MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS
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The transport committee of BOTHERHA-m Corporation is to purchase a light van.
Six Daimler double-deck Fluid Flywheel buses have been delivered to STOCKTON-ON-TEES Corporation.
The allotments and cemeteries committee Of PLYMOUTH Corporation is to obtain quotations for the supply of a lorry. • CARDZFF Corporation is to try out a Morris-Commercial Imperial doubledeck bus paying 3d, per mile while the vehicle is in service.
NEWPORT (Mon.) Corporation is buying two Leyland 32-seater buses at a cost of £1,213 each and two 48-50-seater double-deckers at £1,586 each.
A sub-committee of the PLYMOUTH municipal authority is to consider the provision of other types of vehicle in place 1,1 the one-man-operated buses.
The transport committee of MANCHESTER Corporation is buying from the Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd., London, two electrically operated bus hoists.
The electricity committee of WOLVERlummox Corporation has accepted the tender of Messrs. Bradburn and Wedge for the supply of a Morris-Commercial van costing £210.
Further to the paragraph in last week's issue, the six single-deck buses that CHESTERFIELD Corporation is buying are of Morris-Commercial make, whilst the two double-dockers are Leylands.
The transport committee of CoesTretPIELD Corporation has ordered a Leyland single-deck bus equipped with the maker's new type of gear change and transmission. The cost of the vehicle is £1,550.
Further to the statement in our Issue dated January 5th, the tramways committee of CARDIFF Corporation has arranged terms for the supply of an A.E.C. double-deck oil-engined bus for trial purposes.
PLYMOUTH Corporation has obtained sanction for a loan of £23,800 for the purchase of 11 buses, The Minister of Transport will consent to a further loan of £9,816 for the purchase of six buses when service licences are granted. DORKING Rural District Council is buying a Dennis 350-gallon cesspool emptier.
Ilecxene Borough Council is recommended to spend £690 on the purchase 'of an Electricar 2i-ton vehicle.
The public assistance committee of Woeveeuesreeoe Corporation bus authorized the purchase of a van.
Cotcazszen Corporation has received sanction to borrow £4,484 for the provision of three additional motorbuses.
The highways committee of ACCRINGTON Corporation recommends the purchase se of a Kerner refuse-collection eh The tramways committee of PORTSMOUTH Corporation is to seek sanction for a loan of £30,655 for the purchase of 20 buses.
KENT County Council is being asked to sanction the purchase of a trailer pump, for the use of the fire brigade at Cranbrook, at a cost of £450.
The tramways committee of MinneEsnammit Corporation recommends the purchase of four bus chassis, bodies for which are to be built by Messrs. W. G. Edmunds, Middlesbrough.
The fire brigade committee of Geteetia (Lancs.) Urban District Council has recommended the replacement of the steam fire-engine by a motor tender similar to that in use at Ulverston.
MORECAMBE Corporation is to buy six A.E.C. 56-seater double-deck buses and a Regal 32-seater of the same make. All the vehicles will have Weymann bodies and the total cost is about 110,0041 The cleansing committee of BURNLEY Corporation recommends the expenditure of £1,054 on the purchase of two S.D. Freighters for refuse collection, old vehicles being taken in part exchange.
;The transport committee of ACCRINGTON Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow £6,527 for the purchase of four Leyland double-deck buses and £5,715 for four single-deekers of the same make.
READING Corporation is to buy two Leyland Titan double-saloon buses at a cost of £1,610 each. A committee is to consider the future policy of the municipality with regard to the passengertransport system.