment.
Messrs. G. F. Crisp and Co., 25, Bridge Street, Deansgate, Manchester, inform us that they have obtained the services of Mr. W. H. Priestnall as sales manager for Saurer vehicles, for which the company are the district agents. Mr. Priestnall was for some years sales manager to Messrs. Leach and Seed, who are well known in the district.
Since taking up the agency for Saurer vehicles some four months ago, the company inform us that they have been successful in obtaining a good number of orders, and users or potential users who are interested in this particular make of machine can inspect its out standing features at their premises where a demonstration chassis and a complete vehicle are available.
A Vulcan Folder.
An interesting little folder has just been issued by the Vulcan Motor and Engineerine-b Co. (1906), Ltd., which gives brief particulars of certain examples of the range of Vulcan commercial models. The folder contains a number of illustrations which serve to show the various spheres of goods and passenger transport activity in which vehicles of this make are employed. Furthermore, the list of owners of Vulcan vehicle gives an indication of the large number of prominent private concerns and municipal undertakings which employ vehicles of this make.
Ministry Against a Speed-limit . Request.
Some time ago the Dundee Town Council made application to the Minister of Transport for the imposition of ten-mile limits on three stretches of roads within the town. A public inquiry was held by a Commissioner nominated by the Minister on September 23rd last, when evidence was led and objections put forward by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, the Automobile Association, and the Scottish Commercial Motor Users Association and others. The Minister has now intimated that, in his opinion, he would not be justified in imposing the desired speed limits, and therefore he does not propose to comply with the application.
Experiments with Railcars.
Interesting details have recently been given by the London and North Eastern Railway Co„ Ltd., with respect to two types of petrol-driven vehicle with which they have been experimenting. The first is an ordinary petrol bus, which was built in 1922 with a specially constructed undercarriage and flanged wheels to permit of its operation on rails. It consists of a Leyland chassis provided with a 26seater body, and for a considerable time the vehicle worked on branch-line service in the York district. It gave such excellent results that traffic gradually
. increased until a larger unit was found
d necessary. In order to meet this demand, the company have more recently built a petrol railcar capable of carrying a complement of 40 passengers. • The body and frame are of light construction, and there ,are driving controls at each end:, the vehicle is equipped, with Westinghouse brakes.
The rail bus has now been transferred to the Goole, Staddlethorpe and S'elby section of the company's system, in order to provide a frequent service at an economic cost. The daily mileages of the two vehicles ate: bus ,196 and railcar 182.
Tipping Gears at Olympia.
In our description of the exhibits on the stand occupied by Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd., at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show at Olympia, the tipping gear on . the 1i-ton Graham Brothers vehicle should have been described as being made by the Hydraulic Hoist Co., Ltd., under the Wood patents. We should also have mentioned that the ttipping gear on the Renault 5-ton vehicle was of the Wood hydraulic pattern.
L.C.C. and Steam-wagon Brakes.
The highways committee of the London County Council reports that attention has been drawn to the fact that the braking arrangements on 12 steam wagons of pre-war design in use in the tramways department do not comply with the Heavy Motor Car Order, 1904, in that the band brake on the drum affixed to the rear axle is not effective on both wheels of the wagon. It was advised that so coon as proprietors of vehicles hays had sufficient time to equip their vehicles to comply with the
order, action would be taken in ca.,es of
default. The council has now voted £500 for the provision of the required brakes.
I.A.E. Graduates' Prizes.
The council of the Institution of Automobile Engineers has awarded the graduate's prize, value £5 55., to Mr. W. A. Robotham, of the Derby centre, for his paper entitled " A Justification for the Servo Motor from an Investigation of Modern Methods of Fourwheel-brake Operation," and the second prize, value £2 2a., to Mr. W. B. Draper, of the Luton centre, for his paper entitled "The Balancing of Rotors."
A Change of Address.
Parker's Oil Co., Ltd., who market Luberine oil, advise us that, on account of the development of their business, they have removed their offices to Windhill, Shipley.
Representing a French Magneto.
Mr. G. H. Smith, of St. Stephen's House, Westminster Bridge, London, S.W.1, informs us that he has been appointed sole representative for the British Isles and the Colonies for the sale of R.B. magnetos as constructed by Soci6te des Magnetos R.B. of Paris.
Results of Bus Appeals.
With reference to the recent Ministry of Transport inquiry at Bangor into the refusal of the general purposes committee (the licensing authority of the Bangor City Council) to grant a licence to Mr. A. E. Roberts of. Lienllechid, to ply for hire in Bangor with an omnibus, an intimation has now
been received that the Ministry, of Transport has confirmed the action of the licensing authority and has disMissed the appeal.
The Ministry of Transport has now given its decision in the matter of an appeal by Mr. G. Taylor, bus proprietor, Swansea, the owner of Vanguard (Gower) Motor Services, against a decision of the Swansea Watch Committee refusing him authority to ply for hire with buses between Swansea and Linngennith. The Ministry announces that it upholds the Swansea committee's refusal, but this result will not now have much significance, as Mr. Taylor has acquired the Llangennith service with which he was to compete.
Increasing Exports of American Tractors.
Duriiig August 9,191 wheeled tractors, valued at $5,254,161, were exported from the United States. These figures represent more than twice the number and value of those exported in July, 1925, and three times the shipments in August, 1924. Only 70 track-laying tractors, valued at $142,493, were exported last August.
The total number of wheeled tractors exported during the first eight months of 1925 was 31,300, valued at $17,743,220, nearly double the shipment of the ,corresponding period in 1924. Big exports to Russia are said to account largely for the increase.
Southport's New Ambulance.
