Fire-Brigade Matters.
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At the last meeting of the Fiechley Urban District Council, a. reeommendation from the Fire :Brigade Committee that a new motor fire-engine should be purchased was referred back, on a motion from Councillor Farquharson, who advocated the use of a small motor, equipped with firstaid life-saving apparatus.
A member of the Beckenham U_D.C. has moved " That it be an instruction to the Fire Brigade Committee again to consider the recommendations made by the Fire Brigade Superintendent on the ath November, 1909, regarding the provision of a motor fire-engine and the concentration of the force at one central station."
Brockenhurst (New Forest) Waking Up.
The affairs of the Brockenhurst Brigade are steadily progressing, and the organization will shortly be placed on a firm basis. The provisional brigade has given an excellent account of itself, the utility of the appliances being fully demonstrated_ With regard to the brigade premises, arrangements have been made by the Parish Couneil for additional accommodation, should it be decided that the purchase of a fire-engine is essential. With the lesson of the total destruction of the wooden-horse factory, and the numerous forest fires, the Council should not delay.
English Tenders for Montreal were Too High.
The Board of Control of the Montreal Fire Brigade has placed its order for three motor vehicles. These are a motor hose-wagon and two motor trucks, which last are respectively intended for the haulage of a fire-engine, and for an aerial ladder truek." Chief Officer Tremblay, in an interview aith a Montreal correspondent of this journal, stated that the purpose of the employment of the motor trucks was that they should IJe used in conjunction with exist ing plant. it. was intended, he said, to remove the front wheels of ail engine or .a ladder, and to attach the motor truck, which would do the pulling. It will be remembered that a similar experiment to this was tried by Captain Wells, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in London, some six years ago, and it was found to be quite impracticable. The successful tenderers for this Montreal order are the Hugh Cameron Co., representing the Waterous engines, of Brantford. Their tender was for 11,500 dollars for two trucks. The Canadian Fire Engine Co. offered to supply similar machines for
11,400 dollars. The W. E. Seagrove Co. offered three motor trucks for 20,650 dollars, and Messrs. Jennings and Co. agreed to supply the three machines for 19,975 dollars. The Seagrave, Co. has received the order for the automobile hose-wagon. We are informed by our local correspondent that the English tenders were far in excess of those for American and Canadian machines.
L.C.C. Tenders.
The Fire Brigade Committee of the L. ('C. has issued a report showing the details of the action taken by it, as authorized by the Council in July last, in accepting tenders for the supply of five petrol-driven motor fire-engines, three petrol-driven motor escapevans, and one electrically-driven turntable long ladder. The following tenders were received:—
LEYLAND MOTORS, LTD, Turbine pumps by Rees Roturbo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Five engines, including spare wheels, etc., and 2250 for extras, for the sum of
24,442. Alternately with turbine pump by Mather and Platt:, Ltd., for the suni of £1,492.
COMM ER CIA L CARS, LTD. Turbine pumps by Mather and 'Platt, Ltd. Five engines as above, for the sum of £4,665. Alternatively, if fitted with reciprocating pumps by Merryweather and Sons. Ltd., for the sum of 24,890.
DENNIS Rims., LTD. Turbine pumps by Gwynnes, Ltd. £4,860.
JOHN MORRIS AND SONS, LTD. Turbine pumps by the Pulsometer Engineering Co., Ltd. Chassis by Belsize Motors, Ltd. £4,970.
Anoveps, LTD. Turbine pumps by the Worthington Pump Co., Ltd„ £5,197..
In submitting their tenders, the Committee reports the various makers were asked to state for how long a period, in addition to the prescribed period of maintenance (six months) laid down in the form of contract, they would undertake to make good all defects in the fireengines that were due to faulty materials or workmanship. Most of the tenderers, including Leyland Motors, Ltd., offered to make good such defects for a period beyond the prescribed six months. Under these circumstances the Committee accepted the lowest tender, viz., that of Leyland Motors, Ltd., amounting to 24,442. giving them permission to sublet the supply of pumps to the Rees Roturbo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. For the supply of three petroldriven motor escape-vans, the following tenders were received:—
HENRY SIMON'S AND CO. Subtenderer for chassis Commercial Cars, Ltd. Three escape-vans, including spare wheels, etc., and £150 for extras, for the sum of 22,164.
DENNIS BROS., LTD. .22,285. LEYLAND MOTORS, LTD. £2,366. LLOYD AND PLAISTER, LTD. The three machines for £2,457 10s. The lowest tender in this case is that of Henry Simonis and Co., and the offer from this firm, which had given a guarantee against faulty materials and workmanship beyond the ordinary six months period of maintenance, was accepted.
Tenders for the supply of one electrically-driven motor turntable long ladder were received from the " Cedes " Electric Traction, Ltd., and John Morris and Son, Ltd., the prices of which are as follow: " CEDES " ELECTRIC TRACTION, LTD. The machine including £50
for extras, for 21,137. The price for spare wheels, etc., as detailed in outline specification, was £198 6s. Bd.
JOHN MORRIS AND SONS, LTD., for the. machine as above, £1,380. For the spare wheels, etc., 1245.
Each maker had intimated his willingness to give a guarantee against faulty materials and workmanship beyond the prescribed six months. The lower tender, that of the "Codes " Electric Traction, Ltd., was accepted, and permission was granted to sublet its tender as follow: for the construction of the chassis fitted with wheel motors, to Johnson and Phillips, Ltd. ; for the supply of batteries to the Tudor Accumulator Co. ; and for the supply of the ladder and the bodywork, to Bayley's, Ltd. The total expenditure involved, the Committee states, amounts to 27,911 6s. ad.