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16th December 1909
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King's Norton Urban District Council is now considering the purchase of a motor fire-engine.

A Purchase Confirmed.

The Northampton Town Council, by 21 votes to 12, decided to purchasa the fire-engine, as recommended by the Watch Committee, in accordance with our report of the 9th inst.

Merton's Engines.

The Merton Urban District Council has decided on an economic step in the matter of purchasing its new fireengine. Merryweather's, when submitting the tender for a standard 4050 li.p. machine, mentioned that they were prepared to supply another engine, fitted with a 25 h.p. four-cylinder motor, for £600, this machine having been left on their hands through the cancelling of an order from Peru. As the price of the latter machine would save the ratepayers something between £200 and £300 in outlay, it was re. cently taken out on trial, when it behaved admirably, showing a maximum speed of 25 m.p.h., and an average speed of 16 m.p.h. its hill-climbing powers were demonstrated on Pepys Hill and Cottenham Park Road—the former being a curved gradient of 1 in 71. The pumping performance at a supposed fire also passed off satisfactorily. The chassis of this vehicle was afterwards dismantled at the Greenwich works, where the Council's engineer and an expert inspected it, pronouncing it in sound and serviceable condition, so that, as soon as the parts are re-assembled, the engine will take up its work. A driver is being engaged for the above machine, at a

salary of 30s. per week ; in his spare time, he will work under the surveyor, and, according to a statement made at one of the Council's meetings this month, he will save the ratepayers £75 per annum by thus doing double duty.

L.C.C.

Tenders are now being obtained, by the L.C.C., from selected firms, for the supply and fitting of a standard engine for a motor chassis, but, as these tenders cannot be received in time for acceptance by the Council before the Christmas recess, the Committee will itself accept a tender during the recess. This particular chassis recently had a bad engine smash.

The Ajax Motor Fire-Pump.

The nianufact-tiie of British-made fire-fighting appliances, until a few years ago, had remained conservatively in the hands of two or three

old-established firms. With the increasing scope of the application of motor vehicles to purely commercial purposes, it was but natural that a proportion of the makers of the heavy types of motor vehicles should, before long, tackle the fire-brigade proposi

tion. Considerable success, at the outset, met the endeavours of these new makers, and it was soon evident that an almost-universal demand would eventually have to be met for motor-propelled fire appliances. The older makers of horse-drawn machines are now coming into line with the manufacturers of motor vehicles. An interesting example of this tendency is furnished by the latest productions of John Morris and Sons. Ltd., of Salford Fire Engine Works, Manchester.

This maker has taken care to keep.. abreast of the new movement from. the first, and its latest combined plant is evidence of close appreciation of pro-. fessional requirements. The Ajar petrol-propelled motor pump is fitted with a 70 h.h.p. engine, and this drives. a special form of turbine pump which, it is claimed by the makers, has ad-vantages over similar existing apparatus of other makes, as well as over • various types of reciprocating pump. which are also being offered. Certain.. it is that this particular design is extremely compact, and facilitates thee carrying of considerable first-aid plant, and this includes a 50 ft. sliding-carriage escape, a 30-gallon chemical tank complete with reel and hosip and stowage capacity for 2,000 ft. of: hose and all the other standard equipment suitable for such a turnout. The capacity of the standard pump, en.. offered by this maker, is 350 gallons, although an alternative 450-gallonk pattern is also available.

A Tr-car First-aid Machine....

We briefly described and illustrated, in our last issue, the remarkably-complete little fire-brigade motor-vehicle of the " Auto-Carrier " pattern which is marketed by F. B. Goodchild and Co., Ltd., of Craven House,. Kingsway. We have now received information, from a reliable source, theb. the first of these maAthinee to bit, used for brigade purposes is giving every satisfaction at Cleethorpes. So, well does the engine pull that the original crew of two men has been nowincreased by one, making, with an th*e varied first-aid equipment, a truly-remarkahle load for so small a machine:-.


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