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Proposals and Purchases.
TIi Walthamstow High ways Committee will shortly purchase a tractor.
Ilford U.D.C. has ordered a water-ballast roller frora Barford and Perkins, Ltd., at 2413.
Heston and Isieworth U.D.C. is purchasing an Edison motor vehicle for house-refuse collection, at 2.840.
The Cleansing and Team Labour Conanittee of the Bradford Corporation has recommended the purchase of a motor street sweeper, at a cost of 1700.
'flie Sanitary Committee of the Manchester Corporation requires tenders, on or before Saturday next, the 4th inst., for a motor elms-is, to be used in connection with infectious-disease services, and the Public Health Officer, Chic Buildings, 1, Mount Street, Manch.'st er. will furnish particulars and form of tender.
New Registrations.
The Todmorden Motor Co., Ltd. (£2:),),1) with its office at the Garage, Fieder Square, Todmorden.
Kennington Garage, Ltd. (220, 000) J. A. White, of Stevenage House, Holborn Viaduct, E.C., the first directors being the persons who for the tine being are the directors of the Gresham Supply Co., Ltd.
Torquay and Dartmouth Motor Touring Co., Ltd. (230)0), by the Solicitors Law Stationery Society, 28 and '29, Chancery Lane, W.C., to acquire Daimler motor chars-abanes. First directors, J. Leleu, Torbay Hotel, Torquay, and others.
Fire-Brigade Matters.
Burnham (Bucks.) R.D.C. has reiolved to purchase a motor fireengi tie.
Todmorden Town Council has authorized a special committee to purchase a motor fire-engine, at 21150.
The receipts of the Tramways (M.E.T.) Omnibus Co,, Ltd., for the week ended 21st March, 1914, were 27953, and for the Gearless Omnibus Co., Ltd., 2449. These show an increase of 298 and 22, respectively, as against the previous week.
The new Sunday services to the country of the L.G.O.C. fleet have now been inaugurated for the season. R e regret that pressure on our space prevents our publishing the list.
Stowinarket U.D.C. has resolved to obtain prices of motor and other fire-engines.
The tender of Merryweather and Sons, Ltd., has been recommended for acceptance by a Committee of the Sevenoaks U.D.C., at 2850.
Chief Officer Poore has withdrawn his resignation as captain of the Acton fire brigade, pending consideration of fresh proposals which he is submitting.
Middlesex County Bill.
The. Bill authorizing the construction of the new western approach road, which Bill is promoted by the Middlesex County Council, is opposed by 23 petitioners, including Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, Mr. Ma I laby-Deeley, M.P., and 18 public companies and local authori ties. ft has also been "blocked" in the House of Commons.
The London and South Coast Motor Services, Ltd., is being wound up, and Mr. H. J. Veitch, of 36, Basinghall Street, B.C., has been appointed liquidator.
The illustration on this page is of one of the Maudslays in service for the Hadleigh Motor Bus Co., Ltd., a subsidiary company of Commercial Car Hirers, Ltd. This machine is the fourth Maudslay of the typo bought by the latter concern. The Hadleigh Co. runs a service between Hadleigh and Leigh. The single-deckers are of a specially light type and carry 16 passengers.
Dissatisfied with the L.G.O.C. • We learn that the Hoddesden U.D.C. has decided "in view of the continual failure of the L.G.O.C. to provide a safe and suitable daily service in the district, to approach other companies for the purpose of establishing a service." It will be interesting to learn how the L.G.O.C. answer to the allegation.
Tramcar Stopping-places.
The Borough Council of Hammersmith has now recommended the Board of Trade not to approve the stopping-place for L.C.C. tramcars at the centre refuge in the Broadway, Hammersmith. It has also urged the Board to receive a small deputation, consisting of the Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Council, with the Town Clerk, upon the important subjects of involved .obstruction to general traffic and danger to pedestrians.
A Reference Back at Preston. The Streets and Buildings Com mittee of the Preston Corporation recently recommended the purchase of two Merryweather fire-engines, with reciprocating pumps, for the sum of £2400. Leyland Motors, Ltd., between the date of the recommendation and the meeting of the full council on Thursday last, represented that it had not been afforded equal facilities for tendering, and that a promised comparative test had not been carried out. Many resident employees of the Leyland Co. also made representations on the matter to members of the Preston Council.
When the recommendation of the
Committee came up last Thursday, the chairman' Councillor Manna, asked leave to withdraw it. He stated that the Committee had been influenced to some extent in its adoption of the Merryweather tender by a test that was undertaken by the Margate Corporation, but they had subsequently received an intimation that the Margate Corporation had decided to make another test. The Council approved the withdrawal, and we understand that the whole matter is therefore to be regarded as reopened.