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5th February 1914
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Woolwich is in a parlous state in respect of fire-fighting equipment.

The Twickenham U.D.C. will shortly purchase a motor fireengine.

The Stapleford (Notts.) Parish Council. is inquiring about motor fire-engine prices.

Preston Town Council, after subjecting several motor fire-engines to tests, intends to order two.

Willesden U.D.C. is considering the provision of further motor equipment, for highway purposes.

Beckenham U.D.C. must receive tenders for a petrol-driven motor fire-engine before Monday next.

Clevedon (Bristol) U.D.C. FireBrigade hopes to be able to get enough financial support to purchase a motor fire-engine.

Swansea Town Council has purchased a motor ambulance from the Neath and District Automobile and Posting Co., Ltd., at £555.

Southend-on-Sea people consider that they are kept short of taxicabs, and the Town Council has been urged to issue additional licences.

Fleetwood U.D.C. has received L.G.B. sanction for the expenditure of 1:1105 on a motor fire-engine and appliances, without formal inquiry.

It is reported that the Lancashire County Council will seek to make terms with the Manchester Corporation, in respect of certain projected motorbus services beyond the city.

The Home Secretary has decided to take action, in respect of stopping-places for tramcars and rm.torbuses, in the metronolitan police area. Representatives of the L.C.C., of the different road authorities, of the motorbus proprietors, and of the police, will confer at an early date.

Motorbuses for Guildford.

Messrs. M. Puttock and Son, motor jobmasters of Guildford, which firm has already an extensive motorcab and private-hire business, recently proposed to establish a motorbus service in the Guildford area. Other applications for licences have been lodged by Dennis Bros. (1913), Ltd., and an Aldershot company.

It is evident that Guildford will soon be freed from the reproach of a lack of stage-earriage service by motors. it is now fully 16 years since the first proposal of the kind was put forward, but at that date a meeting of townspeople preferred to stay their hands until home-produced vehicles were available. A service of early-type motorcars was then projected ; we personally well recall the circumstances.

E6 Eastbourne Extensions.

The Eastbourne municipal motorbus undertaking will be considerably extended during the forthcoming season, and there will be a total of 24_ vehicies available for service. Mr. P. 'Ellison is the manager here.

London Motorbus Statistics.

The total of licensed motorbuses being operated on the London streets on the 31st of last month was 3141. This shows a decrease of 253 as against the preceding month.

The receipts of the National Steam Ca.1 Co., Ltd., for the 10 days ended 31st January, 1914, were 24995. This shows an increase of 21973 over the corresponding period of last year.

The receipts of the Tramways (111.E.T.) Omnibus Co.., Ltd., for the week ended the 24th January, 1914, were 17484, and for the Gearless Omnibus Co., Ltd., 1099. These show a decrease of £262 and 231 respectively as against the previous week.

London Traffic Problems.

Colonel Sir Herbert 'Jekyll, formerly chief of the Traffic Branch of the Board of Trade, and now a director of the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., read a paper on " London Traffic Problems " before the Royal Institute of British Architects, on the 26th ult. He generally preferred the construction of new streets and bridges, rather than the widening of old ones, but he thought that much might be done to increase the capacity of existing highways by removing the centre lamp posts ; comparatively few of these were of real value to the public. He considered that new main roads should be not less than 100 ft. in width, although the whole of the area need not be brought into use at once ; it was necessary to provide that no building should be allowed within 50 ft. of the centre line, and the carriageway could then be increased in width as the development of traffic

required. He strongly urged the establishment of a central authority with adequate powers ; that authority must, in particular, lay down the lines of arterial roads, and require local authorities to make their schemes confomi to the prescribed lines. The Millom (Cumberland) U.D.C. has instructed its surveyor to report on the purchase of a steam wagon or tractor.

A considerable contract has been placed by the Great Western Railway Co. with the Avon intharubber Co., Ltd., of Metksham, Wilts., and 19, _Newman Street, W., for the tiring of G. W. EL motorbuses. We continue to hear good Avon reports.

E2000 for Breach.

Mr. George Pollard, 1V1.1.Mech.E., until recently general manager of the General Motor Cab Co., Ltd., was awarded 22000 damages for breach of contract, in the Ring's B ench Division, on the 27th mt. Plaintiff had an agreement, dated September, 1912, for a term of live years, at a salary of 21250 per annum, but in August, 1913, after the amalgamation ot the General Motor Cab Co., Ltd., with the British Motor Cab Co., Ltd., the defendant company terminated Mr. Pollard's employntent.

A Scottish Flotation.

The Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., of Edinburgh, which e,ompaity has an authorized capital of 275,000 in It shares, of which 22,514 had. been issued earlier, offered the balance of 52,486 shares last week. This company, which is under the energetic management of Mr. W. Thomson, M.Inst.A.E., has fought an uphill and successful battle for traffic in and around the Setittish capital. It was registered in June, 1905, and has steadily paid dividends, rising from 5 per cent. to Viper cent, per annum, from 1906 tO 1913 inclusive. Furthermore, during those years, it has made safe provision for depreciation, and accumulated a reserve fund of £6000.

Who Owns the Cab ?

A taxi-driver named IL W. Penhallow, of Camberwell, was summoned at Lambeth recently for feloniously stealing a taxicab and tires belonging to Francis Day. According to the evidence, Mr. Day took over the defendant's contract with the General Motor Cab Co., Ltd., which was one for the acquirement of the cab by PenhalloW on the hire-purchase system. In the course of last month, there was some dispute between the defendant and the complainant, and the former drove off with the cab. The case for the complainant was that the defendant assigned to him his rights under the agreement with the General Motor Cab Co.

It appeared that the defendant was both registered and licensed as the proprietor of the cab, and Mr. Baggallay dismissed the summons without calling upon the defence.


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