Municipal Purchases and Proposals
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Glasgow Corporation is to obtain tenders for a van for the printing department. York Corporation has purchased a Lewin road sweeper-coltector from Leciiharns (York), Ltd. cannot Corporation requires an 8 h.p. van, the closing date for tenders being September 20.
Scarborough Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow £665 for the purchase of a motor ambulance. Chesterfield Corporation requires tenders for the supply of a 2-ton hand-lipping lorry, the closing date being September 17' Glasgow Cleansing Committee has accepted the tender of Richard Garrett Engineering Works, Ltd., for 18 new vehicle bodies. Caerphilly Urban District Council requires a 2-ton short-wheelbase tipper with steel-lined body. Further details may be obtained from the surveyor, and tenders close on September 18.
Bootle Highways, Sanitary and Cartage Committee requires a 750-gallon combined gullyemptier, street-watering and washing machine. Fuller details may be obtained from the borough engineer and surveyor, and tenders
close on September 14. '
Glasgow Corporation is to raise a loan of £543,500 for purposes of municipal transport. Glasgow Education Committee has accepted the tender of 3/r. James II. Kelly for bodywork for three buses.
Blaokburn Transport Committee proposes to buy 10 56-seater oil-erigined buses for the Cherry Tree route.
Raehtlale Corporation requires a 50-cwt. lorry with hand-operated end-tipping body; tenders close on September 14.
Glasgow Corporation has accepted the tender of Ritehes. Lid., for the supply of a lorry for the health department. Scarborough Health Committee recommends the purchase of two 2-ton Morris-Commercial lorries, equipped with special bodies for the collection of house refuse. The Qaeation of the purcha e of an additional reline-collecting vehicle has been deferred. Manchester Cleansing Committee requires tenders for the supply of four 2-3-ton petrol lorries with power-operated three-way tipping gear, two each of Albion and Dennis makes. Details may be obtained from the director of public cleansing, and tenders close on October 4.