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New Severn Bridge Plan : Is. 6d. Toll
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A TOLL of 7s. 6d. a vehicle has
been proposed by local authorities which had recently put forward a new Severn Bridge scheme to cost £14m., Mr. Hugh Molson. Parliamentary. Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. announced to the House of Commons last 'Friday. Tolls were estimated to bring in 110m. towards the cost.
Some of the delegates among the deputation who put up the plan to the Government were opposed to tolls, but the Government were willing to consider their introduction.
Mr. Molson thought that they were justified on short but expensive works that would enable a big detour to he avoided.
Although the Government were willing to consider the new scheme, they thought that the Ross spur road would be preferable to a Severn crossing. It was less costly and benefits would be yielded immediately the work was started, whereas Wales would not benefit until the whole Severn Bridge scheme was completed.
ELECTRIC TRUCKS FOR REFUSE COLLECTION?
ASYSTEM of refuse collection using 3 cu. yd. pedestrian -controlled battery-electric trucks was outlined by Mr. J. Skitt, Coventry cleansing superintendent, when he addressed the Midland Centre of the Institute of Public Cleansing last week.
Mr. Skitt thought it would be an advantage if the bodies of the trucks were made in two parts to facilitate the transfer of the load into a larger collection vehicle. The system would be based on two calls a week at each premises.
Each truck would have a crew of two men, each of whom colald deal with 200 dustbins in a day. Assuming the capacity of a truck to be 60 bins, it could be loaded in a little over an hour. One collection vehicle could serve four electric trucks. Thus, eight collectors, four trucks and a collection vehicle could serve 4.000 premises twice weekly.
Such a method would provide a more frequent service, be more hygienic and entail less arduous labour than present systems. The speaker thought it important to remove the stigma attaching to the status of a dustman.
DEFENDING REPORTED STAFF A NEW method of investigating rA complaints by the public against members of the staff of Hull Transport Department has been agreed upon by the transport committee, following representations by the Transport and General Workers' Union.
In future, any employee formally interviewed as the result of a public complaint will be entitled to have a union representative with him. If subsequent evidence is taken at interviews, the union representative will be allowed to question the complainant or witness.