MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS
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lbedditeh Urban District Council is to purchase a refuse collector.
Wakefield Watch Committee has authorized the purchase of an ambulance.
Halifax Corporation has ordered two A.E.C. Regent oil-engined double-deckers.
Burton Stores Committee' has authorized the purchase of a Morris-Cammercial 1-ton lorry. Burton Transport Committee recommends the purchase of six Guy 32-seater buses, -with Brush bodies.
Burton Works Committee has authorized the purchase of an oil-enehied road roller with scarifier, and two Kamer Cob tractors. Lytham St. Armes Town Council is to buy a motor ambulance. Tenders have to be delivered by noon on February 23.
A 2-ton refuse collector is required by Warrington Corporation, and tenders have to be delivered by March 4.
Bury Corporation requires a 5-10-cwh delivery van and a 20-30-cwt, petrol lorry. Tenders have to be delivered by February 19.
Dublin Town Council requires a turntable fire escape, tenders for the supply of which have to be delivered by noon on February 23. Accrington Corporation requires a 1-ton lorry for the use of its fire and lighting department. Tenders have to be delivered by February 23. The cleanshig committee of Manchester Corppration recommends the purchase of additional petrol vehicles, at an estimated cost. of 48,000. Southampton Corporation requires is 2-3-ton retrol vehicle and a 3-ton Cardner-engined oiler. Tenders have to be delivered not, later than 9 a.m. on March 5.
Folkestone Corporation requires two petroldriven barrier-type refuse collectors of 12-15 cubic yds. capacity, end two 2-ton generalservice tipping lorriee. Tenders have to be delivered by noon on February 23. Weymouth and ateleonthe Regis Borough Council requires tendere for the supply of a 7-8-cubic-yd. end-tipping low-loading refuse collector, and a 5-8-cwt. lorry. Tenders, have to be delivered by 10 a.m. on February 25.
Newcastle Corporation is buying an A.E.C. Qtype double-decker.
Cardigan County Council is buying a Commer Centaur 2-tonner.
-Cellygaer Urban District Council proposes to buy a scavenging lorry.
Warrington Corporation has ordered 12 Leyland Titan oil-engined buses.
Oldham Corporation is buying three Leyland Titan oi1engined double-deckers.
Accrington Corporation's electricity committee has authorized the purchase of a lorry. Rochdale Corporation has ordered two Crossley oil-ensued double-deck buses with allmetal bodies.
The parks committee of Workington Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of a motor mower.
Portsmouth Tramways Committee has accepted the tender of the English Electric Co., Ltd., for the supply of nine trolleyhuses.
Portsmouth Corporation has ordered 16 Leyland Titan oil-engined double-deckers; two of them are to be equipped with the company's torque converter.
Wen Bridgford 'Urban District Council is obtaining tenders, to be delivered by February 23, for the supply of an ambulance body to be mounted on a Daimier 25 h.p. chassis..
The public cleansing department of Kingston. upon-Hull Corporation requires a petrol driveu gully-emptier and a sweeper-collector. Further details may be obtained from the director of public cleansing, and tenders have to be delivered by 10 a.m. on February 20.
The roads and bridges department of carrnarthen County Council is in the market foreight 2-ton drop-sided end-tipping petrol lorries and a petrol tractor (capable of drawing 10 tons) and trailer (2-ton end-tipper). Threo 3-ten Petrol lorries have to be taken in part eechange. Further particulars may be obtained from the county surveyor and Lenders have to be delivered by February 26.
Barrow.in-Furnoss Corporation's health coniinittee recommends the purchase of two refuse collectors.
The electricity committee of Rotherham Corporation is to purchase a light van at an estimated oast of £105.
The assi.stance committee of wanes/ Corporation has authorized the purchase of a motor mower at an estimated cost ol 458.
The transport committee of Manchester Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow 431,000 for the purchase of buses.
Swindon Corporation's electricity committee bas accepted the tender of Partridge, Wilson and Co., Ltd., Leicester, for the supply of a battery-electric vehicle.
The transpoft, committee of Rotherham Corporation has accepted the tenders of Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., for the supply of four trolleybus bodies and eight bodies for petrol buses, and of Guy Motors. Ltd., for the supply et four trolleybu_s chassis.
Aberdeen Town Council has decided to purchase 10 A.E.C. Q-type 39-tenter but chassis with hydraulic transmission systems, preselective gearboxes and oil engines, and eight Albion-Cardner five-cylinder oil-engined chassis for 35-seater bodies, the bodies to be built, by Mr. William Walker, of Aberdeen.
The transport committee of Wolverhampton Corporation has authorized the obtaining of tenders for the replacement of obeolete buses by double-deck oil-engined vehicles as and when required, at a cost not exceeding £12,000, as well as the purchase of double-saloon trolleybuses at a cosl of not more than £7,000.
The transport committee of Blackpool Corporation has accepted the following tenders:— Leyland Motors, Ltd., for 12six-cylinder oilermined single-decker bus chassis, six four-cylinder petrol-engined single-decker chassis, and four Beaver 4-5-ton end-tipping -lorries; H. BuyUnchain, Ltd., for 12 35-38-seater saloon but bodies and six 35-38-seater open-type runabout bodies; Mr. R. If. Thomas, for 12 Fordeon 2-ton end-tipping lorries: and Williams Bins. (Blackpool), Ltd., for two Morris-Commercial 1-tog vans.