Southport Corporation has just put into commission a new Daimler police ambulance, the basis of which is the maker's 25 h.p. chassis fitted with fourwheel brakes. The body was built locally, and carries a useful range of equipment, including two large first-aid chests, a water tank, wash basin and many modern ambulance requisites. There is room for two stretcher cases and three sitting patients.
Plymouth's Bus Profits.
Accounts which have just been issued by the Plymouth Corporation show a profit of £2,438 on the corporation's motorbuses for the past six months, this figure representing a profit of 2.235d. per bus-mile. Passenger receipts on the buses amounted to £15,947, equivalent to 14.617d. per bus-mile, the total revenue amounting to £17,535. The chief expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the buses were : Maintenance and repairs, £3,408; traffic expenses, £5,219; cost of petrol, £2,625; and general expenses, 1645, the interest and sinking fund accounting for a further £3,200.
Civilians for Traffic Control.
The chief constable of Cardiganshire has informed the police committee that £214 was the cost of engaging six exServicemen to act as traffic directors during the motor coaching season Four of the men were stationed at Aberystwyth and two at Cardigan Town.
They carried out their duties, he states in an excellent manner, but, owing to the circumscription placed upon the use of civilians employed in this way, were not of much use to the police in clearing obstructions, etc. Owing to lulls in the traffic at certain periods of the day much of their time was unoccupied and there was a tendency on the part of vehicle drivers to disregard their orders. At the same time, it is stated that, purely as pointsrnen at cross-roads, they performed a useful service.
Presentations to Moseley Employees.
A few days ago Mr. James Moseley, supported by Mr. Oswald Moseley mid Mr. Reginald Moseley, made handsome presentations to two of the staff of David Moseley and Sons, Ltd., of Ardwick, Manchester, who have this year completed 50 years' service in the company's employ.
Mr. Allan Carmichael joined the company's branch in Glasgow in March, 1875, and rose to his present position of manager of this branch 28 years ago Mr. James Moseley handed to Mr. Carmichael a handsome silver salver suit
ably engraved, together with a cheque. Mr. Edward Culley, chief order clerk at the company's Chapel Field Works at Manchester, was the recipient of a gold watch also suitably engraved, together with a cheque. Both recipients expressed their appreciation of the happy terms under which they had served the company for the period of 50 years.
It is interesting to note that there are now five employees who have seen more than 50 years in the service of the company.
German Vehicles for Russia.
It is reported from Berlin that the Russian Soviet Government has recently placed orders in Germany with the Dux, Magirus, Presto and Vomag concerns for motorbuses and lorries to the value of £75,000.
A Tyre Changing Tool.
We are informed that production of the Pacific rim tool, which is recognized as being of considerable value for changing American type wheels, has corn inenced in England, and full particulars can be obtained from the English concessionnaires, J. W. Pickavant and Co., Ltd., Lombard Street, Birmingham.
Inst. A.E. Graduates' Meeting.
A general meeting of the London graduates' section of the Institution of Automobile Engineers will be held at Watergate House, York Buildings, Adelphi, London, W.C.2, on November 19th, when Messrs. Vince and Gifford will read a paper on "Modern Methods of Omnibus Chassis Overhaul." The chair will be taken by Dr. W. R. Ormandy.
More Thornycroft Buses for Ireland.
We learn that Thos. Thompson and Co., Ltd., Lower Abbey Street, Dublin, have secured a further order for Thornycroft buses from the Dublin United Tramway Co. The vehicles will be of a special design to meet the requirements of the conditions which exist in Dublin, and will each have seating accommodation for 26 passengers. The bodies are being constructed by the tramway company at incbicore.
Local Proceedings.
Rotherham Corporation has decided to run a service of motorbuses to Barworth.
Lancaster 'Corporation has purchased a 14-seater Overland bus at a cost of 1365 10s.
Chesterfield Corporation has decided to start motorbus services to Barlow and to Heath.
Leeds Watch Sub-committee has inspected and approved types of twoseater taxicab.
Nottingham Corporation has decided to extend its motorbus services in the Hucknall district.
Cardiff City Council is conderingr the question of making additions to its refuse-collection plant.
Harwich Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow 11,053 for the purchase of a motor fire-engine.
Newcastle Corporation is asking the Government to empower local authorities to test petrol pumps in their areas.
Bradford Corporation has obtained sanction for a loan of £10,500 for the development of the trolley-bus undertaking, Gravesend Corporation proposes the purchase of a bedding van, from Kent and Essex Motors, Ltd., at a cost of 1162 10s.
At a special meeting of the Birkenhead Corporation it was decided to promote d Bill seeking powers to enable the corporation to provide and operate motorbuses outside the borough.
East Ham Corporation reports that, for the nine months ended September 30th last, the motor licences issued numbered 9,475, compared with 7,806 for the corresponding period of last Vela% The tramways conimittee of the Sheffield Corporation has decided upon a through service of motorbuses between Sheffield and Barnsley In conjunction with the Barnsley and District Traction Co., Ltd.
Doncaster Corporation has now decided to seek Parliamentary powers to enable it to abandon the tramway system in the Bentley urban district and to substitute therefor a system of trolley-buses.
Croydon Corporation has granted a storage licence to Shell-Mex, Ltd., for a new petrol depot at Purley Way, subject to a 50-gallon foam extinguisher being provided in addition to the provision usually required.
Stretford Urban District Council is communicating with the Manchester Corporation asking for a reduction in the speed of its buses and also emphasizing the desirability of the vehicles being fitted with pneumatic tyres.
Southport Corporation has recently taken delivery of a new A.E.C. 30seater single-deck bus, which has been supplied through R. Woodhead and Co., Ltd., of Southport, who are the local distributors for this make of vehicle.
The North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., have informed the Stretford Urban District Council that they are arranging to meet the wishes of the council by substituting vehicles of a smaller type for the majority of the larger buses running on the Stretford and Urmston route.