POLICE ACTION " HIGH-HANDED "
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AT a meeting in Glasgow last week, at which Messrs. Young applied for renewal of permission to use Gordon Street. Paisley, as a stance far their buses, Mr. H. Henderson, chairman of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, referred to the action of Paisley mobile police, in ordering applicant's buses to move from an official stance, as being " rather high-handed."
" We cannot have policemen exercising their authority in this way," he said, " without definite instructions from the chief constable or some tragic superintendent."
Before giving a decision, the Commissioners will examine the stance.
Gateshead Bill Supported.
FELLING-ON-TYNE Urban Council has decided to support the Bill promoted by Gateshead Corporation, to take over the tramways of the Gateshead and District Tramways Co., Ltd., and substitute trolleybuses. As reported in our issue for last week, the council has decided to oppose the tramways company's Bill which seeks to replace its trams with trolleybuses.
TAXI INTERESTS PERTURBED
APROPOSAL by hotel proprietors
and owners of blocks of residential fiats to run their own fleets of unlicensed cabs in London is causing much perturbation amongst taxidrivers and owners.
Such vehicles as are proposed would not be permitted to apply for hire on the streets, but it is feared that should the plan materialize considerable business would be diverted from the licensed vehicles now in regular employment.