CHARGES FOR FIRE-FIGHTING MUNICIPAL PURCHASES
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SERVICE.
and PROPOSALS
The fire-brigade committee of Todmorden Corporation has decided to make the following charges to CLiviger Parish Council if the latter wishes to take advantage of the services of the fire brigade:—A sum equal to a id. rate, as a retainer, and £10 for the first hour or part of an hour of attendance at a fire, and for each subsequent hour or part of an hour, when pumping and £4 when not pumping.
The retainer for the ambulance service would be a sum equal to a Id. rate, plus is. per mile run.
Taxation Affects Cleansing Methods.
Delegates attending the conference of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association, last Friday, passed a resolution drawing the attention of the Ministry of Transport to the restrictive effect of heavy taxation on the use by local authorities of mechanical vehicles for public cleansing. "
Dennoster Corporation has .authorized the purchase of three new buses.
Wakefield Watch Committee is baying a Dennis fire-engine.
The electricity committee of Dewsbury Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of a 30-cwt. lorry.
Farnworth Urban District Council -is to buy a 400-gallon fire-engine, and tenders for its supply have to be delivered by September -24.
Sunderland Transport Committee proposes extending the boo routes, and 12 new buses may be needed.
Smethwiek Town Council requires a standardtype motor ambulance. Details may be obtained from the chief officer of the fire brigade.
The transport committee of Nottingham Corporation is obtaining tenders, to be delivered by September 29, for the supply of 30 troileybuses.
Newport (Mon.) Council has arranged witil the councils of adjoining areas to provide an ambulance. The local authorities are 'to be responsible for payment to Newport at the /ate of 1s. 3d. per mile for the use of the vehicle.
Neweastle-on-Tyne Transport and Electricity Committee has derided to accept the fender of Northern Coach builders, Ltd., Newcastle, for the supply of five aingle-deck bus bodies and that oi Metnapolitan-Cammell-WeymannMotor Dodies, Ltd., for five single-deck bodies and four double-deckers, to be mounted on Daimler chassis., east Grinstead Urban District Council is to buy a fire-engine and a trader pump.
Cardiff Corporation 'has ordered two Crossley double-dedk bus chassis equipped with sixcylindered oil engines.
The hospital committee of Wakefield Corporation has authorized the purchase of a now vast for use at the municipal hospital, at an estimated cost of £120.
The chief officer of Newport (I.o.W.) Fire Brigade has obtained prices and particulars. of various makes of fire-eugMe and he is to report to the 'fire brigade sub-committee on the subject.
Following successful experiments which Lave been made with oil-engined buses, the transport committee of ,Cardiff Corporation 'has agreed that tenders shall be invited for the supply of 10 oil-ejigined double-deckers, at a .cost of about ,e17;000. The comniithse has also agreed to the conversion of 11 petrolengiued buses to compression-ignition operation.
'Burnley, trifle and Nelson Joint Transport Committee is nrepared to receive lenders for the supply and delivery by December 31,1934,, of 28, or any less number, of oil-engined doubledeck buses equipped with hydraulic transmission and having composite Or all-metal bodies. Alternatively, the committee is prepared to receive tenders for ohassis and bodies separately. Fuller particulars may be obtained from the general manager of the committee, -Queen's Cbste, Burnley, and tenders must be received by noon on September 24,