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Durham municipality is to have a two-bed motor ambulance.
The Paris authorities have decided that, in the event of a taxicab's breaking down while taking a fare, the passenger will not be called upon to pay unless the meter has changed from the 75 centunes at which it started.
Councillor Swain, the chairman of the Nottingham Tramways Committee stated in the course of a speech last week that "the thing of the future was going to be the
petrel-electric bus . . it was going• to revolutionize the carrying of passengers in this country."
At a meeting of the Holborn Borough Council held on the 9th inst., the Council refused its consent to a Bill by the L.C.C., for powers to construct a tramway from Gray's Inn Road to Farringdon Road, by way of Holborn and Charterhouse St i eet.
An interesting example of traffic congestion caused by trams was witnessed, in Kingsway, quite recently. A single-deck car was descending the subway to the underground line for Waterloo Bridge, when, owing to some unexplained reason, it suddenly stuck. A double-decker car descended to its assistance, and after much preparation succeeded , in towing the disabled car to the top of the subway. Unfortunately, the heavier train then left the rails, producing an area of congested tramway traffic for over an hour reaching to the Farringdon Road. The L.C.C. is to commence its experiments with trailer tramcars with eight adapted horse-trains. They will be run on the Woolwich to Eltham and Abbey Wood routes.
The Board of Trade has sanctioned the trial running of selfpropelled tramcars between Nile Street, Woolwich, and Abbey Wood, and three horse-cars are to be converted. The Cheltenham Town Council has granted licences for seven taxicabs to owners of horsed cabs who are prepared to surrender their existing licences.
Twelve of the new Daimler buses are now employed on the Victoria to Liverpool Street route, by the British Automobile Traction Co., Ltd. It is this company's intention to open up further services shortly, and arrangements have been made to take over six Daimlers a week for some time ahead. Photographs of similar buses were given in our issue of 20th June, 1912.
The L.C.C., at. its first meeting after the summer vacation, on Tuesday last, had to consider the adjourned report of the General Purposes Committee, which urged the desirability of the establishment of a London Traffic Board. Sir John Benn, in an amendment, wished such authority to be transferred to the L.C.C. He also gave notice of motion urging the Council to take steps to secure the control of street traffic in London and Greater London.
Judge Woodfall, in the•Westminster County Court., on 11th inst., decided that the fact of unskilled men being left in charge of taxicabs during the regular driver's absence did not relieve the owners of cabs of liability, if it be proved that such men be left in charge f,o the knowledge of the owners. This decision was given in a ease in which a firm of tailors sued the GamageBell Motor Cab Co., Ltd., for damages caused by an unattended cab running across the road and !masking the window. Judgment for the plaintiffs was given with costs.