MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS.
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West Riding County Council is to purchase two steam wagons at a cost of about £1,800.
Penzance Corporation has in view the purchase of a site for the provision of a motor park at a cost of £300.
The London County Council has made a contract with G. Bailey and Sons, Ltd., for the hire of two motor
vans.
The cleansing committee of the Stoke-on-Trent Corporation is making trials with an electric vehicle for the collection of house refuse.
The tramways department of the Birmingham Corporation has just placed a repeat order for two Lacre B-type garage sweeping machines.
The London County Council has made contracts with the AngloAmerican Oil Co., Ltd.' and Messrs. S. Bowley and SOD, Ltd., for the supply of petrol.
Stoke-on-Trent Corporation has authorized the town clerk to include in the next General Powers Bill a clause to enable omnibuses to stand outside Stoke railway station.
e26 Newcastle Corporation is seeking consent to establish a motorbuS service to Tynemouth.
The electricity committee of the Manchester Corporation has accepted the tenders of the AP. Battery Co., Ltd., and the Tudor Accumulator Co., Ltd., for the supply of electric-vehicle batteries.
Rotherham Corporation is to promote a Bill to secure powers to run trolley-buses in College Street and Bridgate and to make. through-runningarrangements in connection with railless vehicles.
The health committee of the 'Wandsworth Borough Council recommends acceptance of the tender of Jarvis and &Ms, Ltd., it £298, for thesupply of a Morris-Commercial 1-ton 'Chassis with body and fittings to order.
Bexhill • Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Mr. A. L: Sargent for haulage by 1-ton motor lorries at 22s. ad. a day and by 2-ton lorries at 35s., and the tender of Mr. G. Shoestnith for haulage by 4-ton lorries at 40s. a day.
Rotherham Corporation has accepted the tender of Thos. Green and Sons, Ltd., at 145, for the supply/of a motor mower.
The tramways committee of the Warrington Corporation has accepted the tender of Leyland Motors, Ltd., for the supply of two motorbuses.
Wakefield Corporation has appointed a sub-committee to consider the proposal for using the Pincheor Street area as a parking ground for motor vehicles.
Warrington Watch Committee has 'granted the application of Mr. W. Webster, of Wigan, for permission to operate a regular motorbus service between Warrington and Southport.
At a meeting of the tramways committee of the Warrington -Corporation the sub-committee reported that the question of -pneumatic tyres on :sixwheeled buses had been under consideration, but from the information obtained from other authorities, -which had gained experience,it was not desirable to use pneumatic tyres in narrow streets. as
• they were quickly damaged and worn out through contact with the -kerbs.