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Economy of Motors for Municipal Haulage.

12th February 1924
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Page 9, 12th February 1924 — Economy of Motors for Municipal Haulage.
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TN a report to the Chipping Wycombe .1Council, Mr. T. J. Rushbrooke; the Borough engineer, gives details as to the saving which has been effected by the use of mechanically propelled vehicles in place of horse traction. The Council possesses a petrol-driven cesspool emptier end a petrolsdriven lorry, as well as an electrically operated lorry, aed the saving which has been effected by one of these vehicles in about two years has already paid for the cost of the machine.

The cesspool emptier was obtaiped about 21 years ago, and in the first eight months of working the vehicle effected a saving of £481, as compared with the work done by the old plant and horsed vehicles. In his latest report, Mr. Rushbrooke points out that since that time until the completion of the Marsh sewerage the work materially increased, owing to the housing scheme cesspits, and bad the Council not purchased the Denis lorry it would have been necessary to purchase additional vans, horses arid hand pumps.

It is, therefore, quite safe to say, he says, that a saving of at least £650 per annum has been effected by the mechanical cesspit emptying lorry, which cost £1,500. It has now been in use for nearly 21 years, and has cost in repairs during that period £9 Os. 6d. The machine has, therefore paid for itself, and the Council now has a vehicle that can either be used in future for the same or other similar purposes, or be converted to a haulage lorry, as may be found most convenient.

With regard to the Council's Edison electric lorry, Mr. Rushbrooke says that this was purchased in August, 1922. During 71 months ending December 31st last the cost of collection, inclusive of repayment of capital costs, interest and depreciation, amounted to 5s. 9.43d. per ton. The cost of removal by horsed vehicles was 9s. 11.35d. per ton, so that a saving of 4s. 1.92d. per ton is effected, which is equal to a saving per annum of £556. The vehicle cost £1,425.

Regarding the Council's other motor vehicle—a Thornycroft lorry—Mr. Rushbrooke says it is very difficult to estimate the saving that has been effected by this. It is used for haulage of all descriptions, including work that was previously partly done by contract, partly by hired teams, and partly by direct labour. He, however, estimates the saving as quite equal to the electric lorry, and the convenience of baying a vehicle of this description always available for clearing material from the station, or similar work, is very great, as has been proved in other cases.

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