Municipal Purchases and Proposals
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CARDIFF' Corporation has recently ordered 10 Dennis 118-type double-deck buses.
BELLINGHAM Urban District Council is buying a road sweeper at a cost of £1,000.
The gas committee of PLYMOIITH Corporation is purchasing a Mann 64on steam wagon at a cost of £775.
COLNE Corporation has ordered a two-gun Cyclone washing outfit from the Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd.
LEIGHTON BUZZARD Urban District Council is to apply for sanction to borrow £850 for the purchase of a new fire-engine.
In connection with the fuelling of its buses SHEFFIELD Corporation has ordered two Hammond low-pressure metering columns.
The improvements committee of BELFAST Corporation requires tenders for a street-sweeping and collecting machine, and particulars can be obtained from the city surveyor. Tenders have to be delivered by July 22nd.
HEITH Urban:. District Council .requires a refuse-collecting vehicle of 0-7 -cubic yds. capacity, the vehicle to be of the low-loading type and to be equipped with a tipping body. Tenders have to be delivered by July 18th.
The watch committee of CHESTERFIELD Corporation has decided to purchase a patrol motorvan at a cost of about £540.
The stores committee of the LONDON County Council reports that it has purchased a new 30-cwt. motorvan at a cost of £255.
The tramways committee of ConCHESTER Corporation has decided to obtain quotations for the supply of four saloon-type motorbuses and five doubledeck vehicles.
The health committee of ST'RETFORD Urban District Council has received six quotations for the supply of a 30-cwt. refuse-collecting vehicle. It has been decided to consider, in conjunction with the tenders submitted, the question of an improved type of vehicle. .
The central purchasing committee Of MANCHESTER Corporation has accepted the tenders of the following concerns for the supnly of motor spirit: Cory Bros. and Co., Ltd., AngloAmerican Oil Co., Ltd., British Petroleum Co., Ltd.' Shell-Mex, Ltd., the Redline Motor Spirit Co., Ltd., Glico Petroleum, Ltd., and Meade-King Robinson and Co., Ltd., all of Manchester; and of the United Oil Iraporters, Ltd., of Liverpool.
The works comniittee of HULL Corporation recommends the purchase of a motor tractor.
The health committee of STALYBRIDGE Corporation is to purchase a new motor refuse collector.
The general purposes committee of HAMPTON Urban District Council is to obtain tenders for the supply of a fully equipped ambulance of British manufacture.
The highways committee of ROTHERHAM Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Halley Motors, Ltd., for the supply' of two petrol vehicles for refuse collection.
The engineer of the tramways committee of PLYMOUTH Corporation is making inquiries and will report on the question of providing an additional number of buses on the completion of the present contract for 12 vehicles.
The central purchasing committee of 3(1Am...11E8TE-a Corporation has accepted the tenders of the following concerns for the supply of motor tyres :—British Goodrich Rubber Co., Ltd., and Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., both of London; the Tyre House, the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., and Mr. Jas. Fitzimmons, all of Manchester; and the St. Helena Cable and Rubber Co., Ltd., of Slough..