Municipal Purchases and Proposals.
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SMETHWICK Corporation has decided to purchase a 30-cwt. lorry for the refuse-collection department.
MANCHESTER Corporation is to purchase a motor lorry for the Baguley sanatorium at an estimated cost of £400.
OLDHAM Corporation has accepted the tender of the Oldham Motor Co., Ltd., for a Ford 30-cwt. lorry for the waterworks department.
SHEFFIELD Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Joseph Tomlinson and Sons, Ltd., of Sheffield, at £545, for an Austin motor ambulance.
BARKING. Urban District Council has appointed a committee to consider a report in regard to the introduction of mechanically propelled vehicles for refuse collection.
WIMBLEDON Corporation has accepted the tender of the Wimbledon Motor Works, at £237, for a 1-ton MorrisCommercial chassis, to which an ambulance body is to be fitted.
At a meeting of the cleansing committee of the OLDHAM Corporation quotations were submitted for the supply of a steam gully-emptier with streetsprinkling apparatus, but the consideration of them was adjourned, pending an inspection of the machines by the committee.
The tramways committee of the ABERDEEN Town Council has just decided to purchase 10 Dennis chassis for bus service. Most of the bodies are to be built by the Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd., but certain-of them will be constructed by Mr. William Walker, of Aberdeen.
c24 The isolation hospital committee of the Newrost ABBOT Rural District Council has been authorized to purchase a motor ambulance.
SHEFFIELD Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Essam and Hewson, Ltd. at 1405, for the supply of a Bean 30:cwt. motorvan.
The highways committee of the WIMBLEDON Corporation has authorized a sub-committee to accept the most satisfactory tender received for the supply of a 2-ton lorry.
The LONDON County Coilncil has accepted the tender of Carrimore SixWheelers, Ltd., for the supply of three trailers for general transport purposes in the tramways department.
The tramways committee of the YORK Corporation his authorized the expenditure of about £150 for putting the trolley vehicles into a condition to enable them to be used for another 12 months.
DARLINGTON Corporation has just taken delivery of a new Morris-Commercial ambulance from George and Jobling, Ltd., of Darlington, the body for which was built by Messrs. Higgins, of the same town.
The • finance committee of the CARDIFF City Council is to spend £1,400 on new equipment for the fire brigade during the next few months. Most of the money is allocated to the provision of new motor vehicles.
The tramways committee of the YORK Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Leyland Motors, Ltd., for 'two chassis at £765 each, and that of Chas. H.. Roe (1923), Ltd., for two 32-seater bus bodies, at £450 each, for fitting to them. , SMETHWICK Corporation is to purchase a 30-cwt. motor lorry for the highways department.
Huts, Corporation has authorized the purchase of a motorvan for the municipal restaurant department.
Cultures:1, Urban District Council is buying a Morris-Commercial :30-cwt. lorry from Messrs. Skipp, of Wares
Bourost Corporation has accepted the tender of Barford and Perkins, Ltd., for the supply of a motor road roller.
Deausst County COLIIICH has authorized the purchase of a MorrisCommercial 30-cwt. lorry at a cost of about £330.
The metorbus committee of the EASTBOURNE Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of four covered
in buses.
ST. IVES Town Council has received sanction to borrow £500 for the purchase of a Fordson tractor and trailer and certain other equipment..
Hues Corporation recommends acceetence of the tender of Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., for the supply of two motor lorries at £607 '105. each for refuse collection.
RETFORD Town Council has decided to purchase a new motor fire-engine at a cost of £1,100, as well as a new motor tractor for use, in case of emergency, with the old fire-engine.
In connection with some of the nonpaying bus routes of the EASTBOURNE Corporation, it is suggested that three one-man-controlled buses should be puts chased to reduce expenses on such routes and a committee is considering the proposal.